(Onsite) Young Persons Sangha

July 15 @ 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 in-person every other Wednesday at the Sacramento Dharma Center.

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Sacramento Dharma Center Building

3111 Wissemann Drive
Sacramento, CA 95826 United States + Google Map
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(Hybrid) Sit & Dharma Talk with Rich Howard

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Hybrid Event

August 27 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm PDT

Insight Meditation and Dharma Talk with SIM Teacher Rich Howard

For biographical details of the teacher Rich Howard, 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.

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Rich Howard will receive at least 75% of your donation.

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Join Zoom Meeting

Join online meeting: https://zoom.us/join or join by phone at 1-669-900-6833
( Meeting ID: 895 2162 7007 and Passcode: 933142)
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Sacramento Dharma Center Building

3111 Wissemann Drive
Sacramento, CA 95826 United States + Google Map
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(Hybrid) Sit & Dharma Talk with Dennis Warren

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Hybrid Event

August 20 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm PDT

Insight Meditation and Dharma Talk with SIM Founding Teacher Dennis Warren

For biographical details of the teacher Dennis Warren, 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.

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Dennis Warren will receive at least 75% of your donation.

Use the following donate button and select Thu Aug 20 – Dennis from the dropdown list.

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How to Attend Remotely
Join Zoom Meeting

Join online meeting: https://zoom.us/join or join by phone at 1-669-900-6833
( Meeting ID: 895 2162 7007 and Passcode: 933142)
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Sacramento Dharma Center Building

3111 Wissemann Drive
Sacramento, CA 95826 United States + Google Map
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(Hybrid) Sit & Dharma Talk with JD Doyle

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Hybrid Event

August 13 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm PDT

Insight Meditation and Dharma Talk with Visiting Teacher JD Doyle

For biographical details of the teacher JD Doyle, click here.

* The teacher will present remotely via Zoom.
Hybrid events can be attended via Zoom or onsite at the Sacramento Dharma Center.

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JD Doyle will receive at least 75% of your donation.

Use the following donate button and select Thu Aug 13 – JD from the dropdown list.

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How to Attend Remotely
Join Zoom Meeting

Join online meeting: https://zoom.us/join or join by phone at 1-669-900-6833
( Meeting ID: 895 2162 7007 and Passcode: 933142)
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Sacramento Dharma Center Building

3111 Wissemann Drive
Sacramento, CA 95826 United States + Google Map
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(Hybrid) Sit & Dharma Talk with Seth Castleman

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Hybrid Event

August 6 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm PDT

Insight Meditation and Dharma Talk with SIM Community Teacher Rich Howard

For biographical details of the teacher Seth Castleman, 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.

Offer a Teacher Donation

Seth Castleman will receive at least 75% of your donation.

Use the following donate button and select Thu Aug 6 – Seth from the dropdown list.

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How to Attend Remotely
Join Zoom Meeting

Join online meeting: https://zoom.us/join or join by phone at 1-669-900-6833
( Meeting ID: 895 2162 7007 and Passcode: 933142)
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Sacramento Dharma Center Building

3111 Wissemann Drive
Sacramento, CA 95826 United States + Google Map
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5/14/2026 “Equanimity and Equanimous Happiness” with Dennis Warren

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Equanimity, and the unique form of happiness that accompanies it, is considered one of the most important qualities of mind and heart in Buddhist practice. It is frequently misunderstood. And how to be Equanimous can sometimes seem confusing or beyond our skill or capacity. Understanding how to cultivate a realistic, practical form of Equanimity seems like something that could help all of us given the conditions in our country and the world.

Join us this evening to examine these questions:

What are the characteristics and qualities of Equanimity? And Equanimous Happiness?

Why is this quality of mind and heart considered so valuable in meditation, daily life and relationships?

In what ways does Equanimity differ from, and is related to, the other three “higher emotions” of Loving Kindness, Compassion and Sympathetic Joy?

How do we develop Equanimity as a readily available resource for dealing with the challenges of life?

You might want to review the essay on SIM’s website entitled “The Practice of Equanimity – The Balanced Embrace of All Experience.” This basic essay will serve as a jumping off point for our exploration on Thursday evening.

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5/7/2026 “Enough is Enough! The Dharma of Renunciation” with Seth Castleman

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(Hybrid) Sit & Dharma Talk with Rick Maddock

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Hybrid Event

July 30 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm PDT

Insight Meditation and Dharma Talk with Visiting Teacher Rick Maddock

For biographical details of the teacher Rick Maddock, 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.

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Rick Maddock will pass any donations he receives to Sacramento Insight Meditation.

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Join online meeting: https://zoom.us/join or join by phone at 1-669-900-6833
( Meeting ID: 895 2162 7007 and Passcode: 933142)
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Sacramento Dharma Center Building

3111 Wissemann Drive
Sacramento, CA 95826 United States + Google Map
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(Hybrid) Sit & Dharma Talk – Tanya Wiser – How Mindfulness Matures

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Hybrid Event

July 16 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm PDT

Insight Meditation and Dharma Talk with Visiting Teacher Tanya Wiser

* The teacher will present remotely via Zoom.
Hybrid events can be attended via Zoom or onsite at the Sacramento Dharma Center.

How Mindfulness Matures
Mindfulness is often described as paying attention to the present moment. Yet throughout the early Buddhist teachings, the Buddha presents mindfulness and clear comprehension together. Over time, we begin to recognize how these two qualities work in partnership: mindfulness helps us know what is happening, while clear comprehension reveals what we might otherwise overlook.We’ll explore how this deepening understanding supports greater wisdom, responsiveness, and care in our daily lives.

TANYA WISER, LCSW, SEP is a queer-identified mother, therapist, and meditation teacher devoted to mindfulness, embodied wisdom, and the path of liberation. She teaches at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City and offers retreats grounded in attentive presence, receptive awareness, compassionate embodiment, and deep reciprocity with the natural world, guided by the question: “Is the heart open or closed?”
Her approach arises from lived experience of the Dharma and is informed by training in Mindfulness-Based Therapy, Compassion-Focused Therapy, and Somatic Experiencing. Tanya’s teaching supports people in meeting life with greater wisdom, care, and compassion.
She was fully authorized to teach in 2025 by Gil Fronsdal and Andrea Fella after completing a four-year Vipassanā teacher training program through the Insight Retreat Center and the Insight Meditation Center.

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Tanya Wiser will receive at least 75% of your donation.

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Join online meeting: https://zoom.us/join or join by phone at 1-669-900-6833
( Meeting ID: 895 2162 7007 and Passcode: 933142)
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Sacramento Dharma Center Building

3111 Wissemann Drive
Sacramento, CA 95826 United States + Google Map
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(Hybrid) Sit & Dharma Talk – Diana Clark – Seeing Clearly, Holding Gently

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Hybrid Event

July 23 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm PDT

Insight Meditation and Dharma Talk with SIM 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.

Seeing Clearly, Holding Gently
Sometimes clear seeing gets confused with criticism. This talk explores what becomes possible when honesty is joined with kindness.

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Diana Clark will receive at least 75% of your donation.

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Join Zoom Meeting

Join online meeting: https://zoom.us/join or join by phone at 1-669-900-6833
( Meeting ID: 895 2162 7007 and Passcode: 933142)
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Sacramento Dharma Center Building

3111 Wissemann Drive
Sacramento, CA 95826 United States + Google Map
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