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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171029T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171029T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T040939
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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
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171030T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171030T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T040939
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
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171104T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171104T130000
DTSTAMP:20260406T040939
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:20260406T040939
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:20260406T040939
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
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171113T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171113T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T040939
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:20260406T040939
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:20260406T040939
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171201T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171203T120000
DTSTAMP:20260406T040939
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
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171204T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171204T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T040940
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
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171211T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171211T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T040940
CREATED:20170606T221314Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170606T221314Z
UID:9775-1513018800-1513026000@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 landscape plans envisioned for our home\, the Sacramento Dharma Center. Lynelle McNeil\, landscape architect\, will be joining us.\nStudy her design options from your own computer:  SDC Concepts Slideshow (PDF)
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/monday-night-zazen-program-2017-10-02-2017-12-11-4/
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:20171218T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171218T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T040940
CREATED:20170606T221314Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170606T221314Z
UID:9776-1513623600-1513630800@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Dharma Talk by Susan Moon
DESCRIPTION:Susan Moon is a writer\, editor\, and lay teacher in the Soto Zen tradition.  She is the author of a number of books about Buddhism\, including the humor book The Life and Letters of Tofu Roshi and This Is Getting Old: Zen Thoughts on Aging with Humor and Dignity. For many years she was the editor of Turning Wheel\, the journal of socially engaged Buddhism. Her short stories and essays have been published widely. Her most recent book is most recent book is The Hidden Lamp: Stories from 25 Centuries of Awakened Women. \nSue has been a Zen student since 1976\, practicing in the lineage of Suzuki Roshi at Berkeley Zen Center\, Tassajara Zen Mountain Monastery\, Green Gulch Farm\, and now with Zoketsu Norman Fischer’s Everyday Zen sangha. She received “entrustment” as a lay teacher in 2005.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/monday-night-zazen-program-2017-10-02-2017-12-18-4/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Monday Night Meeting
END:VEVENT
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171225T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171225T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T040940
CREATED:20170914T045600Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170914T045600Z
UID:9784-1514228400-1514235600@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:CLOSED for Christmas Day Holiday
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/closed-christmas-day-holiday-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:20180101T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180101T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T040940
CREATED:20171114T003854Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171114T003854Z
UID:9791-1514833200-1514840400@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Winter Celebration & Refreshments
DESCRIPTION:Welcome the new year by celebrating the treasure of sangha with your sangha! Please bring a finger food offering\, and poetry\, story\, or music to share (if you wish).
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/winter-celebration-refreshments-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:20180106T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180106T123000
DTSTAMP:20260406T040940
CREATED:20171015T233944Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171015T233944Z
UID:9787-1515229200-1515241800@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Deep Listening as a Spiritual Practice\, by Doralee Grindler Katonah
DESCRIPTION:Suzuki Roshi said practice is about “listening to ourselves.” This is not always so easy. Being truly understood by another helps us to listen within. In ordinary conversation\, it is rare that we really listen to each other. When we feel heard\, we comprehend something about ourselves that has been a mystery. In this workshop\, Doralee Grindler Katonah will guide us through simple exercises to help us listen to each other with our whole bodies. \nSign up at a meeting or email Doralee at dgk@livingforwardwhole.com
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/deep-listening-by-doralee-grindler-katonah-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:20180108T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180108T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T040940
CREATED:20171209T202858Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171209T202858Z
UID:9792-1515438000-1515445200@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Dharma Talk by Bob Rosenbaum
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/dharma-talk-bob-rosenbaum-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:20180115T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180115T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T040940
CREATED:20171209T203437Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171209T203437Z
UID:9793-1516042800-1516050000@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Discussion\, led by Patti Mitchell
DESCRIPTION:Patti Mitchell will lead our discussion to recognize and celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King\, Jr.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/discussion-led-patti-mitchell-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:20180122T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180122T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T040940
