Meditation & Dharma Talk with Visiting Teacher Kim Allen
For biographical details of the teacher Kim Allen, click here.
* The teacher will present in-person at the Dharma Center. Hybrid events can be attended via Zoom or onsite at the Sacramento Dharma Center.
What is the Middle Way?
The Buddha used the term “middle way” a bit differently than we do in everyday language. It is not splitting the difference, staying safely in a “middling” zone, or even the literal avoidance of extremes, but rather, a distinct mode of action that leads to a superior result.
Offer a Teacher Donation
Kim Allen will receive at least 75% of your donation.
Use the following donate button and select the Thursday date Thu Jan 30 – Kim from the dropdown list.
KIM ALLEN has been practicing Insight meditation since 2003, and has trained intensively in the U.S. and Asia with cumulative years of silent retreat. She has practiced with primary teacher Gil Fronsdal and other Western teachers, Theravādan monastics, and a few Mahāyāna teachers, and now offers retreats, sutta study, and experiential Dharma engagement. A teacher and author, Kim aims to bring classical Dharma to a modern context and to encourage lay practitioners in fully living a life of Dharma. Her education includes a PhD in physics and a master’s degree in environmental sustainability, and her website is http://www.uncontrived.org.
Join online meeting: https://zoom.us/join or join by phone at 1-669-900-6833 ( Meeting ID: 821 5948 5895 and Passcode: 927093) For tips and instructions to join the meeting, click here to check this news blog.
Hybrid (in-person and online)
3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM) Sacramento,
CA
95826United States
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Meditation & Dharma Talk with SIM Senior Teacher Walt Opie
For biographical details of the teacher Walt Opie, click here.
* The teacher will present in-person at the Dharma Center. Hybrid events can be attended via Zoom or onsite at the Sacramento Dharma Center.
The Bias of Perception
In this talk we will explore how our perceptions are often conditioned by many assumptions, beliefs, habits, desires, attachments, misconceptions, resentments, and more. Through mindfulness practice, we can even begin to train our perceptions and counteract our conditioning, allowing us to respond to events with greater wisdom and less reactivity.
Offer a Teacher Donation
Walt Opie will receive at least 75% of your donation.
Use the following donate button and select the Thursday date Jan 23 – Walt from the dropdown list.
Join online meeting: https://zoom.us/join or join by phone at 1-669-900-6833 ( Meeting ID: 821 5948 5895 and Passcode: 927093) For tips and instructions to join the meeting, click here to check this news blog.
Hybrid (in-person and online)
3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM) Sacramento,
CA
95826United States
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Join online meeting: https://zoom.us/join or join by phone at 1-669-900-6833 ( Meeting ID: 821 5948 5895 and Passcode: 927093) For tips and instructions to join the meeting, click here to check this news blog.
Hybrid (in-person and online)
3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM) Sacramento,
CA
95826United States
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Meditation & Dharma Talk with SIM Senior Teacher Diana Clark
For biographical details of the teacher Diana Clark, click here.
* The teacher will present remotely via Zoom. Hybrid events can be attended via Zoom or onsite at the Sacramento Dharma Center.
The Beauty of Beginnings The new year often stirs a focus on “beginnings.” How might we align this fresh outlook with our practice and life in a way that feels uplifting and free?
Offer a Teacher Donation
Diana Clark will receive at least 75% of your donation.
Use the following donate button and select Talk – Jan 09 Diana from the dropdown list.
Join online meeting: https://zoom.us/join or join by phone at 1-669-900-6833 ( Meeting ID: 821 5948 5895 and Passcode: 927093 ) For tips and instructions to join the meeting, click here to check this news blog.
Hybrid (in-person and online)
3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM) Sacramento,
CA
95826United States
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Meditation & Dharma Talk with Visiting Senior Teacher Heather Sundberg
For biographical details of the teacher Heather Sundberg, click here.
* The teacher will present remotely via Zoom. Hybrid events can be attended via Zoom or onsite at the Sacramento Dharma Center.
Practices of Deep Refuge and Transformation for the New Year Join us for a New Year’s teaching and simple ritual practice together! Connecting with Deep Refuge Calls in Spiritual Support:
Exploring a somatic practice of the layers of Letting Go using a teaching from Ajahn Chah.
Changing the channel from self-based reactivity in the foreground to qualities of awakened mind in the foreground.
