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SUMMARY:Introduction to Zen Meditation
DESCRIPTION:On the second Monday of each month\, we offer a 40-minute introduction to Zen practice.  We focus on the art of sitting meditation\, with emphasis on posture\, breath and mental focus. This is for new meditators and those wishing to refresh their practice of meditative immersion. \nSign up for Weekly Emails to receive current program information.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/introduction-to-zen-meditation-2021-07-12-2021-08-09-2021-10-11-4/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Meditation Instruction,Monday Night Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211011T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211011T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T130811
CREATED:20210819T202451Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210819T202451Z
UID:10277-1633978800-1633986000@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Dharma Talk by So-On Jim Hare (in-person & online)
DESCRIPTION:So-On Jim Hare  serves as Tanto\, or head of practice. He lived in the San Francisco Zen Center community from 1980 to 1984\, and was lay ordained by Tenshin Reb Anderson in 1985. He served as Head Student at Green Gulch Farm during the spring 2002 practice period. He was priest ordained by Rev. Myo Lahey in 2016. \nOur Monday night programs begin with zazen (meditation) followed by a devotional service and dharma talk\, group discussion\, practice circle or retreat night. There are no membership requirements to participate. We invite donations to support the room rental\, visits by teachers\, and other sangha activities. Valley Streams Zen Sangha is dedicated to the study of Buddha’s teaching and the practice of meditation. We invite newcomers and experienced Zen students to join us. \n*Zoom link for this program:  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82008151977
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/monday-evening-zazen-and-program-in-person-online-2021-10-11-3/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Monday Night Meeting,Online Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211018T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211018T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T130811
CREATED:20210819T202451Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210819T202451Z
UID:10278-1634583600-1634590800@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Dharma Talk by Rev. Ben Connelly (in-person & online)
DESCRIPTION:Ben Connelly is a Soto Zen teacher and Dharma heir in the Dainin Katagiri Roshi lineage. He also teaches mindfulness in a wide variety of secular contexts including police and corporate training\, correctional facilities\, and addiction recovery and wellness groups. Ben is based at Minnesota Zen Meditation Center and travels to teach across the United States. He lives in Minneapolis\, Minnesota. He is the author of: Inside the Grass Hut: Living Shitou’s Classic Zen Poem\, Inside Vasubandhu’s Yogacara: a Practitioner’s Guide\, and Mindfulness and Intimacy. \n\nOur Monday night programs begin with zazen (meditation) followed by a devotional service and dharma talk\, group discussion\, practice circle or retreat night. There are no membership requirements to participate. We invite donations to support the room rental\, visits by teachers\, and other sangha activities. Valley Streams Zen Sangha is dedicated to the study of Buddha’s teaching and the practice of meditation. We invite newcomers and experienced Zen students to join us.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/monday-evening-zazen-and-program-in-person-online-2021-10-18-3/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Monday Night Meeting,Online Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211024T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211024T120000
DTSTAMP:20260403T130811
CREATED:20210923T223758Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210923T223758Z
UID:10291-1635071400-1635076800@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Annual Sangha Meeting - on ZOOM
DESCRIPTION:It’s a virtual event!\nBring your coffee or tea and a pastry and spend a relaxed Sunday morning catching up with Sangha friends\, hearing the latest news from VSZS Board members\, meeting our two new Board members\, adventuring into an ice-breaker game\, and sharing ideas!\nPresident Doralee will review events of the past year\, and Treasurer Larry Smith will present the Sangha’s financial report. We will assemble in our Zoom cubicles and in breakout rooms to more easily talk about what has been and what could be for our sangha in the coming year.\n• Register on  Eventbrite
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/annual-sangha-meeting-3/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Online Event,Special Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211025T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211025T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T130811
CREATED:20210819T202451Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210819T202451Z
