Buddhist practice is sometimes considered to be primarily about working with “suffering.” However, happiness, joy and well-being are also integral parts of the path of practice. How might we cultivate and integrate happiness and well-being so that they rightfully take a seat at the practice table?
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Today SIM’s Board of Directors emailed a “Newsletter” to our current subscribers. Click on the image below to view the entire message. Below the image we’ve also included an excerpt of the Newsletter.
GETTING TO KNOW US…Up Close and Personal with SIM Board
This is the first of what we hope will become a monthly offering to the SIM community, featuring a profile of one of the sangha’s leaders or volunteers each time. In this age of virtual (or hybrid) gatherings, it is easy for us to feel disconnected from one another. More than ever, we need to share our stories and appreciate the diversity of people and their life experiences that make up this thriving sangha.More…
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Join us for our Residential Retreat at the beautiful Mercy Center in Auburn, CA from Sunday, August 28 through Sunday, September 4, 2022. We are fortunate to have Senior Teacher Greg Scharf (who is a Guiding Teacher at the Insight Meditation Society) and local Teacher Neesha Patel leading our retreat this year. The theme will be Awareness, Wisdom & Love. For more information about the retreat and the teachers, and to secure your spot, visit the registration page (link shown below) …
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To download this talk, right-click and select ‘save audio as’ or select the 3-dot menu to the right of the speaker icon.
Resolving the conflict between a “healthy ego” and the Buddhist goal of experiencing the truth of “no permanent abiding self” can be a confusing process. Yet, if we don’t undertake the process, our suffering continues. For example, we sit on our cushions cultivating patience and tolerance, yet in our daily life we find ourselves frustrated with others’ opinions that do not reliably conform to our way of thinking. The Buddhist solution is to explore the path which leads towards understanding and experiencing “no permanent abiding self.” Not easy in a world which cannot even agree on basic scientific truths. We will discuss some practical applications for the cultivation of “no permanent self”, or “emptiness,” on the cushion and in daily life.
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To download this talk, right-click and select ‘save audio as’ or select the 3-dot menu to the right of the speaker icon.
Vesak is the most important holiday of the year for Buddhists. It celebrates the Buddha’s birth, awakening, and passing into nibbana (parinibbana) at death. In many countries, it is recognized on the Full Moon Day of May as a national holiday. We will look at how the day is celebrated throughout the world, and then look at how we might take inspiration from these celebrations and from the life of the Buddha for our own practice.
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To download this talk, right-click and select ‘save audio as’ or select the 3-dot menu to the right of the speaker icon.
Teachings and practices on the following expressions of Taking the One Seat will be offered: Somatically, Steadying the mind and Working with non-reactivity at the sense doors.
This evening Talk will serve as an introduction to the June 25th daylong retreat, covering foundational topics from which the daylong will deepen into and expand upon.
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Join Online: * https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86726367518 , Passcode: 995314 Join by phone: 1-669-900-6833 ( Meeting ID: 867 2636 7518 ) For instructions on how to join the meeting, click here.
This 45-minute course is suitable for beginners or anyone who would like a refresher. It is offered on the fourth Thursday of every month before the regular sitting and dharma talk. There is no fee.
DIANE WILDE has studied meditation in various traditions since 1990. In 2001 she was a founding member of Sacramento Insight Meditation. She founded Buddhist Pathways Prison Project (aka Boundless Freedom Project) in 2010 and has been a prison chaplain for 18 years. She is a graduate of Sati Center’s Buddhist Chaplaincy program and graduated from Spirit Rock Meditation Center’s Community Dharma Leadership Training Program. She is a board member of Sati Center for Buddhist Studies at the Sacramento Dharma Center. In 2015 she was lay-ordained as a Buddhist minister by Gil Fronsdal.
Sacramento Insight Meditation events are sustained by the generosity of instructors in offering teachings freely and on the generosity of students and members of the meditative community in the form of financial support, service and participation in events. With our practice of dana, we support our Sangha. If you wish to make a donation, click here.
AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE, YOU MAY ENTER THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE PLANNING TO ATTEND AND SELECT THE BUTTON “CONFIRM RSVP“.
