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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180723T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180723T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T165116
CREATED:20180529T213902Z
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UID:9838-1532372400-1532379600@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Dharma Talk by Rev. Myo Lahey
DESCRIPTION:Rev. Myō Lahey is Abbot at Hartford Street Zen Center in San Francisco and our guiding teacher. He has previously served as Practice Leader at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center.  He is a Dharma heir of Tenshin Reb Anderson.  Rev. Myō is available for individual practice discussion by appointment prior to our evening program. \n  \nNOTE: We would like to take some (staged) photographs tonight for use on our website.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/dharma-talk-rev-myo-lahey-7-4/
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:20180730T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180730T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T165116
CREATED:20180529T214021Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180529T214021Z
UID:9839-1532977200-1532984400@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Poetry Night\, led by Linda Dekker
DESCRIPTION:Sangha member\, Linda Dekker\, will lead us in an evening of reading and writing poetry.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/poetry-night-led-linda-dekker-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:20180804T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180804T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T165116
CREATED:20180717T051247Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180717T051247Z
UID:9844-1533373200-1533384000@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Half-Day Sangha Work Practice\, led by Linda Dekker
DESCRIPTION:“Work as meditation” illustrates how work is just as important a time for mindfulness practice as sitting zazen or walking meditation. In work as meditation\, there isn’t too much need for thinking\, planning or conceptualizing. While effort is made to do what we are doing efficiently and beautifully\, we needn’t hurry or worry about how much is getting done. In not rushing to get the dishes washed or the carpets vacuumed\, we have an opportunity to just appreciate the work for what it is—a thoroughgoing engagement with our life in the moment. \nWe will begin the day with a period of zazen; then pick up our tools with silent intention. Please join us\, and bring a bag lunch to stay for social time in our freshly cleaned center! \nTo register\, email zendekker@gmail.com \n 
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/half-day-sangha-work-practice-led-linda-dekker-4/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Community Service,Half-Day Sitting,Retreat
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180804T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180804T170000
DTSTAMP:20260404T165116
CREATED:20180312T192430Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180312T192430Z
UID:9824-1533373200-1533402000@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:CANCELLED: One-day Sitting with Zenju Earthlyn Manuel
DESCRIPTION:We are sorry that Zenju has had to cancel this retreat with us due to illness.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/one-day-sitting-rev-zenju-earthlyn-manuel-2-4/
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:20180806T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180806T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T165116
CREATED:20180529T202538Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180529T202538Z
UID:9832-1533582000-1533589200@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Practice Circle: Acceptance & Respect in Community
DESCRIPTION:Practice Circle led by So On Jim Hare \nThe Three Treasures are the foundation of the Practice Circle: (1) the Oneness of Buddha\, (2) the Diversity of Dharma\, (3) the Harmony of Sangha. The circle itself is a container for being in the present\, manifesting just as we are in the truth of the moment. \nPractice Circle Guidelines (as adapted from the Zen Center of Los Angeles):\nWhen speaking\, we practice speaking from integrity and speak the truth as we know it. We stay focused on our own experience as opposed to taking about others or talking abstractly.\nIn listening\, we try not to interrupt\, even with our thoughts. We practice receiving whatever is being offered by another without attachments or judgements.\n In silence\, we allow all things to arise and pass away\, accepting and honoring different expressions and perspectives. We sit with our discomfort.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/acceptance-respect-community-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:20180813T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180813T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T165116
CREATED:20180529T210650Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180529T210650Z
UID:9833-1534186800-1534194000@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Practice Talk by Doralee Grindler Katonah
DESCRIPTION:Peggy McIntosh\, in her article “White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack”\, describes white privilege as “an invisible package of unearned assets.” These advantages in a very deep way remain invisible to white people because they are built in to our way of life\, and we often mistake them for just how life is. White privilege and racism are reflections of each other.  We practice to liberate all beings…..addressing white privilege is our side of the coin which remains hidden from our view. \nDoralee will share her learnings and invite us to consider these insights through discussion and a guided exercise.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/practice-talk-doralee-grindler-katonah-6/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Monday Night Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180820T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180820T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T165116
CREATED:20180529T230104Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180529T230104Z
UID:9841-1534791600-1534798800@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Dharma Talk by Rev. Myo Lahey
DESCRIPTION:Rev. Myo Lahey is Abbot at Hartford Street Zen Center in San Francisco and our guiding teacher. He has previously served as Practice Leader at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center. He is a Dharma heir of Tenshin Reb Anderson.\nRev. Myo is available for individual practice discussion by appointment prior to our Monday evening program. Please email info@valleystreamszen.org
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/dharma-talk-rev-myo-lahey-8-4/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Monday Night Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180827T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180827T190000
DTSTAMP:20260404T165116
CREATED:20180529T201123Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180529T201123Z
UID:9831-1535396400-1535396400@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Retreat Night