UID:10279-1635188400-1635195600@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Dharma Talk by Lama Rod Owens (online video)
DESCRIPTION:Love and Rage – The Path of Liberation Through Anger – Lama Rod Owens interviewed by Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz : an online video.\n \nAll of us have many reasons to be angry and even enraged in this fractured world we are living in. Come listen to Lama Owens and participate in a discussion about how we practice with “negative” emotions as an aspect of seeking social justice and healing for all beings. \nLama Rod Owens is an author\, activist\, African American gay man and authorized lama in the Kagyu School of Tibetan Buddhism who explores spiritual practices that transform anger and rage into a force of healing in this world. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nOur Monday night programs begin with zazen (meditation) followed by a devotional service and dharma talk\, group discussion\, practice circle or retreat night. There are no membership requirements to participate. We invite donations to support the room rental\, visits by teachers\, and other sangha activities. Valley Streams Zen Sangha is dedicated to the study of Buddha’s teaching and the practice of meditation. We invite newcomers and experienced Zen students to join us.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/monday-evening-zazen-and-program-in-person-online-2021-10-25-3/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Monday Night Meeting,Online Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211101T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211101T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T130811
CREATED:20210819T202451Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210819T202451Z
UID:10280-1635793200-1635800400@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Sejiki Ceremony (in-person & online)
DESCRIPTION:Our Sejiki\, or food-offering\, ceremony is an opportunity to call forth the spirits of those who have passed this way before\, offering them solace and acknowledging our ongoing connection to them.\nIf you would like the name of a loved one who has died during the past year\, recited in the ceremony\, please send the full name of that person (and pronunciation) to info@valleystreamszen.org.  \nAll are welcome. \n\nOur Monday night programs begin with zazen (meditation) followed by a devotional service and dharma talk\, group discussion\, practice circle or retreat night. There are no membership requirements to participate. We invite donations to support the room rental\, visits by teachers\, and other sangha activities. Valley Streams Zen Sangha is dedicated to the study of Buddha’s teaching and the practice of meditation. We invite newcomers and experienced Zen students to join us.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/monday-evening-zazen-and-program-in-person-online-2021-11-01-3/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Monday Night Meeting,Online Event,Special Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211106T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211106T153000
DTSTAMP:20260403T130811
CREATED:20211002T174316Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211002T174316Z
UID:10292-1636187400-1636212600@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Yogacara: a One-day Virtual Retreat\, led by Rev. Ben Connelly
DESCRIPTION:Yogacara: Integrating Personal and Social Healing and Liberation (online retreat)\nHow can we heal ourselves and our communities? How does our personal conduct\, wellness\, suffering\, and trauma\, relate to interpersonal and transpersonal systems? How can we give our lives to universal liberation without sacrificing our own well-being? These are the questions at the heart of Yogacara Buddhism\, which brings Early Buddhist and Mahayana practice into an integrated approach to joyful\, compassionate\, altruistic living.\nThis retreat will focus on the practices upheld in the Indian Yogacara master Vasubandhu’s Thirty Verses on Consciousness Only. We will move towards a deeper knowing of the fact that in every moment we are participating in the whole of the world in all its beauty and harms\, and that in every moment we can act for the liberation of all. \nBen Connelly is a Soto Zen teacher and Dharma heir in the Dainin Katagiri Roshi lineage. He also teaches mindfulness in a wide variety of secular contexts including police and corporate training\, correctional facilities\, and addiction recovery and wellness groups. Ben is based at Minnesota Zen Meditation Center and travels to teach across the United States. He lives in Minneapolis\, Minnesota. He is the author of: Inside the Grass Hut: Living Shitou’s Classic Zen Poem\, Inside Vasubandhu’s Yogacara: a Practitioner’s Guide\, and Mindfulness and Intimacy. \nThis event will be ONLINE ONLY via Zoom.  • REGISTER ON EVENTBRITE
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/yogacara-one-day-retreat-with-rev-ben-connelly-3/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,One-Day Sitting,Online Event,Retreat
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211108T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211108T184000
DTSTAMP:20260403T130811