Use of a simple mantra out of Southern Thailand used to call in metta, benevolence, and energetic support and can be used in meditation or anytime
Dedication of Merit, to help connect us with the wider field of spiritual support always available
The Power of Letting Go & Transformation:
Learning how to Ground, Resource, and Discharge Reactivity all through the vehicle of the body.
Through developing the Refuge of Awareness of what is actually happening – clearing (releasing) perceptions distorted by reactivity, anxiety.
Exploring a somatic practice of the layers of Letting Go using a teaching from Ajahn Chah.
Offer a Teacher Donation
Heather Sundberg will receive 100% of your donation.
Use the following donate button and select Talk – Jan 02 Heather from the dropdown list.
Join online meeting: https://zoom.us/join or join by phone at 1-669-900-6833 ( Meeting ID: 821 5948 5895 and Passcode: 927093) For tips and instructions to join the meeting, click here to check this news blog.
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All are invited to an in-person community potluck to celebrate the holidays on Thursday December 19th, 6:00 – 9:00 pm at the Dharma Center. We will have festive decorations, (nonalcoholic) drinks, good food, and cheer. This evening is a unique opportunity for us to gather as a community and create connections. It will be a fun and joyful way for us to spend time getting to know one another better, a chance to see familiar friends, and to meet new people.
Bring A Dish to Share Bring a vegetarian or vegan dish to share (8-10 servings). Please go to SignUpGenius to indicate what dish you would like to bring. Tell us if you’re Going For the potluck, your RSVP is requested as it will help us estimate the number of tables and chairs we’ll be setting up. Please use the form shown below if you (or you and a friend/partner) are planning on attending.
If there are any problems submitting your RSVP, Click Here to reach our registrar.
Hybrid (in-person and online)
3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM) Sacramento,
CA
95826United States
The Young Persons Sangha is a meditation group for people in their 20s, 30s, and 40s. The group meets every other Wednesday in a hybrid format. Attend in person at the Sacramento Dharma Center or online via Zoom.
Join online meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/join ( Meeting ID: 880 9521 0922) Passcode: 129532 Join by phone: Dial 1-669-900-6833. For tips and instructions on how to participate, check this news blog.
Young Person Sangha Dana
[give_form id=”15771″ show_title=”false” show_content=”none” display_style=”reveal”] “Generosity is the virtue that leads to peace.” – The Historical Buddha Please use the form above to donate by credit card or your PayPal account. Enter the amount you’d like to support our Young Persons Sangha.
Hybrid (in-person and online)
3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM) Sacramento,
CA
95826United States
The Young Persons Sangha is a meditation group for people in their 20s, 30s, and 40s. The group meets every other Wednesday in a hybrid format. Attend in person at the Sacramento Dharma Center or online via Zoom.
Join online meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/join ( Meeting ID: 880 9521 0922) Passcode: 129532 Join by phone: Dial 1-669-900-6833. For tips and instructions on how to participate, check this news blog.
Young Person Sangha Dana
[give_form id=”15771″ show_title=”false” show_content=”none” display_style=”reveal”] “Generosity is the virtue that leads to peace.” – The Historical Buddha Please use the form above to donate by credit card or your PayPal account. Enter the amount you’d like to support our Young Persons Sangha.
Hybrid (in-person and online)
3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM) Sacramento,
CA
95826United States
The Young Persons Sangha is a meditation group for people in their 20s, 30s, and 40s. The group meets every other Wednesday in a hybrid format. Attend in person at the Sacramento Dharma Center or online via Zoom.
Join online meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/join ( Meeting ID: 880 9521 0922) Passcode: 129532 Join by phone: Dial 1-669-900-6833. For tips and instructions on how to participate, check this news blog.
Young Person Sangha Dana
[give_form id=”15771″ show_title=”false” show_content=”none” display_style=”reveal”] “Generosity is the virtue that leads to peace.” – The Historical Buddha Please use the form above to donate by credit card or your PayPal account. Enter the amount you’d like to support our Young Persons Sangha.
Hybrid (in-person and online)
3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM) Sacramento,
CA
95826United States
(Hybrid) Sit & Dharma Talk – Kim Allen – What is the Middle Way?
Online Remote, Weekly MeditationJanuary 30, 2025 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm PST
Meditation & Dharma Talk with Visiting Teacher Kim Allen
For biographical details of the teacher Kim Allen, click here.
