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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170703T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170703T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T135243
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SUMMARY:Haiku Poetry Night
DESCRIPTION:Sangha member\, Linda Dekker\, will lead us in an evening of reading and writing haiku poetry.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/haiku-poetry-night-4/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Monday Night Meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170708T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170708T160000
DTSTAMP:20260406T135243
CREATED:20170606T233317Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170606T233317Z
UID:9781-1499522400-1499529600@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:SDC Interdependence Day Ice Cream Social
DESCRIPTION:Join SDC for its Second Annual Interdependence Day party\, Saturday\, July 8\, 2017\, from 2 to 4 p.m.  A celebration of our donors\, volunteers\, and the greater Sangha that makes our existence possible!  Enjoy some ice cream and shaved ice\, take part in our raffle\, and listen to some far out music as we mark the 50th anniversary of the Summer of Love! \nRegister
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/sdc-interdependence-day-ice-cream-social-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:20170710T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170710T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T135243
CREATED:20170606T211746Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170606T211746Z
UID:9758-1499713200-1499720400@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Buddha's Teachings on Social & Communal Harmony
DESCRIPTION:Several sangha practice leaders will present Buddha’s Teachings on Social & Communal Harmony after studying with Hozan Alan Senauke\, of Berkeley Zen Center.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/buddhas-teachings-social-communal-harmony-4/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Monday Night Meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170717T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170717T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T135243
CREATED:20170606T212054Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170606T212054Z
UID:9759-1500318000-1500325200@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Dharma Talk by Rev. Kyosho Valorie Beer
DESCRIPTION:Rev. Kyosho Valorie Beer is an itinerant teacher for SF Zen Center’s Branching Streams sanghas. She received dharma transmission from Edward Brown in 2013. In addition to leading retreats\, Valorie is a teacher for sewing Buddha’s Robe\, sutra copying\, practicing with aging\, and writing as a spiritual practice.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/dharma-talk-rev-kyosho-valorie-beer-4/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Monday Night Meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170731T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170731T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T135243
CREATED:20170606T220707Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170606T220707Z
UID:9763-1501527600-1501534800@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Way-Seeking Mind Talk by Patti Mitchell
DESCRIPTION:The ‘way-seeking-mind talk’\, gives a sangha member the opportunity to tell dharma friends the story of how we came to Zen practice.  It usually emphasizes two aspects – the suffering and the fortuitous circumstances that brought us here.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/way-seeking-mind-talk-patti-mitchell-4/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Monday Night Meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170805T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170805T170000
DTSTAMP:20260406T135243
CREATED:20170606T213734Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170606T213734Z
UID:9760-1501923600-1501952400@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:What We Can Trust: a One-day Zen Sitting
DESCRIPTION:Zazen surfaces our “mind of clover\,” a pliant mind\, a flexibile mind\, a mind like clouds and water.  This mind that is not “our” mind\, but rather one that comes to us as a gift of practice.  Informed by that mind we are inspired to be kind\, to be flexible with others\, to bend like bamboo in the wind.  This is a mind we can really trust and it’s not ours and it’s not not ours. Together we will spend a day entrusting ourselves to the mind of clover\, the awakening spirit of buddha.  The sitting will be lead by Rev. So On Jim Hare\, Practice Leader of Valley Streams Zen Sangha. Please bring a bag lunch.  If this is your first time practicing with us or your first one-day sitting\, please call Jim at 916-456-7752 so you can learn more about the day.  $20  Register at Eventbrite.com.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/one-day-sitting-4-4/2017-08-05/
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:20170814T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170814T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T135243
CREATED:20170606T221914Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170606T221914Z
UID:9777-1502737200-1502744400@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Way-Seeking Mind Talk by Raphael Calix
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/way-seeking-mind-talk-raphael-calix-4/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Monday Night Meeting
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170819T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170819T190000
DTSTAMP:20260406T135243
CREATED:20170716T223058Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170716T223058Z
UID:9782-1503169200-1503169200@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:A Glimpse of Buddhism in China
DESCRIPTION:In April 2017\, Jim Hare traveled with a group of Western pilgrims to visit (and stay in) Buddhist monasteries in Zhejiang Province\, south of Shanghai.  Jim will present a thematic slide show and narrative\, touching on devotional practices\, the Bodhisattva Guanyin\, T’ien T’ung Ssu (the monastery where Eihei Dogen met his teacher)\, and the T’ang era poet Han Shan.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/glimpse-buddhism-china-4/2017-08-19/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Special Event
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170828T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170828T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T135243
CREATED:20170606T222318Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170606T222318Z