CREATED:20201230T215355Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201230T215355Z
UID:10230-1636394400-1636396800@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Introduction to Zen Meditation (in person)
DESCRIPTION:On the second Monday of each month\, we offer a 40-minute introduction to Zen practice.  We focus on the art of sitting meditation\, with emphasis on posture\, breath and mental focus. This is for new meditators and those wishing to refresh their practice of meditative immersion.\n•Meets in the Library at the Sacramento Dharma Center.   \nSign up for Weekly Emails to receive current program information.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/introduction-to-zen-meditation-2021-07-12-2021-08-09-2021-10-11-2021-11-08-3/2021-11-08/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Meditation Instruction,Monday Night Meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211108T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211108T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T130811
CREATED:20210819T202451Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210819T202451Z
UID:10281-1636398000-1636405200@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Dharma Talk by So'On Jim Hare (in-person & online)
DESCRIPTION:So’On Jim Hare  serves as Tanto\, or head of practice. He lived in the San Francisco Zen Center community from 1980 to 1984\, and was lay ordained by Tenshin Reb Anderson in 1985. He served as Head Student at Green Gulch Farm during the spring 2002 practice period. He was priest ordained by Rev. Myo Lahey in 2016. \n  \n\nOur Monday night programs begin with zazen (meditation) followed by a devotional service and dharma talk\, group discussion\, practice circle or retreat night. There are no membership requirements to participate. We invite donations to support the room rental\, visits by teachers\, and other sangha activities. Valley Streams Zen Sangha is dedicated to the study of Buddha’s teaching and the practice of meditation. We invite newcomers and experienced Zen students to join us. \n*Zoom link for this program:  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82008151977 \n\nOur Monday night programs begin with zazen (meditation) followed by a devotional service and dharma talk\, group discussion\, practice circle or retreat night. There are no membership requirements to participate. We invite donations to support the room rental\, visits by teachers\, and other sangha activities. Valley Streams Zen Sangha is dedicated to the study of Buddha’s teaching and the practice of meditation. We invite newcomers and experienced Zen students to join us. \n 
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/monday-evening-zazen-and-program-in-person-online-2021-11-08-3/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Monday Night Meeting,Online Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211114T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211114T153000
DTSTAMP:20260403T130811
CREATED:20211019T191301Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211019T191301Z
UID:10293-1636896600-1636903800@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Jukai Ceremony
DESCRIPTION:The ceremony of Jukai consists in receiving the precepts of the Bodhisattva and\, by doing so\, takes refuge in the three treasures: Buddha\, Dharma\, Sangha.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/jukai-ceremony-2-4/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Special Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211115T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211115T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T130811
CREATED:20210819T202451Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210819T202451Z
UID:10282-1637002800-1637010000@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Retreat Night (in person & online)
DESCRIPTION:On Retreat Night we offer an opportunity to settle into your meditation practice with two or three 25-minute periods of zazen\, interspersed with walking meditation (called kinhin). Turning the light inward we explore the causes of suffering and what can end it. This invitation is extended to everyone. \n*Zoom link  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82008151977 \n\nOur Monday night programs begin with zazen (meditation) followed by a devotional service and dharma talk\, group discussion\, practice circle or retreat night. There are no membership requirements to participate. We invite donations to support the room rental\, visits by teachers\, and other sangha activities. Valley Streams Zen Sangha is dedicated to the study of Buddha’s teaching and the practice of meditation. We invite newcomers and experienced Zen students to join us.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/monday-evening-zazen-and-program-in-person-online-2021-11-15-3/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Monday Night Meeting,Online Event,Retreat Night
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211118T060000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211118T073000
DTSTAMP:20260403T130811
CREATED:20210712T211019Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210712T211019Z