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06/16/2022 “Happiness and the Path of Practice” with Diana Clark
Audio DharmaBuddhist practice is sometimes considered to be primarily about working with “suffering.” However, happiness, joy and well-being are also integral parts of the path of practice. How might we cultivate and integrate happiness and well-being so that they rightfully take a seat at the practice table?
To download this recording, right-click and select ‘save audio as’ or select the 3-dot menu to the right of the speaker icon.
To download this recording, right-click and select ‘save audio as’ or select the 3-dot menu to the right of the speaker icon.
Up Close and Personal with our Board of Directors
NewsToday SIM’s Board of Directors emailed a “Newsletter” to our current subscribers. Click on the image below to view the entire message. Below the image we’ve also included an excerpt of the Newsletter.
GETTING TO KNOW US…Up Close and Personal with SIM Board
This is the first of what we hope will become a monthly offering to the SIM community, featuring a profile of one of the sangha’s leaders or volunteers each time. In this age of virtual (or hybrid) gatherings, it is easy for us to feel disconnected from one another. More than ever, we need to share our stories and appreciate the diversity of people and their life experiences that make up this thriving sangha. More…
06/09/2022 “Deep Listening” with Seth Castleman
Audio Dharma06/02/2022 “The Joy of Seclusion” with Walt Opie
Audio DharmaSIM 2022 Residential Retreat
Annual Retreat, NewsJoin us for our Residential Retreat at the beautiful Mercy Center in Auburn, CA from Sunday, August 28 through Sunday, September 4, 2022. We are fortunate to have Senior Teacher Greg Scharf (who is a Guiding Teacher at the Insight Meditation Society) and local Teacher Neesha Patel leading our retreat this year. The theme will be Awareness, Wisdom & Love. For more information about the retreat and the teachers, and to secure your spot, visit the registration page (link shown below) …
05/28/2022 “Practicing for Real Change: A day of deepening meditation” with Seth Castleman
Audio Dharma05/26/2022 “Is it possible to be ’empty’ of self in daily life?” with Diane Wilde
Audio DharmaResolving the conflict between a “healthy ego” and the Buddhist goal of experiencing the truth of “no permanent abiding self” can be a confusing process. Yet, if we don’t undertake the process, our suffering continues. For example, we sit on our cushions cultivating patience and tolerance, yet in our daily life we find ourselves frustrated with others’ opinions that do not reliably conform to our way of thinking. The Buddhist solution is to explore the path which leads towards understanding and experiencing “no permanent abiding self.” Not easy in a world which cannot even agree on basic scientific truths. We will discuss some practical applications for the cultivation of “no permanent self”, or “emptiness,” on the cushion and in daily life.
05/19/2022 “Vesak: Religious Celebration, Practice Opportunity” with Rich Howard
Audio DharmaVesak is the most important holiday of the year for Buddhists. It celebrates the Buddha’s birth, awakening, and passing into nibbana (parinibbana) at death. In many countries, it is recognized on the Full Moon Day of May as a national holiday. We will look at how the day is celebrated throughout the world, and then look at how we might take inspiration from these celebrations and from the life of the Buddha for our own practice.
05/12/2022 “Taking the One Seat: In the Body, In Stillness, With All Experience” with Heather Sundberg
Audio DharmaTeachings and practices on the following expressions of Taking the One Seat will be offered: Somatically, Steadying the mind and Working with non-reactivity at the sense doors.
This evening Talk will serve as an introduction to the June 25th daylong retreat, covering foundational topics from which the daylong will deepen into and expand upon.
(Remote) Introduction to Meditation with Diane Wilde
Meditation Course, Online Remote, Upcoming ClassesMay 26, 2022 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm PDT
To join this remote meeting, note the following:
This 45-minute course is suitable for beginners or anyone who would like a refresher. It is offered on the fourth Thursday of every month before the regular sitting and dharma talk. There is no fee.
Sacramento Insight Meditation events are sustained by the generosity of instructors in offering teachings freely and on the generosity of students and members of the meditative community in the form of financial support, service and participation in events. With our practice of dana, we support our Sangha. If you wish to make a donation, click here.
AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE, YOU MAY ENTER THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE PLANNING TO ATTEND AND SELECT THE BUTTON “CONFIRM RSVP“.
Remote Meeting Zoom