Insight Meditation & Dharma Talk with SIM Teacher Walt Opie (Hybrid event)
Talk topic - The Buddha's Antidotes for Challenging Times: Gratitude
* The teacher will present in-person at the Dharma Center.
Hybrid events can be attended via Zoom or in-person.
Approximate Schedule:
- 7:00 pm Announcements & Greetings
- 7:10 pm Sitting Meditation
- 7:40 pm Break
- 7:50 pm Dharma talk / discussion
- 9:00 pm End talk / discussion
This talk is part of the six-week talk series "The Buddha’s Antidotes for Challenging Times".
GRATITUDE
In the suttas, the Buddha encouraged us to be grateful and thankful. Intentionally cultivating gratitude even during challenging times helps serve as an antidote to the negative bias of the mind. Otherwise, we often focus too much of our energy on what is wrong or lacking in our lives, rather than appreciating the many simple blessings all around us. Being grateful also counters tendencies towards greed, envy, jealousy and pride.
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This hybrid event is free however donations are gratefully accepted as SIM is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. Donations may be tax deductible consistent with current state and federal guidelines.
To offer a donation or to join this event via Zoom visit
https://sactoinsight.org/event/weekly-meeting-2025sep04/. To attend in-person, which we encourage, visit 3111 Wissemann Drive, Sacramento, CA.
WALT OPIE was first introduced to insight meditation in 1993 and began sitting retreats in 2005. Currently, his most influential teachers include Bhikkhu Analayo, Joseph Goldstein, Sayadaw U Tejaniya, and Gil Fronsdal. Walt is a graduate of the 2017-2021 IMS Teacher Training Program, as well as Spirit Rock’s Community Dharma Leaders program. He has led sitting groups for people in recovery and served as a volunteer teacher in several California prisons. Visit
https://www.waltopie.com/ for more information.
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