SDC Volunteer Work Day (suspended)
On the last Sunday of every month volunteers are invited to help with outdoor maintenance, indoor cleaning, and other tasks around the Sacramento Dharma Center. It is a great way to […]
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Winter Celebration & Refreshments
Welcome the new year by celebrating the treasure of sangha with your sangha friends! After meditation & service, join us for tea and conversation. Taking care of the Sangha is […]
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Half-Day Sitting led by So-On Jim Hare
Zazen practice eases anxiety and fear, and brings forth our courageous spirit, strengthening our capacity to meet what comes with a calm mind. Please join us for a morning of […]
Practice Talk by Doralee Grindler Katonah
Topic to be announced.
Full Moon Ceremony
This ceremony is an affirmation of the vow to live for the benefit of all beings. In the Zen tradition we associate the full moon with the ideal of awakening. […]
Program Inspired by Martin Luther King
Our discussion tonight will recognize and celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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A Good Voyage of Nothing – One-day Zen Sitting led by So-On Jim Hare
"I have discovered that it is necessary, absolutely necessary, to believe in nothing. That is, we have to believe in something which has no form and no color---something which exists […]
Buddhist Studies Circle, led by Tanto So-On Jim Hare
The Wheel of Liberation, as taught in the Upanisa Sutra, describes the conditions that lead to the end of suffering. This wheel of “liberating" conditionality corresponds to the third and […]
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Jizo Ceremony – For Loved Ones Who Have Died and Other Losses
Jizo is the beloved Great Bodhisattva found within many Buddhist traditions, who carries us across the threshold of death and loss and safely accompanies us through the ‘hell zones’ of deep […]
CANCELED – Practice Circle: Ecodharma, Glimpses into David Loy’s Radical Vision for Buddhist Practice, led by Doralee Grindler Katonah
Due to our concern for the well-being of Sangha members and the larger community, we have decided to cancel our Monday evening programs through the month of March. We will […]