UID:9778-1503946800-1503954000@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Zazen\, Tea & Treats
DESCRIPTION:After meditation & service\, join us for tea and conversation. Taking care of the Sangha is a treasure to appreciate along with Buddha and Dharma.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/zazen-tea-treats-4/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Monday Night Meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170902T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170902T130000
DTSTAMP:20260406T135243
CREATED:20170606T225130Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170606T225130Z
UID:9780-1504342800-1504357200@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:CLOSED - NO SATURDAY SITTING
DESCRIPTION:Enjoy Labor Day weekend with family and friends.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/no-saturday-sitting-4/
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:20170904T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170904T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T135243
CREATED:20170606T205708Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170606T205708Z
UID:9756-1504551600-1504558800@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:CLOSED FOR LABOR DAY
DESCRIPTION:Please enjoy the holiday with family and friends!  We will start up again on Monday\, September 11.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/closed-labor-day-2-4/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Monday Night Meeting
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170911T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170911T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T135243
CREATED:20170606T224740Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170606T224740Z
UID:9779-1505156400-1505163600@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Practice Circle: Appreciative Inquiry
DESCRIPTION:Led by sangha members who learned this method of sharing at the 2017 Branching Streams Network conference in Chicago.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/discussion-right-use-power-4/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Monday Night Meeting
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170925T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170925T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T135243
CREATED:20170606T221314Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170606T221314Z
UID:9764-1506366000-1506373200@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Retreat Night
DESCRIPTION:Retreat night consists of three 25-minute sitting periods with walking meditation in between.  All are welcome.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/monday-night-zazen-program-4/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Monday Night Meeting,Retreat Night
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171002T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171002T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T135243
CREATED:20170606T221314Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170606T221314Z
UID:9765-1506970800-1506978000@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:"Perfection of Wisdom Sutras" talk by Doralee Grindler Katonah
DESCRIPTION:The theme for our Fall Study Period is the Perfection of Wisdom Sutras\, or Prajñāpāramitā\, mother of all Buddhas. Prajñāpāramitā refers to the perfected way of seeing the nature of reality\, as well as to a particular body of sutras and to the personification of the concept in the Bodhisattva known as the “Great Mother”. \nDoralee’s Handouts:  Suggestions for Practicing with the Prajnaparamita Sutra\nThe Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines & Its Verse Summary\ntranslated by Edward Conze  (complete text)
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/monday-night-zazen-program-2017-10-02-4/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Monday Night Meeting
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171007T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171007T170000
DTSTAMP:20260406T135243
CREATED:20170606T213734Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170606T213734Z
UID:9761-1507366800-1507395600@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:One-day Zen Sitting: Fostering the Mirror Awareness
DESCRIPTION:In our Soto Zen-style one-day sittings we engage with alternating periods of sitting and walking meditation\, Dharma talks\, and silent bag lunch (please bring your own). If this is your first one-day sitting\, please speak with Practice Leader Jim Hare (916-456-7752) prior to signing up. \nSitting all day brings forth the great mirror awareness in us. It interrupts our common habit of comparing ourselves to others and fosters trust in ourselves\, as we are. The receptive awareness of zazen is extolled and celebrated in Zen poetry and literature. As the Song of the Jewel Mirror Samadhi says\, “it acts as a guide for beings; its use removes all pains.” \nPlease join us for a day of sitting and singing the silent song of the precious mirror awareness.    REGISTER 
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/one-day-sitting-4-2017-10-07-4/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,One-Day Sitting,Retreat
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171009T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171009T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T135243
CREATED:20170606T221314Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170606T221314Z
UID:9766-1507575600-1507582800@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Practice Circle led by Doralee Grindler Katonah
DESCRIPTION:Practice Circle on the Perfection of Wisdom Sutras\, or Prajñāpāramitā.  Tonight we will discuss how we have practiced with Doralee’s handouts during the past week. \nDoralee’s Handouts:  Suggestions for Practicing with the Prajnaparamita Sutra\nThe Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines & Its Verse Summary\ntranslated by Edward Conze  (complete text)
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/monday-night-zazen-program-2017-10-02-2017-10-09-4/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Monday Night Meeting
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171016T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171016T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T135243
CREATED:20170606T221314Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170606T221314Z
UID:9767-1508180400-1508187600@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Dharma Talk by So On Jim Hare
DESCRIPTION:On Maka Hanna Haramitsu\, or The Perfection of Wisdom\, the second book of the Shōbōgenzō by Eihei Dōgen. 