What is the Middle Way?
The Buddha used the term “middle way” a bit differently than we do in everyday language. It is not splitting the difference, staying safely in a “middling” zone, or even the literal avoidance of extremes, but rather, a distinct mode of action that leads to a superior result.
Offer a Teacher Donation
Kim Allen will receive at least 75% of your donation.
Use the following donate button and select the Thursday date Thu Jan 30 – Kim from the dropdown list.
KIM ALLEN has been practicing Insight meditation since 2003, and has trained intensively in the U.S. and Asia with cumulative years of silent retreat. She has practiced with primary teacher Gil Fronsdal and other Western teachers, Theravādan monastics, and a few Mahāyāna teachers, and now offers retreats, sutta study, and experiential Dharma engagement. A teacher and author, Kim aims to bring classical Dharma to a modern context and to encourage lay practitioners in fully living a life of Dharma. Her education includes a PhD in physics and a master’s degree in environmental sustainability, and her website is http://www.uncontrived.org.
How to Attend Remotely
Join online meeting: https://zoom.us/join or join by phone at 1-669-900-6833
( Meeting ID: 821 5948 5895 and Passcode: 927093)
For tips and instructions to join the meeting, click here to check this news blog.
Hybrid (in-person and online)
Sacramento, CA 95826 United States
(Hybrid) Sit & Dharma Talk – Walt Opie – The Bias of Perception
Online Remote, Weekly MeditationJanuary 23, 2025 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm PST
Meditation & Dharma Talk with SIM Senior Teacher Walt Opie
For biographical details of the teacher Walt Opie, click here.
The Bias of Perception
In this talk we will explore how our perceptions are often conditioned by many assumptions, beliefs, habits, desires, attachments, misconceptions, resentments, and more. Through mindfulness practice, we can even begin to train our perceptions and counteract our conditioning, allowing us to respond to events with greater wisdom and less reactivity.
Offer a Teacher Donation
Walt Opie will receive at least 75% of your donation.
Use the following donate button and select the Thursday date Jan 23 – Walt from the dropdown list.
How to Attend Remotely
Join online meeting: https://zoom.us/join or join by phone at 1-669-900-6833
( Meeting ID: 821 5948 5895 and Passcode: 927093)
For tips and instructions to join the meeting, click here to check this news blog.
Hybrid (in-person and online)
Sacramento, CA 95826 United States
(Hybrid) Sit & Dharma Talk – Dennis Warren – Clear Comprehension: Clarifying & Integrating Intention into Practice and Life
Online Remote, Weekly MeditationJanuary 16, 2025 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm PST
For biographical details of the teacher Dennis Warren, click here.
Use the following donate button and select the Thursday date Thu Jan 16 – SIM from the dropdown list.
How to Attend Remotely
Join online meeting: https://zoom.us/join or join by phone at 1-669-900-6833
( Meeting ID: 821 5948 5895 and Passcode: 927093)
For tips and instructions to join the meeting, click here to check this news blog.
Hybrid (in-person and online)
Sacramento, CA 95826 United States
(Hybrid) Sit & Dharma Talk – Diana Clark – The Beauty of Beginnings
Online Remote, Weekly MeditationJanuary 9, 2025 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm PST
Meditation & Dharma Talk with SIM Senior Teacher Diana Clark
For biographical details of the teacher Diana Clark, click here.
The Beauty of Beginnings
The new year often stirs a focus on “beginnings.” How might we align this fresh outlook with our practice and life in a way that feels uplifting and free?
Offer a Teacher Donation
Diana Clark will receive at least 75% of your donation.
Use the following donate button and select Talk – Jan 09 Diana from the dropdown list.
How to Attend Remotely
Join online meeting: https://zoom.us/join or join by phone at 1-669-900-6833
( Meeting ID: 821 5948 5895 and Passcode: 927093 )
For tips and instructions to join the meeting, click here to check this news blog.
Hybrid (in-person and online)
Sacramento, CA 95826 United States
(Hybrid) Sit & Dharma Talk – Heather Sundberg – Practices of Deep Refuge and Transformation for the New Year
Online Remote, Weekly MeditationJanuary 2, 2025 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm PST
Meditation & Dharma Talk with Visiting Senior Teacher Heather Sundberg
For biographical details of the teacher Heather Sundberg, click here.
Practices of Deep Refuge and Transformation for the New Year
Join us for a New Year’s teaching and simple ritual practice together!