UID:10289-1637215200-1637220600@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Morning Zazen & Service (in-person and online)
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for early morning silent meditation each Thursday before Study Group meeting. Contact Rollin Ives at twl4148@gmail.com for Zoom login and program information.\nSchedule:\n5:45-Zoom room opens\,\n6:00-Zazen\,\n6:30-Walking Meditation\,\n6:40-Zazen\,\n7:10-Service   \n•Download  SFZC Chants in PDF.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/https-valleystreamszen-org-event-morning-zazen-service-in-person-online-2021-12-02-2/2021-11-18/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Morning Zazen,Online Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211122T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211122T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T130811
CREATED:20210819T202451Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210819T202451Z
UID:10283-1637607600-1637614800@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Dharma Talk by Nyokai Laurie Senauke (in person & online)
DESCRIPTION:Nyokai Laurie Senauke started formal Zen practice in 1980 at San Francisco Zen Center and lived at Tassajara for three years. In 1989 she married Hozan Alan Senauke\, moved to Berkeley Zen Center\, and raised their two children. After several years of intense focus on child-rearing\, she gradually returned to more involvement in formal practice. She served as head student (shuso) at BZC in 2003 and received lay recognition in 2006. In April 2018\, she priest ordained with Daito Steven Weintraub as Kosei Nyokai – Radiant Vow\, Suchness Ocean. In Fall 2018 she served as head student at Tassajara. She practices hypnotherapy and has been co-leading “Write What You Don’t Know” retreats at San Francisco Zen Center. \n*Zoom  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82008151977 \n\nOur Monday night programs begin with zazen (meditation) followed by a devotional service and dharma talk\, group discussion\, practice circle or retreat night. There are no membership requirements to participate. We invite donations to support the room rental\, visits by teachers\, and other sangha activities. Valley Streams Zen Sangha is dedicated to the study of Buddha’s teaching and the practice of meditation. We invite newcomers and experienced Zen students to join us.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/monday-evening-zazen-and-program-in-person-online-2021-11-22-3/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Monday Night Meeting,Online Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211125
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211126
DTSTAMP:20260403T130811
CREATED:20211109T020629Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211109T020629Z
UID:10295-1637798400-1637884799@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:CLOSED for Thanksgiving Day
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/thanksgiving-holiday-3/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:All Events,CLOSED
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211128T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211128T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T130811
CREATED:20211109T020323Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211109T020323Z
UID:10294-1638127800-1638131400@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Rohatsu Sesshin\, led by So-On Jim Hare (in person and online)
DESCRIPTION:Welcome and orientation to Rohatsu Sesshin\, Nov. 28 – Dec. 5\, 2021 \nThis traditional week of intensified practice celebrates the enlightenment of our original teacher in India\, Shakyamuni Buddha. Rohatsu sesshin is a time for bringing light into the dark time of the year and celebrating Buddha’s awakening\, which is our awakening too. This sesshin will be a combination of in-person and online programs. It will last a full week\, but we’ll be sitting only morning and evening periods\, Sunday – Thursday. Friday will be online only; Saturday we offer a full day of sitting in person at the Dharma Center.  We close out the week on Sunday\, Dec. 5\, with a half-day\, in-person program of zazen\, a Dharma talk and closing ceremony.  For questions\, contact So-On Jim Hare\, info@valleystreamszen.org. \nRohatsu Sesshin Schedule       Register on Eventbrite.com
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/rohatsu-sesshin-in-person-and-online-3/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Online Event,Retreat
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211129T060000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211129T073000
DTSTAMP:20260403T130811
CREATED:20211117T220133Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211117T220133Z
UID:10296-1638165600-1638171000@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Rohatsu Sesshin\, morning program (online)
