New Group. Meets Mondays. Ongoing. Starting day is Jan 30. Intention: Personal Connection, Community Building & Direct Action Over the past months, I have often felt helpless, alone and afraid. The experience of gathering with others over our shared values and concerns is life-giving. This is a space for us to be in community and […]
Cultivating Meaning, Empathy and Emotional Awareness 5 Tuesdays Feb 7 - March 7 6:30-8:30pm We wouldn’t want a life without the pull of our emotions—whether we are experiencing love and joy or grief and sadness, our emotions help us navigate our lives, discern what we need, and relate to others. Yet, overwhelming emotions can leave us […]
Accepting that all beings have past and future lives is a foundational practice of Buddhism. It is the basis for understanding that our actions in the past caused our present, and our current actions create our future. During this 10 week course, join Heather while we dive into the logic behind the Buddhist concept of […]
Join us to feed 200+ homeless and hungry guests at the New and Improved Friendship Park! Have you been craving to contribute to your community? Are you feeling disconnected and alone? Would you like to see the impact little time and money can make on the lives of hundreds? JOIN US in providing the most […]
Diamond Light Meditation Center
2791 24th Street, Room 14 (upstairs), Sacramento, CA
Got Empathy? Communicating from the Heart Two Tuesdays March 14th and March 28th 6:30pm-8:30pm Empathy dispells separation and other-ness by connecting us to our shared humanity. The ability to "feel with" another is an important precursor for compassion. Join Sunil Josef as we explore the use of Nonviolent Communication (NVC) to cultivate empathy and improve our […]
Empathy dispells separation and other-ness by connecting us to our shared humanity. The ability to "feel with" another is an important precursor for compassion. Join Sunil Joseph as we explore the use of Nonviolent Communication (NVC) to cultivate empathy in our relationships - with self and other. No prior knowledge of NVC is necessary and […]
Diamond Light Meditation Center
2791 24th Street, Room 14 (upstairs), Sacramento, CA
Join Radiant Friend for Kirtan, call and response chanting, a practice that unites us with our highest, happiest selves. We will repeat mantras--words, phrases and syllables-- to quiet our minds and allow the integration of the meaning of the mantras into our consciousness. $20 at the door (check or cash preferred), no one turned away […]
Join Radiant Friend for Kirtan, call and response chanting, a practice that unites us with our highest, happiest selves. We will repeat mantras--words, phrases and syllables-- to quiet our minds and allow the integration of the meaning of the mantras into our consciousness. $20 at the door (check or cash preferred), no one turned away […]
Diamond Light Meditation Center
2791 24th Street, Room 14 (upstairs), Sacramento, CA
4 Tuesdays March 28 - April 18 6:30pm-8:30pm 1 Saturday April 15 10am-4pm (with a lunch break) Our motivation in life is to be happy. So why does happiness seem so elusive? Before the Buddha was enlightened, he was just like us -- looking for happiness. Luckily, he gave us a roadmap to follow, a […]
Join us to feed 200+ homeless and hungry guests at the New and Improved Friendship Park at Loaves&Fishes! Have you been craving to contribute to your community? Are you feeling disconnected and alone? Would you like to see the impact little time and money can make on the lives of hundreds? JOIN US in providing […]
Diamond Light Meditation Center
2791 24th Street, Room 14 (upstairs), Sacramento, CA
Sharing the Dharma with Venerable Tenzin Chogkyi Sundays February 25-April 1 10:00am-11:30am Sunday morning “Sharing the Dharma” at Diamond Light is an opportunity for newcomers and old friends to explore the Buddha’s teachings as they are applied in our daily lives, and share in community fellowship. “Sharing the Dharma” topics combine ideas from Buddhism with […]
Diamond Light Meditation Center
2791 24th Street, Room 14 (upstairs), Sacramento, CA
Monday Meditation with Venerable Tenzin Chogkyi 6 Monday’s February 26-April 2 6:30-8:00pm Monday Meditation with Venerable Tenzin Chogkyi Part of the power of Buddhist practices is calming our mind through meditation. Learning Buddhist concepts is helpful for our daily lives and helps us intellectually understand our world, and meditation helps us experience those concepts directly. […]
Diamond Light Meditation Center
2791 24th Street, Room 14 (upstairs), Sacramento, CA
Buddhism in a Nutshell with Ven Tenzin Chogkyi 6 Tuesdays 2/27-4/3 6:30pm-8:30pm Why do we put so much energy into chasing after happiness, only to be disappointed? Why is it so hard to find peace and contentment? Buddhism teaches that true freedom and happiness can only be found within, by transforming our own minds. Find […]
Diamond Light Meditation Center
2791 24th Street, Room 14 (upstairs), Sacramento, CA
4 Thursdays 3/8-3/29 6:30pm-8:30pm Do you sometimes feel like parts of you are at odds with each other? Do you feel stuck or uncertain in specific areas of your life due to these internal conflicts? Do you experience oppressive internal voices that are cruel or painful? In this 4 class series, we will learn to […]
Diamond Light Meditation Center
2791 24th Street, Room 14 (upstairs), Sacramento, CA
Peaceful Living, Peaceful Dying: Spiritual and Practical Preparation for Death As spiritual seekers, we recognize the value of preparing for death. as we wish to live a meaningful life while facing death with as much confidence and consciousness as possible. Tibetan Buddhism provides a detailed guide and specific instructions for the death process, as well […]
Diamond Light Meditation Center
2791 24th Street, Room 14 (upstairs), Sacramento, CA
Evidence shows that even 5 minutes of meditation a day can go a long way to reduce stress, increase happiness, and sharpen focus. Sometimes it seems just getting to the cushion is the biggest obstacle! Join long time meditator and Tibetan Buddhist practitioner David Drabble as he shows us what it takes to set up […]
Diamond Light Meditation Center
2791 24th Street, Room 14 (upstairs), Sacramento, CA
Evidence shows that even 5 minutes of meditation a day can go a long way to reduce stress, increase happiness, and sharpen focus. Sometimes it seems just getting to the cushion is the biggest obstacle! Join long time meditator and Tibetan Buddhist practitioner David Drabble as he shows us what it takes to set up […]
Diamond Light Meditation Center
2791 24th Street, Room 14 (upstairs), Sacramento, CA
2 Tuesdays 4/10 and 4/17 6:30pm-8:30pm Meditation: Creating a Peaceful Mind with Elaine Jackson Mind, or consciousness, is at the heart of Buddhist theory and practice, and for the last two-and-a-half thousand years meditators have been investigating and using it as a means of transcending unsatisfactory existence and achieving perfect peace. It is said that […]
Diamond Light Meditation Center
2791 24th Street, Room 14 (upstairs), Sacramento, CA
True listening is the capacity of our hearts to receive and hold another's truth, even when it doesn't agree with our own values and beliefs. Generously offering our attention and presence to another human being is a radical act in a world where many are talking and few are really listening. At times, we need […]