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/monday-night-zazen-program-2017-10-02-2017-10-16-4/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Monday Night Meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171019T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171019T103000
DTSTAMP:20260406T135243
CREATED:20171015T231907Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171015T231907Z
UID:9785-1508403600-1508409000@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Buddhist Women Ancestors
DESCRIPTION:You are invited to join a new study group that will meet on the third Thursday of every month from 9 am-10:30 am. The group is open to all sanghas and genders – to anyone who is interested in studying the Dharma through the lives and teachings of Buddhist women.  Linda Dekker and Susan Farrar will facilitate.\nSome resources we will use are:\n   The Hidden Lamp\, edited by Florence Caplow & Susan Moon\n   Stars at Dawn; Forgotten Stories of Women in the Buddha’s Life\, by Wendy Garling\n   Women of Wisdom\, by Lama Tsultrim Allione\n   Being Bodies; Buddhist Women on the Paradox of Embodiment\, edited by Lenore\nFriedman & Susan Moon
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/buddhist-women-ancestors-4/2017-10-19/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Study Group
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171022T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171022T130000
DTSTAMP:20260406T135243
CREATED:20170807T011627Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170807T011627Z
UID:9783-1508666400-1508677200@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Sangha Annual Meeting & Potluck Brunch
DESCRIPTION:This is a once-a-year opportunity to meet your sangha friends\, new board members and get the news about Valley Streams Zen Sangha. All members\, along with their family & friends are warmly invited to attend.\nPlease let us know by email or in person\, what food offering\, and how many people you will bring. Drinks and utensils will be provided.\nSunday\, Oct. 22\, 10 am – 1 pm at the Dharma Center
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/sangha-annual-meeting-potluck-brunch-6/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Special Event
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171023T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171023T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T135243
CREATED:20170606T221314Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170606T221314Z
UID:9768-1508785200-1508792400@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Dharma Talk by Rev. Myo Lahey
DESCRIPTION:We welcome our guiding teacher from Hartford Street Zen Center in San Francisco.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/monday-night-zazen-program-2017-10-02-2017-10-23-4/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Monday Night Meeting
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171029T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171029T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T135243
CREATED:20171026T051102Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171026T051102Z
UID:9790-1509303600-1509310800@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Meditation & Talk with Robert Rosenbaum at SBMG
DESCRIPTION:Robert “Meikyo Onzen” Rosenbaum started Zen practice around 1971 with Joshu Sasaki Roshi\, after which he studied with Omori Roshi in Japan. \n\nAround 1987 he began practice at Berkeley Zen Center with Sojun Mel Weitsman\nAround 2005\, he was shuso at BZC\nAround 2009\, he received formal lay entrustment to teach Soto Zen from Sojun Mel Weitsman and was a founding member of Lay Zen Teachers Association\n2012-2014\, he was residing teacher at Meadowmont Sangha in Arnold/Sonora\n2009-present: Robert has given lectures and workshops on various topics at SF Zen Center\, Tassajara\, and Houston Zen Center\n2014-present\, invited teacher leading sesshins at Clifton Hill Sangha (Melbourne\, Australia); Ordinary Mind Sangha in Tampere/Lammi\, Finland\nbooks:\nZen and the Heart of Psychotherapy (1999)\nWalking the Way: 81 Zen Encounters with the Tao Te Ching (2014)\nWhat’s Wrong with Mindfulness (and what isn’t): Zen Perspectives (2016; co-edited with Barry Magid)
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/meditation-talk-robert-rosenbaum-sbmg-4/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171030T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171030T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T135243
CREATED:20170606T221314Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170606T221314Z
UID:9769-1509390000-1509397200@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Sejiki Ceremony
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. Treats\, tea and conversation after the ceremony. Please bring noise makers and a treat to share.\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.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/monday-night-zazen-program-2017-10-02-2017-10-30-4/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Monday Night Meeting,Special Event
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171104T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171104T130000
DTSTAMP:20260406T135243
CREATED:20170308T010013Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170308T010013Z
UID:9750-1509786000-1509800400@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Half-day Sitting
DESCRIPTION:Our November 4th half-day sitting will be followed by a modified Oryoki (3-bowl) lunch at noon. This will help orient us to the meal practice that we will use for our mini-Rohatsu sesshin that’s coming up December 1-3. So\, if you are planning to attend November 4th\, you don’t need to bring a lunch; it will be provided. Everyone is welcome.\nIf this is your first sitting with Valley Streams Zen\, please call Jim at 916-456-7752 before registering.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/half-day-sitting-7-2017-11-04-4/
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:20171105T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171105T160000
DTSTAMP:20260406T135243
CREATED:20171020T174207Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171020T174207Z
UID:9789-1509888600-1509897600@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Sacramento Dharma Center's One-Year Anniversary Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Please join us as we take a look back at how far we’ve come in our first year. We’ll get an “Envisioning” update from Lynelle and Steve McNiel that will help us chart future uses of our building and grounds. Enjoy some treats\, drinks\, and socializing too.\nSDC President Susan Orr’s words are as fitting now as they were a year ago:\n \n“I am so moved by the way we have been co-creating this home for the Dharma. It feels to be a particularly auspicious moment – celebrating our harmonious intentions when our country is so fraught with conflict. May what we do truly benefit the end of suffering for all.”