DESCRIPTION:Morning Rohatsu schedule\, Monday – Wednesday.\n6:00   Zazen\n6:30   Kinhin\n6:40   Zazen\n7:10   Service \nFull Rohatsu Sesshin Schedule     Register on Eventbrite.com \nThis traditional week of intensified practice celebrates the enlightenment of our original teacher in India\, Shakyamuni Buddha. Rohatsu sesshin is a time for bringing light into the dark time of the year and for celebrating Buddha’s awakening\, which is our awakening too. This sesshin is a combination of in-person and online. It will last a full week\, but we’ll be sitting only morning and evening periods\, Sunday – Thursday.  Friday will be online only; Saturday we offer a full day of sitting in person at the Dharma Center.  We close out the week on Sunday\, Dec. 5\, with a half-day\, in-person program of zazen\, a Dharma talk\, followed by a closing ceremony. \n  \n 
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/rohatsu-sesshin-led-by-so-on-jim-hare-in-person-and-online-2/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Morning Zazen,Online Event,Retreat
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211129T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211129T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T130811
CREATED:20210819T202451Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210819T202451Z
UID:10284-1638212400-1638219600@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Dharma Talk by So On Jim Hare (in person & online)
DESCRIPTION:So’On Jim Hare  serves as Tanto\, or head of practice. He lived in the San Francisco Zen Center community from 1980 to 1984\, and was lay ordained by Tenshin Reb Anderson in 1985. He served as Head Student at Green Gulch Farm during the spring 2002 practice period. He was priest ordained by Rev. Myo Lahey in 2016.\n*Zoom link https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82008151977 \n\nOur Monday night programs begin with zazen (meditation) followed by a devotional service and dharma talk\, group discussion\, practice circle or retreat night. There are no membership requirements to participate. We invite donations to support the room rental\, visits by teachers\, and other sangha activities. Valley Streams Zen Sangha is dedicated to the study of Buddha’s teaching and the practice of meditation. We invite newcomers and experienced Zen students to join us.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/monday-evening-zazen-and-program-in-person-online-2021-11-29-3/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Monday Night Meeting,Online Event
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211130T060000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211130T073000
DTSTAMP:20260403T130811
CREATED:20211117T220133Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211117T220133Z
UID:10297-1638252000-1638257400@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Rohatsu Sesshin\, morning program (online)
DESCRIPTION:Morning Rohatsu schedule\, Monday – Wednesday.\n6:00   Zazen\n6:30   Kinhin\n6:40   Zazen\n7:10   Service \nFull Rohatsu Sesshin Schedule     Register on Eventbrite.com \nThis traditional week of intensified practice celebrates the enlightenment of our original teacher in India\, Shakyamuni Buddha. Rohatsu sesshin is a time for bringing light into the dark time of the year and for celebrating Buddha’s awakening\, which is our awakening too. This sesshin is a combination of in-person and online. It will last a full week\, but we’ll be sitting only morning and evening periods\, Sunday – Thursday.  Friday will be online only; Saturday we offer a full day of sitting in person at the Dharma Center.  We close out the week on Sunday\, Dec. 5\, with a half-day\, in-person program of zazen\, a Dharma talk\, followed by a closing ceremony. \n  \n 
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/rohatsu-sesshin-led-by-so-on-jim-hare-in-person-and-online-2021-11-30-2/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Morning Zazen,Online Event,Retreat
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211130T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211130T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T130811
CREATED:20211117T222921Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211117T222921Z
UID:10299-1638291600-1638306000@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Rohatsu Sesshin\, evening program (online)
DESCRIPTION:Evening Rohatsu schedule\, Tuesday – Thursday\, 5 pm – 8:45 pm.\n5:00   Zazen\n5:30   Service\nBreak/Dinner\n7:30   Zazen\n8:00   Kinhin\n8:10   Zazen\n8:40   Refuges \nFull Rohatsu Sesshin Schedule \n\nThis traditional week of intensified practice celebrates the enlightenment of our original teacher in India\, Shakyamuni Buddha. Rohatsu sesshin is a time for bringing light into the dark time of the year and for celebrating Buddha’s awakening\, which is our awakening too. This sesshin is a combination of in-person and online. It will last a full week\, but we’ll be sitting only morning and evening periods\, Sunday – Thursday.  Friday will be online only; Saturday we offer a full day of sitting in person at the Dharma Center.  We close out the week on Sunday\, Dec. 5\, with a half-day\, in-person program of zazen\, a Dharma talk\, followed by a closing ceremony.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/rohatsu-sesshin-evening-program-online-2/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Online Event,Retreat
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211201T060000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211201T073000