CREATED:20171209T203851Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171209T203851Z
UID:9794-1516647600-1516654800@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/dharma-talk-rev-myo-lahey-4-4/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Monday Night Meeting
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180129T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180129T204500
DTSTAMP:20260406T040940
CREATED:20161210T232847Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161210T232847Z
UID:9711-1517252400-1517258700@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Full Moon Ceremony
DESCRIPTION: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.  All are welcome.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/full-moon-ceremony-4-2018-01-29-4/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Full Moon Ceremony,Monday Night Meeting
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180203T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180203T170000
DTSTAMP:20260406T040940
CREATED:20171209T204515Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171209T204515Z
UID:9795-1517648400-1517677200@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:One-day Sitting\, led by So On Jim Hare
DESCRIPTION:“Outwardly still while inwardly moving\, like a tethered colt or a trapped rat\, the ancient sages pitied them and bestowed the teachings.” – Song of the Jewel Mirror Samadhi\n“Traps and snares can never reach it.” – Eihei Dogen\, Fukanzazengi \nThe traps and snares of thinking and feeling often seem to block the way of calm\, joyful sitting. How do we become free of these apparent obstacles? No one really knows\, yet zazen keeps drawing us back to encounter our essential freedom. This one-day sitting provides another opportunity\, supported by a schedule of sitting and walking meditation\, Dharma talks\, and noble silence throughout the day. Please arrive early so we can begin sitting promptly at 9 a.m. Bring a bag lunch. Everyone is welcome.\nIf this is your first one-day sitting\, please call practice leader Jim Hare after January 28th and prior to registering. 916-456-7752. \nREGISTER HERE \n 
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/one-day-sitting-5-4/
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:20180205T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180205T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T040940
CREATED:20171209T212944Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171209T212944Z
UID:9817-1517857200-1517864400@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Dharma Talk by So On Jim Hare
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/dharma-talk-jim-hare-5-4/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Monday Night Meeting
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180212T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180212T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T040940
CREATED:20171209T212700Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171209T212700Z
UID:9797-1518462000-1518469200@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Expression with What is Arising:  Practice Circle led by Doralee
DESCRIPTION:Sangha member and VSZS board president\, Doralee Grindler Katonah\, PsyD & MDiv\, will lead our discussion.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/monday-night-program-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:20180219T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180219T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T040940
CREATED:20171209T212700Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171209T212700Z
UID:9798-1519066800-1519074000@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Discussion on Engaged Practice:  What We Do in the World
DESCRIPTION:Our Presidents’ Day discussion will be led by So On Jim Hare\, head of practice. \nMonday night programs always begin with zazen (sitting meditation). Additional offerings include a devotional service\, dharma talks by visiting teachers\, group discussions\, practice circles and retreat nights. There are no membership requirements to participate.  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-night-program-2018-02-19-4/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Monday Night Meeting
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180226T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180226T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T040940
CREATED:20171209T212700Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171209T212700Z
UID:9799-1519671600-1519678800@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Dharma Talk by So On Jim Hare
DESCRIPTION:Our guiding teacher Rev. Myo Lahey from Hartford Street Zen Center in San Francisco is unable join us this evening due to illness.  In his place\, practice leader\, Jim Hare will comment on and lead a discussion on Case 94 of the Book of Serenity\, “Dongshan is Unwell”.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/monday-night-program-2018-02-26-4/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Monday Night Meeting
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180301T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180301T090000
DTSTAMP:20260406T040940
CREATED:20180222T004816Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180222T004816Z
UID:9818-1519891200-1519894800@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Study Group on "The Harmony of Difference and Equality"
DESCRIPTION:Six Thursdays\,  8 – 9 am  •  March 1 – April 5\, 2018  •  Led by Rev. So On Jim Hare \nUsing Shunryu Suzuki’s book\, Branching Streams Flow in the Darkness as a guide\, we will study the classic 8th century poem\, Sandokai\, “The Harmony of Difference and Equality.”   We will also use the text by Shohaku Okumura\, Living By Vow\, chapter 7. \n\nSpace is limited to the first 10 who sign up. There is no fee\, but we ask you to consider offering a donation to help support Valley Streams Zen and the Sacramento Dharma Center.\nPlease bring your own copy of Branching Streams Flow in the Darkness.\nTo Register: email Rollin Ives TWL4148@gmail.com
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/study-group-harmony-difference-equality-4/2018-03-01/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Classes,Study Group
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180303T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180303T120000
DTSTAMP:20260406T040940
CREATED:20171015T234320Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171015T234320Z
UID:9788-1520065800-1520078400@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Half-day Sitting - "Throughout the body\, hands and eyes."
