October 17, 2024
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7:00 pm
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9:00 pm
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Meditation & 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.
Awakening – A Working Model for the Community Practitioner
Awakening, or Enlightenment, is considered the point of liberation when a practitioner exits the Wheel of Suffering associated with daily life. The biographies of those who practiced directly with the Historical Buddha are filled with stories of Awakening and Enlightenment…while meditating, listening to a dharma talk, during the course of daily monastic life.
It’s reasonable to ask if this profound notion of liberation – where the mind is purified of all obstacles, limitations and suffering – is relevant and realistic today for the community practitioner?
This evening will explore the meaning and different models of Awakening or Enlightenment. It will examine a working model that may help us reframe our understanding and experience of this important potential in our lives, and provide for a more satisfying practice and life.
The subject matter of this evening will be appropriate for all stages of practice. You can attend in person or by ZOOM. Dennis will be presenting in person and encourages you to be there in person as well.
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How to Attend Remotely
Join online meeting: https://zoom.us/join or join by phone at 1-669-900-6833
( Meeting ID: 898 3348 9002 and Passcode: 806268)
For tips and instructions to join the meeting, click here to check this news blog.
5/09/2024 “The Paramis-Truthfulness” with Walt Opie
Audio DharmaAccording to Ajahn Sucitto in his book Parami: Ways to Cross Life’s Floods, the parami of truthfulness can be understood in two ways. The obvious way is that we do not tell lies or mislead others with our speech (including written communication). The other way, Ajahn Sucitto says, “refers to perception, to the ability to see or know things in an undistorted way.” This second way requires us to be totally honest with ourselves and to see with clarity, which involves bringing mindfulness to each moment.
(Part 9 of 10 of a series on The Paramis)
5/02/2024 “The Paramis-Loving Kindness” with Seth Castleman
Audio Dharma(Part 8 of 10 of a series on The Paramis)
(Hybrid) Meditation and Community Night
Online Remote, Weekly MeditationOctober 31, 2024 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm PDT
This evening will be facilitated by Rich Howard. It will feature a sit, a dharmette on the theme of equanimity, and small group discussions in the first hour. The second hour will be for socializing with our community. Bring a treat to share. No tricks!
How to Attend Remotely
Zoom attendance is available only for the first hour. Please come in-person for the socializing.
Join online meeting: https://zoom.us/join or join by phone at 1-669-900-6833
( Meeting ID: 898 3348 9002 and Passcode: 806268)
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 with Seth Castleman
Online Remote, Weekly MeditationOctober 24, 2024 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm PDT
Meditation & Dharma Talk with Visiting Teacher Seth Castleman
For biographical details of the teacher Seth Castleman, click here.
Offer a Teacher Donation
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How to Attend Remotely
Join online meeting: https://zoom.us/join or join by phone at 1-669-900-6833
( Meeting ID: 898 3348 9002 and Passcode: 806268)
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 (Awakening – A Working Model for the Community Practitioner)
Online Remote, Weekly MeditationOctober 17, 2024 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm PDT
Meditation & Dharma Talk with SIM Founding Teacher Dennis Warren
For biographical details of the teacher Dennis Warren, click here.
Awakening – A Working Model for the Community Practitioner
Awakening, or Enlightenment, is considered the point of liberation when a practitioner exits the Wheel of Suffering associated with daily life. The biographies of those who practiced directly with the Historical Buddha are filled with stories of Awakening and Enlightenment…while meditating, listening to a dharma talk, during the course of daily monastic life.
It’s reasonable to ask if this profound notion of liberation – where the mind is purified of all obstacles, limitations and suffering – is relevant and realistic today for the community practitioner?
This evening will explore the meaning and different models of Awakening or Enlightenment. It will examine a working model that may help us reframe our understanding and experience of this important potential in our lives, and provide for a more satisfying practice and life.
The subject matter of this evening will be appropriate for all stages of practice. You can attend in person or by ZOOM. Dennis will be presenting in person and encourages you to be there in person as well.