DTSTAMP:20260403T130811
CREATED:20211117T220133Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211117T220133Z
UID:10298-1638338400-1638343800@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Rohatsu Sesshin\, morning program (online)
DESCRIPTION:Morning Rohatsu schedule\, Monday – Wednesday.\n6:00   Zazen\n6:30   Kinhin\n6:40   Zazen\n7:10   Service \nFull Rohatsu Sesshin Schedule     Register on Eventbrite.com \nThis traditional week of intensified practice celebrates the enlightenment of our original teacher in India\, Shakyamuni Buddha. Rohatsu sesshin is a time for bringing light into the dark time of the year and for celebrating Buddha’s awakening\, which is our awakening too. This sesshin is a combination of in-person and online. It will last a full week\, but we’ll be sitting only morning and evening periods\, Sunday – Thursday.  Friday will be online only; Saturday we offer a full day of sitting in person at the Dharma Center.  We close out the week on Sunday\, Dec. 5\, with a half-day\, in-person program of zazen\, a Dharma talk\, followed by a closing ceremony. \n  \n 
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/rohatsu-sesshin-led-by-so-on-jim-hare-in-person-and-online-2021-12-01-2/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Morning Zazen,Online Event,Retreat
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211201T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211201T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T130811
CREATED:20211117T222921Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211117T222921Z
UID:10300-1638378000-1638392400@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Rohatsu Sesshin\, evening program (online)
DESCRIPTION:Evening Rohatsu schedule\, Tuesday – Thursday\, 5 pm – 8:45 pm.\n5:00   Zazen\n5:30   Service\nBreak/Dinner\n7:30   Zazen\n8:00   Kinhin\n8:10   Zazen\n8:40   Refuges \nFull Rohatsu Sesshin Schedule \n\nThis traditional week of intensified practice celebrates the enlightenment of our original teacher in India\, Shakyamuni Buddha. Rohatsu sesshin is a time for bringing light into the dark time of the year and for celebrating Buddha’s awakening\, which is our awakening too. This sesshin is a combination of in-person and online. It will last a full week\, but we’ll be sitting only morning and evening periods\, Sunday – Thursday.  Friday will be online only; Saturday we offer a full day of sitting in person at the Dharma Center.  We close out the week on Sunday\, Dec. 5\, with a half-day\, in-person program of zazen\, a Dharma talk\, followed by a closing ceremony.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/rohatsu-sesshin-evening-program-online-2021-12-01-2/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Online Event,Retreat
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211202T060000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211202T073000
DTSTAMP:20260403T130811
CREATED:20211119T210011Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211119T210011Z
UID:7852-1638424800-1638430200@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Morning Zazen & Service (in-person and online)
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for early morning silent meditation each Thursday before Study Group meeting. Contact Rollin Ives at twl4148@gmail.com for Zoom login and program information.\nSchedule:\n5:45-Zoom room opens\,\n6:00-Zazen\,\n6:30-Walking Meditation\,\n6:40-Zazen\,\n7:10-Service   \n•Download  SFZC Chants in PDF.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/morning-zazen-service-in-person-and-online-7/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Morning Zazen
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211202T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211202T090000
DTSTAMP:20260403T130811
CREATED:20190608T020132Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190608T020132Z
UID:10070-1638432000-1638435600@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Study Group (in-person & online)
DESCRIPTION:The Zen Study Group is now meeting at the Dharma Center AND online. The study group is facilitated by Rev. So-On Jim Hare\, with readings from ancient and contemporary Mahayana Buddhist & Soto Zen texts and commentaries. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTo join the Thursday morning study group\, email the coordinator\, Rollin Ives\, twl4148@gmail.com \n\nPrior to the meeting\, download the free Zoom Client for Meetings (13 MB)  As you “Wait for the host to start the meeting” click the Test Computer Audio button to make sure you can hear and be heard by others. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMeeting ID: 83295648686 (the same each week)\nAt 7:50 am\, join the meeting at: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83295648686\n\n**From your telephone\, tap once:  +16699006833\,\,83295648686#  US (San Jose)\nOR\nCall 669 900 6833 (San Jose). At the prompt\, enter 83295648686\nUse these controls: *9 = Raise hand;  *6 = mute/unmute
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/study-group-5-2021-12-02-3/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Online Event,Study Group