DESCRIPTION:Sitting zazen is extending an invitation to great compassion.  Not doing anything\, yet compassion arises spontaneously\, “like reaching back for a pillow at night\,” according to one Zen story.  On Saturday March 3rd\, we’ll send invitations all morning\, still and silent on our cushions\, and moving in walking meditation. Our morning will include a short Dharma talk by Rev. So On Jim Hare\, practice leader. If this is your first extended sitting with Valley Streams Zen Sangha\, please call Jim at 916-456-7752 prior to registering. Our morning will be followed by a social bag lunch.  Please bring your lunch and join us. \nRegister for the sitting.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/half-day-sitting-8-4/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Half-Day Sitting,Retreat
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180305T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180305T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T040940
CREATED:20171209T212700Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171209T212700Z
UID:9800-1520276400-1520283600@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Discussion: Jiaoan's Sand in the Eye
DESCRIPTION:Linda Dekker and Karen Hamilton will facilitate Koan Study. This will be an opportunity to get a taste of what we do in the Women Ancestors group which meets every third Thursday at 9 am. The Koan we will look at is Jiaoan’s Sand in the Eye\, pp. 90-92 of The Hidden Lamp: Stories from Twenty-five Centeries of Awakened Women\, ed. by Florence Caplow and Susan Moon.  We chose this\, in part\, because the commentary is offered by Zenki Mary Mocine\, who was scheduled to give a Dharma talk\, but is unable to do so due to an injury. \nThe case:\nJiaoan was the niece of a high official of the Song dynasty. When she was young\, she decided not to marry or bear children and she set her heart on the way of Chan. She experienced a clear awakening at the words of Master Yuanwu Keqin as he spoke to the assembly. Later\, Yuanwu said to her\, “You should go on to erase your views–then you will finally be free.”\nShe answered in verse:\nThe pillar pulls out the bone sideways;\nthe void shows its claws and fangs;\neven if one profoundly understands\,\nthere is still sand in the eye.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/monday-night-program-2018-03-05-4/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Monday Night Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180312T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180312T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T040940
CREATED:20171209T212700Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171209T212700Z
UID:9801-1520881200-1520888400@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Dharma Talk by Edward Espe Brown
DESCRIPTION:Edward Espe Brown is a well-known Soto Zen Buddhist teacher\, author\, and chef. 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.\n\nBONUS: Please join us for a potluck supper with Rev. Brown at 5:30 pm at the Dharma Center.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/monday-night-program-2018-03-12-4/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Monday Night Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180319T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180319T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T040940
CREATED:20171209T212700Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171209T212700Z
UID:9802-1521486000-1521493200@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Dharma Talk by Rev. Myo Lahey
DESCRIPTION:Rev. Myō Lahey is Abbot at Hartford Street Zen Center in San Francisco \, as well as Guiding Teacher at Valley Streams Zen Sangha. He has previously served as Practice Leader at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center.  A Dharma heir of Tenshin Reb Anderson\, Myō is a sometime board member of the Soto Zen Buddhist Association of North America (SZBA) and also serves as its Treasurer.  Rev. Myō is available for individual practice discussion by appointment. \nOur Monday night programs usually begin with zazen (sitting meditation)\, followed by a short devotional service\, dharma talk\, group discussion\, or practice circle. 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-night-program-2018-03-19-4/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Monday Night Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180326T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180326T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T040940
CREATED:20171209T212700Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171209T212700Z
UID:9803-1522090800-1522098000@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-program-2018-03-26-4/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Monday Night Meeting,Retreat Night
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