(Onsite) A Year to Live (7 of 13)

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June 19, 2022 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm PDT

This is part of a twelve month course lead by SIM’s community teacher, Reverend Diane Wilde. The first introductory meeting was in December, 2021. For course details or to make a teacher donation while participating in the course, visit https://sactoinsight.org/activities/study-groups/a-year-to-live/.

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(Onsite) A Year to Live (6 of 13)

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May 15, 2022 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm PDT

This is part of a twelve month course lead by SIM’s community teacher, Reverend Diane Wilde. The first introductory meeting was in December, 2021. For course details or to make a teacher donation while participating in the course, visit https://sactoinsight.org/activities/study-groups/a-year-to-live/.

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(Onsite) A Year to Live (5 of 13)

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April 17, 2022 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm PDT

This is part of a twelve month course lead by SIM’s community teacher, Reverend Diane Wilde. The first introductory meeting was in December, 2021. For course details or to make a teacher donation while participating in the course, visit https://sactoinsight.org/activities/study-groups/a-year-to-live/.

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(Onsite) Family Sangha

April 24, 2022 @ 10:00 am – 11:45 am PDT

Family Sangha welcomes children with their parents, uncles, aunts, and grandparents to a morning of mindfulness, art, nature activities and fun. For event details, click here – https://sbmg.org/event/in-person-family-sangha/.

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03/31/2022 “The Paradox of Shame” with Diane Wilde

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We all experience shame.  It is a universal emotion with some social scientists and psychologists saying it is an innate human trait, and others insisting it evolved within our social fabric. It is considered an absolutely essential emotion in some societies, and yet, is also frequently considered mentally damaging. The causes of shame have dramatically changed, from lack of adherence to prescriptive social mores of the past, to shaming of individuals on social media today. The Buddha also taught about shame (hiri) and its companion, the dread of shame (ottapa). Shame and the reasons for shame as taught by the Buddha are quite different then the “shaming” we experience in contemporary society. We will discuss this complex emotion, its history and why it is an important, yet often overlooked Buddhist teaching.

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03/24/2022 “Revisiting Fundamentals: ‘Right’ Understanding” with Dennis Warren

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Deciding what is the “Right” or skillful thing to do can be confusing when we are suffering. On one hand, the modern interpretation of the Historical Buddha’s teachings seems to offer an endless number of potential methods and solutions. On the other, what method or approach is actually effective in a particular situation can be elusive. The Buddha’s teachings on Right Understanding describe a straight forward, practical and helpful model for working with confusion, struggle and suffering. These teachings become a powerful set of tools for living, problem solving and growth when they are combined with the teachings on Right Intention and Right Effort. Together, they provide short term strategies for working with the immediate, real-time challenges in our lives; as well as strategies for pointing the mind, body and heart into long term satisfaction and peace.
The subject matter of this evening is appropriate for all levels of practice.

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Volunteer

Volunteers Needed at St. John’s

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We are currently scheduling shifts for May 18 and June 15.  Volunteer opportunities include cooks, who prepare the meal from 2:30-4:15 pm, and servers, who work from 4:15-6:00pm. You are not expected to work all three dates, just whatever works for you.  We are welcoming new volunteers as we bolster our volunteer pool.  Come join us as we practice generosity and compassion in the greater community.  If you are not already on the email list and wish to volunteer or have questions, please contact SIM Community member Mary Howard at mary@sactoinsight.org.

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03/17/2022 “Compassion Fatigue” with Rich Howard

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As practitioners of mindful awareness, we want to remain openhearted to the suffering in the world. Our practice teaches us to turn toward conditions as they are, without needing to avoid unpleasant sensations, emotions, or thoughts. This openheartedness leads naturally to compassion, the impulse to take action on behalf of those who are experiencing suffering. However, Western psychology has recognized a condition called “compassion fatigue,” the “secondary trauma” that can result from helping others and that may lead to diminished capacity to empathize or feel compassion. Given all the suffering in the world and our access to it via global media, we may be overwhelmed and start to shut down to the world and those close to us. This evening, we will take a look at how our practice may help us recognize compassion fatigue as it develops and maintain an open heart.

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Listening Council Announcement

Sacramento Insight Meditation recently created a Listening Council to hear concerns from members of our sangha, recognizing that in any community difficulties, misunderstandings and conflict may sometimes arise. Items for the Listening Council might include, for example, conflicts or communication difficulties between sangha members; concerns about behavior by a sangha member that might prove harmful to others; or concerns about inappropriate behavior or ethical breaches by a Board or Faculty member.

Our aspiration is to support the resolution of such problems through effective, responsible means based on Buddhist principles of wisdom, compassion, and right action.

Members of our community seeking support in resolving their concerns should feel free to reach out to one of our Listening Council members:

  • Jerry Simkins (jerrys@sactoinsight.org)
  • Robin Primavera (robinp@sactoinsight.org)
  • Tom Vigran (tom@sactoinsight.org)
  • Barb Briscoe (barbb@sactoinsight.org)

Further details about procedures that will guide the work of the Listening Council are available on our Listening Council webpage (shown below).

Listening Council
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