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211202T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211202T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T130811
CREATED:20211117T222921Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211117T222921Z
UID:10301-1638464400-1638478800@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Rohatsu Sesshin\, evening program (online)
DESCRIPTION:Evening Rohatsu schedule\, Tuesday – Thursday\, 5 pm – 8:45 pm.\n5:00   Zazen\n5:30   Service\nBreak/Dinner\n7:30   Zazen\n8:00   Kinhin\n8:10   Zazen\n8:40   Refuges \nFull Rohatsu Sesshin Schedule \n\nThis traditional week of intensified practice celebrates the enlightenment of our original teacher in India\, Shakyamuni Buddha. Rohatsu sesshin is a time for bringing light into the dark time of the year and for celebrating Buddha’s awakening\, which is our awakening too. This sesshin is a combination of in-person and online. It will last a full week\, but we’ll be sitting only morning and evening periods\, Sunday – Thursday.  Friday will be online only; Saturday we offer a full day of sitting in person at the Dharma Center.  We close out the week on Sunday\, Dec. 5\, with a half-day\, in-person program of zazen\, a Dharma talk\, followed by a closing ceremony.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/rohatsu-sesshin-evening-program-online-2021-12-02-2/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Online Event,Retreat
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211203T060000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211203T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T130811
CREATED:20211117T223717Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211117T223717Z
UID:10302-1638511200-1638565200@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Rohatsu Sesshin\, One-Day Sitting (online)
DESCRIPTION:One-Day Sitting – ONLINE –  6 am – 8:45 pm\nThe Zoom link and schedule will be sent to those  who have registered at Eventbrite.com. \nFull Rohatsu Sesshin Schedule \n\nThis traditional week of intensified practice celebrates the enlightenment of our original teacher in India\, Shakyamuni Buddha. Rohatsu sesshin is a time for bringing light into the dark time of the year and for celebrating Buddha’s awakening\, which is our awakening too. This sesshin is a combination of in-person and online. It will last a full week\, but we’ll be sitting only morning and evening periods\, Sunday – Thursday.  Friday will be online only; Saturday we offer a full day of sitting in person at the Dharma Center.  We close out the week on Sunday\, Dec. 5\, with a half-day\, in-person program of zazen\, a Dharma talk\, followed by a closing ceremony.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/rohatsu-sesshin-led-by-so-on-jim-hare-online-2/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,One-Day Sitting,Online Event,Retreat
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211204T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211204T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T130811
CREATED:20211117T224424Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211117T224424Z
UID:10303-1638608400-1638637200@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Rohatsu Sesshin\, One-Day Sitting (in person)
DESCRIPTION:One-Day Sitting – in person –  9 am – 5 pm\nThis sitting will be in person at the Dharma Center and will not be offered on Zoom. The schedule will be sent to all who have registered at Eventbrite.com\n• Please remember to bring a lunch. \nFull Rohatsu Sesshin Schedule \nThis traditional week of intensified practice celebrates the enlightenment of our original teacher in India\, Shakyamuni Buddha. Rohatsu sesshin is a time for bringing light into the dark time of the year and for celebrating Buddha’s awakening\, which is our awakening too. This sesshin is a combination of in-person and online. It will last a full week\, but we’ll be sitting only morning and evening periods\, Sunday – Thursday.  Friday will be online only; Saturday we offer a full day of sitting in person at the Dharma Center.  We close out the week on Sunday\, Dec. 5\, with a half-day\, in-person program of zazen\, a Dharma talk\, and closing ceremony.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/rohatsu-sesshin-led-by-so-on-jim-hare-in-person-3/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,One-Day Sitting,Retreat
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211205T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211205T120000
DTSTAMP:20260403T130811
CREATED:20211117T225023Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211117T225023Z
UID:10304-1638694800-1638705600@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Rohatsu Sesshin\, Half-day sitting & Closing Ceremony (in person)