Offer a Teacher Donation
[give_form id=”10310″ show_title=”false” show_content=”none” display_style=”reveal”]
How to Attend Remotely
Join online meeting: https://zoom.us/join or join by phone at 1-669-900-6833
( Meeting ID: 898 3348 9002 and Passcode: 806268)
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 Story about Stories
Online Remote, Weekly MeditationOctober 10, 2024 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm PDT
Meditation & Dharma Talk with SIM Legacy Project Teacher Diana Clark
For biographical details of the teacher Diana Clark, click here.
The Story about Stories
Brief description: Humans love stories. Part of the path of practice is to not only help us see the unspoken stories in our lives but also to help us discern whether they support greater freedom or not.
Offer a Teacher Donation
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How to Attend Remotely
Join online meeting: https://zoom.us/join or join by phone at 1-669-900-6833
( Meeting ID: 898 3348 9002 and Passcode: 806268)
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 – Rich Howard – Peacemaking, Outer and Inner
Online Remote, Weekly MeditationOctober 3, 2024 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm PDT
Meditation & Dharma Talk with SIM Teacher Rich Howard
For biographical details of the teacher Rich Howard, click here.
Peacemaking: Outer and Inner
Humans long for peace in our lives and in our world. In our practice of boundless kindness (Metta in Pali), we say, “May you be peaceful.” So, what are the conditions that lead to peace in the outer and inner worlds? The Buddha counseled rulers about outer peace, and gave many instructions to practitioners about inner peace. We will examine these instructions and see how we might apply them to bring peace for ourselves, those around us, and our world.
Offer a Teacher Donation
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How to Attend Remotely
Join online meeting: https://zoom.us/join or join by phone at 1-669-900-6833
( Meeting ID: 898 3348 9002 and Passcode: 806268)
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
Big Day of Giving – donate today
NewsToday is BIG DAY OF GIVING – from midnight to 11:59 p.m. on May 2!
SIM is participating in the Big Day of Giving on May 2. If you plan on giving this day, consider donating to SIM. We have a generous donor who has pledged to match all donations up to $1000. This giving campaign is a continuation of SIM’s efforts to make the Legacy Teacher Project sustainable and to carry SIM’s mission well into the future. We hope you will think of SIM on the Big Day of Giving!
What is Big Day of Giving?
Big Day of Giving is a once-annual 24-hour giving challenge to help local nonprofits raise funds to make a difference in the Sacramento region. It’s the culmination of an entire year’s worth of community-building and collaboration led by the Sacramento Region Community Foundation, with support from community partners like Western Health Advantage, and made possible by people like you!
How can I help?
GIVE: You can donate to SIM by visiting www.bigdayofgiving.org on Thursday, May 2, and making a gift with a credit or debit card.
4/25/2024 “The Paramis-Equanimity: Balanced, Spacious, and Engaged” with Rich Howard
Audio DharmaIt can be hard to maintain an open-hearted balance in a world where we have access to immense suffering in every corner of the globe. We may be closed down into paralysis or panic. And yet our practice calls us to engage the suffering, the world’s and our own, with compassion. How can we withstand and even thrive as the “worldly winds” blow around us? The quality of Equanimity can be the refuge we seek. We will explore Equanimity (upekkha in Pali) as one of the Paramis, as well as its place in the Brahmaviharas and the Seven Factors of Awakening.
(Part 7 of 10 of a series on The Paramis)
(Hybrid) Sit & Dharma Talk – Greg Scharf – Planting the Seeds of Forgiveness
Online Remote, Weekly MeditationJuly 25, 2024 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm PDT
Meditation & Dharma Talk with Visiting Senior Teacher Greg Scharf
For biographical details of the teacher Greg Scharf, click here.
Offer a Teacher Donation
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How to Attend Remotely
Join online meeting: https://zoom.us/join or join by phone at 1-669-900-6833
( Meeting ID: 850 9796 2731 and Passcode: 136792 )
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