CLOSED FOR LABOR DAY
Please enjoy a summer break with family and friends! We will start up again on Monday, September 12.
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Introduction to Zen Meditation
For those who are new to Zen meditation, we offer this 40-minute introduction on the second Monday every month.
Discussion: New Programing At Our New Home
In our new location at the Sacramento Dharma Center, we will have opportunities to schedule more teaching and events. Please come share your ideas and hear from the board about future programs sponsored by Valley Streams Zen Sangha.
Great American River Clean Up
Once again our sangha will participate in the Great American River Clean-up along the banks of the Parkway, at 1400 Northgate Blvd. and Hwy. 160. We will be collecting trash in a section of the parkway that is especially impacted by homeless campers. What to bring: Work gloves, water bottle; trash grabber and small rakes […]
Dharma Talk by Rev. Myo Lahey
Rev. Myo is our guiding teacher and abbot of Hartford Street Zen Center in San Francisco.
Moving to the Dharma Center!
Everyone is invited to help with our move into the Sacramento Dharma Center. Meet at the Yoga Solution, then load up our cars with zafus and bells for a caravan to 3111 Wissemann Drive, Sacramento. We'll sit and have a short service to welcome ourselves to our new home.
Half-Day Sitting with Work Period
Sitting together, working together, eating together we create sangha. (Bring a bag lunch and work clothes.)
Dharma Talk by So On Jim Hare
Our fall study period begins. Our topic will be Dogen's The Bodhisattva's Four Methods of Guidance.
Dharma Talk by Edward Espe Brown
Edward Espe Brown is a Soto Zen Buddhist priest and teacher. He was ordained in 1971 by Shunryu Suzuki Roshi, who gave him the Dharma name Jusan Kainei , "Longevity Mountain, Peaceful Sea." He leads sitting groups and meditation retreats in Northern California and internationally.
Introduction to Zen Meditation
For those who are new to Zen meditation, we offer this 40-minute introduction on the second Monday every month.
Sangha Brunch and Annual Meeting
Bring the whole family, a potluck dish to share and enjoy each others' company in our new space at the Sacramento Dharma Center. Meet new Board members and help us celebrate milestones of the past year, as well as look to the future of our Sangha.
Discussion: The Bodhisattva’s Four Methods of Guidance
The Bodhisattva’s four methods of guidance are giving, kind speech, beneficial action, and identity action.