DESCRIPTION:Half-Day Sitting and Buddha’s Enlightenment Ceremony\n\nThis sitting will be in person at the Dharma Center. It will not be offered on Zoom. The schedule for the day will be sent to all who have registered at Eventbrite.com \nFull Rohatsu Sesshin Schedule \n\nThis traditional week of intensified practice celebrates the enlightenment of our original teacher in India\, Shakyamuni Buddha. Rohatsu sesshin is a time for bringing light into the dark time of the year and for celebrating Buddha’s awakening\, which is our awakening too. This sesshin is a combination of in-person and online. It will last a full week\, but we’ll be sitting only morning and evening periods\, Sunday – Thursday.  Friday will be online only; Saturday we offer a full day of sitting in person at the Dharma Center.  We close out the week on Sunday\, Dec. 5\, with a half-day\, in-person program of zazen\, a Dharma talk\, and closing ceremony.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/rohatsu-sesshin-led-by-so-on-jim-hare-in-person-2-2/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Half-Day Sitting,Retreat
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211206T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211206T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T130811
CREATED:20210819T202451Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210819T202451Z
UID:10285-1638817200-1638824400@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Dharma Talk on Patience by Paravrtti Doralee Grindler Katonah (in person & online)
DESCRIPTION:What my quirky coffee pot taught me about patience and what this has to do with Buddha’s Awakening —\nAccording to Norman Fischer\, “Patience (Kshanti paramita) is the most important of all the bodhisattva practices because without it all the others will eventually fail.”  In this world of polarization\, pandemic fears and terrible realities\, shocking racial injustice and violence\, impatience easily takes over.  Through the practice of patience we can transform our impatience – yet what does this mean exactly?  We will together look freshly at the  paramita of patience in light of Buddha’s gift of the dharma. \nParavrtti Doralee Grindler Katonah serves as Ino\, or head of the meditation hall. She studied in the Soto Zen lineage with Sojun Diane Martin in Illinois and Rev. Val Szymanski in California. She was priest ordained in 2019 by Sojun Diane Martin. \n*Zoom link  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82008151977 \n\nOur Monday night programs begin with zazen (meditation) followed by a devotional service and dharma talk\, group discussion\, practice circle or retreat night. There are no membership requirements to participate. We invite donations to support the room rental\, visits by teachers\, and other sangha activities. Valley Streams Zen Sangha is dedicated to the study of Buddha’s teaching and the practice of meditation. We invite newcomers and experienced Zen students to join us.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/monday-evening-zazen-and-program-in-person-online-2021-12-06-3/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Monday Night Meeting,Online Event
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211209T060000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211209T073000
DTSTAMP:20260403T130811
CREATED:20211119T210135Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211119T210135Z
UID:10305-1639029600-1639035000@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Morning Zazen & Service (in-person and online)
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for early morning silent meditation each Thursday before Study Group meeting. Contact Rollin Ives at twl4148@gmail.com for Zoom login and program information.\nSchedule:\n5:45-Zoom room opens\,\n6:00-Zazen\,\n6:30-Walking Meditation\,\n6:40-Zazen\,\n7:10-Service   \n•Download  SFZC Chants in PDF.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/morning-zazen-service-in-person-and-online-2-2/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Morning Zazen
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211209T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211209T090000
DTSTAMP:20260403T130811
CREATED:20190608T020132Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190608T020132Z
UID:10071-1639036800-1639040400@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Study Group (in-person & online)
DESCRIPTION:The Zen Study Group is now meeting at the Dharma Center AND online. The study group is facilitated by Rev. So-On Jim Hare\, with readings from ancient and contemporary Mahayana Buddhist & Soto Zen texts and commentaries. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTo join the Thursday morning study group\, email the coordinator\, Rollin Ives\, twl4148@gmail.com \n\nPrior to the meeting\, download the free Zoom Client for Meetings (13 MB)  As you “Wait for the host to start the meeting” click the Test Computer Audio button to make sure you can hear and be heard by others. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMeeting ID: 83295648686 (the same each week)\nAt 7:50 am\, join the meeting at: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83295648686\n\n**From your telephone\, tap once:  +16699006833\,\,83295648686#  US (San Jose)\nOR\nCall 669 900 6833 (San Jose). At the prompt\, enter 83295648686\nUse these controls: *9 = Raise hand;  *6 = mute/unmute
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/study-group-5-2021-12-09-3/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Online Event,Study Group
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR