02/09/2023 “The Role of Devotion on the Spiritual Path” with Heather Sundberg

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The Talk explores ways of re-languaging and accessing the spirit of Devotion when it doesn’t come naturally, the ‘near misses’ of Devotion and how to untangle ourselves from them, and ways to cultivate the richness Devotion in our daily lives.

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(Canceled) The Noble Eightfold Path (9 of 9)

November 19, 2023 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm PST

This class is part of a nine-month course with teacher Diane Wilde. For course details, click here.

Meeting 9 of 9 will not be held as originally planned. The final two meetings for this course are on Sunday, October 15 and Saturday, October 28.

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(Onsite) The Noble Eightfold Path (8 of 9)

October 15, 2023 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm PDT

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(Onsite) The Noble Eightfold Path (7 of 9)

September 17, 2023 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm PDT

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(Onsite) The Noble Eightfold Path (6 of 9)

August 20, 2023 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm PDT

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(Onsite) The Noble Eightfold Path (5 of 9)

July 16, 2023 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm PDT

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(Onsite) The Noble Eightfold Path (4 of 9)

June 25, 2023 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm PDT

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02/02/2023 “Would you recognize an enlightened person?” with Diane Wilde

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Would you recognize an enlightened person? This is a question that was asked frequently by people in the Buddha’s time as well as in today’s world. You might have been inspired by a teacher or a Dharma acquaintance, and wondered if that person might be “awake”. But how would you know? What are the criteria? Are the criteria the Buddha spoke about relevant today? What about those who claim to have transcendent knowledge?

Conversely, If we are not inspired by a particular Dharma acquaintance or a teacher, does that mean we ignore what they have to say because we don’t see them on the road to enlightenment?

In tonight’s talk we’ll investigate what the Buddha had to say regarding “encountering an awakened being”, beginning with a conversation he had with King Pasenadi. King Pasenadi was also puzzled on who was on the road to enlightenment and who wasn’t and how could he tell?

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01/26/2023 “Cling to Nothing: The Aggregates and Other Forms of I, Me, and Mine” with Rich Howard

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SIM Community Teacher Rich Howard will offer two connected events at the end of January with the theme “Cling to Nothing.” The Thursday January 26 presentation, “Cling to Nothing: The Aggregates and Other Forms of I, Me, and Mine” will look at the various ways in which clinging happens and creates an unhealthy sense of self. We will discuss the forms of clinging recognized by the Buddha, and how they lead to dissatisfaction.  The Saturday January 26 daylong will expand on these themes, but both events are standalone; you may attend one or both. The text inspiring this theme is “Untangling Self: A Buddhist Investigation of Who We Really Are” by Andrew Olendzki (Wisdom Publications, 2016). 

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