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/sacramento-dharma-centers-one-year-anniversary-celebration-4/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Special Event
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171106T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171106T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T135243
CREATED:20170606T221314Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170606T221314Z
UID:9770-1509994800-1510002000@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:One Mind: a cinematic meditation
DESCRIPTION:One Mind is an intimate portrait of life inside one of China’s most respected & austere monastic communities. Eschewing talking-head interviews and the authority of a narrative voice\, audiences can expect an immersion into the textures and sounds of life in a traditional Zen (Chan) monastic community in Southern China.\n(2016; Edward A. Burger; filmed in Jiangxi Province\, China; 81 mins.; Mandarin with English subtitles)
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/monday-night-zazen-program-2017-10-02-2017-11-06-4/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Monday Night Meeting
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171113T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171113T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T135243
CREATED:20170606T221314Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170606T221314Z
UID:9771-1510599600-1510606800@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Practice Talk by Patti Mitchell
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/monday-night-zazen-program-2017-10-02-2017-11-13-4/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Monday Night Meeting
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171120T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171120T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T135243
CREATED:20170606T221314Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170606T221314Z
UID:9772-1511204400-1511211600@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Dharma Talk by Lama Yeshe Jinpa
DESCRIPTION:Lama Yeshe Jinpa is the spiritual director and resident teacher of Lion’s Roar Dharma Center in Sacramento.  In 1995\, Lama Jinpa received direct heart/mind transmission from Geshe Gyatso after 25 years of Dharma practice and study. He is one of the few western lamas thus far recognized within the Gelugpa lineage of Tibetan or Vajrayana Buddhism\, the lineage of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/monday-night-zazen-program-2017-10-02-2017-11-20-4/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Monday Night Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171127T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171127T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T135243
CREATED:20170606T221314Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170606T221314Z
UID:9773-1511809200-1511816400@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Dharma Talk by Rev. Myo Lahey
DESCRIPTION:We welcome our guiding teacher from Hartford Street Zen Center in San Francisco.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/monday-night-zazen-program-2017-10-02-2017-11-27-4/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Monday Night Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171201T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171203T120000
DTSTAMP:20260406T135244
CREATED:20170606T213734Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170606T213734Z
UID:9762-1512118800-1512302400@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:3-day Rohatsu Sesshin
DESCRIPTION:“…when we practice zazen\, it is not that big mind is actually controlling small mind\, but simply that when small mind becomes calm\, big mind starts it true activity.”  ~Suzuki Roshi \nFor the first time Valley Streams Zen is offering a multi-day\, non-residential retreat. This is an opportunity to set aside the concerns of daily life for two and a half days\, giving all our attention to our sitting practice and taking care of ourselves as we would take care of a guest.  The schedule will include sitting and walking meditation\, breaks and Dharma talks.  Vegetarian meals will be served in a modified oryoki-style for lunch and dinner on Friday and Saturday. Oryoki is the traditional 3-bowl way of serving and eating meals together in silence.\nSchedule: Friday & Saturday\, 9 am – 9 pm.; Sunday\, 9 am – noon.\nCost:  $60 for full sesshin; $30 per full day; $15 per half day \nPlease sign up by November 21 by completing the form and returning it to Jim Hare.\nSesshin Signup Form (pdf)\nSign up at the zendo\, by email info@valleystreamszen.org or by US mail to\nVSZS\,  3111 Wissemann Dr.\, Sacramento\, CA 95826
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/one-day-sitting-4-2017-12-02-4/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,One-Day Sitting,Retreat,Special Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171204T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171204T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T135244
CREATED:20170606T221314Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170606T221314Z
UID:9774-1512414000-1512421200@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Tea & Discussion of SDC Envisioning
DESCRIPTION:After meditation & service\, join us for tea and discussion. The evening will be devoted to responding to building plans envisioned for our home\, the Sacramento Dharma Center.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/monday-night-zazen-program-2017-10-02-2017-12-04-4/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Monday Night Meeting
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