Connecting with Deep Refuge Calls in Spiritual Support:
The Power of Letting Go & Transformation:
Offer a Teacher Donation
Heather Sundberg will receive 100% of your donation.
Use the following donate button and select Talk – Jan 02 Heather from the dropdown list.
How to Attend Remotely
Join online meeting: https://zoom.us/join or join by phone at 1-669-900-6833
( Meeting ID: 821 5948 5895 and Passcode: 927093)
For tips and instructions to join the meeting, click here to check this news blog.
Hybrid (in-person and online)
Sacramento, CA 95826 United States
No Meeting Tonight
Online Remote, Weekly MeditationDecember 26, 2024 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm PST
Happy Holidays!
Hybrid (in-person and online)
Sacramento, CA 95826 United States
SIM Holiday Gathering – Potluck
Weekly MeditationDecember 19, 2024 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm PST
All are invited to an in-person community potluck to celebrate the holidays on Thursday December 19th, 6:00 – 9:00 pm at the Dharma Center. We will have festive decorations, (nonalcoholic) drinks, good food, and cheer.
This evening is a unique opportunity for us to gather as a community and create connections. It will be a fun and joyful way for us to spend time getting to know one another better, a chance to see familiar friends, and to meet new people.
Bring A Dish to Share
Bring a vegetarian or vegan dish to share (8-10 servings). Please go to SignUpGenius to indicate what dish you would like to bring.
Tell us if you’re Going
For the potluck, your RSVP is requested as it will help us estimate the number of tables and chairs we’ll be setting up. Please use the form shown below if you (or you and a friend/partner) are planning on attending.
If there are any problems submitting your RSVP, Click Here to reach our registrar.
Hybrid (in-person and online)
Sacramento, CA 95826 United States
(Hybrid) Young Persons Sangha
Young Person SanghaNovember 6, 2024 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm PST
The Young Persons Sangha is a meditation group for people in their 20s, 30s, and 40s. The group meets every other Wednesday in a hybrid format. Attend in person at the Sacramento Dharma Center or online via Zoom.
Join online meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/join ( Meeting ID: 880 9521 0922) Passcode: 129532
Join by phone: Dial 1-669-900-6833. For tips and instructions on how to participate, check this news blog.
Young Person Sangha Dana
[give_form id=”15771″ show_title=”false” show_content=”none” display_style=”reveal”] “Generosity is the virtue that leads to peace.” – The Historical Buddha
Please use the form above to donate by credit card or your PayPal account. Enter the amount you’d like to support our Young Persons Sangha.
Hybrid (in-person and online)
Sacramento, CA 95826 United States
(Hybrid) Young Persons Sangha
Young Person SanghaOctober 23, 2024 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm PDT
The Young Persons Sangha is a meditation group for people in their 20s, 30s, and 40s. The group meets every other Wednesday in a hybrid format. Attend in person at the Sacramento Dharma Center or online via Zoom.
Join online meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/join ( Meeting ID: 880 9521 0922) Passcode: 129532
Join by phone: Dial 1-669-900-6833. For tips and instructions on how to participate, check this news blog.
Young Person Sangha Dana
[give_form id=”15771″ show_title=”false” show_content=”none” display_style=”reveal”] “Generosity is the virtue that leads to peace.” – The Historical Buddha
Please use the form above to donate by credit card or your PayPal account. Enter the amount you’d like to support our Young Persons Sangha.
Hybrid (in-person and online)
Sacramento, CA 95826 United States
(Hybrid) Young Persons Sangha
Young Person SanghaOctober 9, 2024 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm PDT
The Young Persons Sangha is a meditation group for people in their 20s, 30s, and 40s. The group meets every other Wednesday in a hybrid format. Attend in person at the Sacramento Dharma Center or online via Zoom.
Join online meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/join ( Meeting ID: 880 9521 0922) Passcode: 129532
Join by phone: Dial 1-669-900-6833. For tips and instructions on how to participate, check this news blog.
Young Person Sangha Dana
[give_form id=”15771″ show_title=”false” show_content=”none” display_style=”reveal”] “Generosity is the virtue that leads to peace.” – The Historical Buddha
Please use the form above to donate by credit card or your PayPal account. Enter the amount you’d like to support our Young Persons Sangha.
Hybrid (in-person and online)
Sacramento, CA 95826 United States