DESCRIPTION:On Retreat Night we enjoy our traditional retreat night; a chance to settle into our meditation practice with three 25-minute periods of zazen\, interspersed with walking meditation (kinhin). Turning the light inward we explore the causes of suffering and what ends it. This invitation is extended to everyone.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/retreat-night-4-4/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Monday Night Meeting,Retreat Night
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180901
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180902
DTSTAMP:20260404T165116
CREATED:20180311T211621Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180311T211621Z
UID:9820-1535760000-1535846399@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Labor Day Holiday - No One-day Sitting
DESCRIPTION:Please enjoy the holiday with family and friends.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/labor-day-holiday-no-one-day-sitting-4/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180903
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180904
DTSTAMP:20260404T165116
CREATED:20180311T212357Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180311T212357Z
UID:9821-1535932800-1536019199@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:CLOSED for Labor Day Holiday
DESCRIPTION:Please enjoy the holiday with family and friends.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/closed-labor-day-holiday-4/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,CLOSED
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180910T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180910T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T165116
CREATED:20180529T200842Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180529T200842Z
UID:9830-1536606000-1536613200@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Shamata/Vipassana Teachings - So On Jim Hare
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/shamata-vipassana-teachings-jim-hare-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:20180917T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180917T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T165116
CREATED:20180529T200137Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180529T200137Z
UID:9829-1537210800-1537218000@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Dharma Talk by Rev. Myo Lahey
DESCRIPTION:Rev. Myo Lahey is Abbot at Hartford Street Zen Center in San Francisco and our guiding teacher. He has previously served as Practice Leader at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center. He is a Dharma heir of Tenshin Reb Anderson.\nRev. Myo is available for individual practice discussion by appointment prior to our Monday evening program. Please email info@valleystreamszen.org
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/dharma-talk-tba-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:20180920T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180920T090000
DTSTAMP:20260404T165116
CREATED:20180920T231747Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260117T005310Z
UID:9866-1537430400-1537434000@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Study Group - Vasubandhu's Yogacara
DESCRIPTION:Study is one of the pillars of Zen practice. Please join us every Thursday morning for our ongoing study group to discuss ancient and contemporary texts. \n\nFacilitated by Rev. So’on Jim Hare.\nCurrent text: Inside Vasubandhu’s Yogacara: A Practitioner’s Guide\, by Ben Connelly\nContact Rollin Ives (twl4148@gmail.com) for details.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/study-group-facilitated-jim-hare-4/2018-09-20/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Study Group
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180922T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180922T170000
DTSTAMP:20260404T165116
CREATED:20180311T211215Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180311T211215Z
UID:9819-1537606800-1537635600@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:The Radiant Light of Buddha Nature: One-day Sitting with Kokyo Henkel
DESCRIPTION:Kokyo Henkel  is the resident teacher at Santa Cruz Zen Center. Prior to assuming his current position\, he practiced at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center\, Green Gulch Farm Zen Center\, No Abode Hermitage in Mill Valley\, and Bukkokuji Monastery in Japan. \nHe was ordained as a priest in 1994 by Tenshin Anderson Roshi and received Dharma Transmission from him in 2010. Kokyo enjoys studying the original teachings of Buddha-Dharma from ancient India\, China\, and Japan with an eye to their relevance in bringing peace and harmony to this troubled world. \n» REGISTER at EventBrite.com\nThe fee is on a sliding scale of $20-$60\, according to ability. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. You will be invited to give an additional teacher donation on the day of the retreat. For questions\, please contact Sarah at sarah_ogara@yahoo.com or 916-484-6808.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/one-day-sitting-kokyo-henkel-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:20180924T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180924T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T165116
CREATED:20180529T194536Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180529T194536Z
UID:9828-1537815600-1537822800@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-5-4/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Full Moon Ceremony
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181001T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181001T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T165116
CREATED:20180906T015857Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180906T015857Z
UID:9846-1538420400-1538427600@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Fall Study Period Begins
DESCRIPTION:Our fall study period echoes the centuries-old tradition of Buddhist communities gathering for “winter rains” retreats. This is a time for deepening one’s study of the Buddha Way. \nIn a traditional Zen practice period you are in residence. Your days are regulated by a schedule of zazen\, service\, formal oryoki meals\, and work around the temple grounds and kitchen. Simply following the schedule\, you find yourself carried along in the stream of practice. You sit zazen\, hear and study teachings\, and meet with a teacher for dokusan or practice discussion. Your individual effort is reinforced by the collective effort of the sangha. The Valley Streams study period replicates some aspects of a traditional practice period\, but relies more on your individual motivation and effort. It requires faith and confidence to remember you are joining other Sangha members when you sit\, study\, and work.  More information here. \nThe study period will be led by So On Jim Hare. Our focus will be on Yogacara\, an influential school of Buddhist philosophy that explains how our human experience is constructed by the mind.  “All experience is preceded by mind\, led by mind\, made by mind”: this opening line of the Dhammapada could be called the root position of Yogacara thought. It captures the “radical” idea that nothing appears except what is previously conceived in human thought and perception. The Yogacara (yoga practice) school arose in 5th century India and was influential at the same time that the Zen school was developing in China.  We will explore the central ideas of Yogacara thought\, as succinctly conveyed through the text known as Vasubandhu’s Thirty Verses.  Ben Connelly’s book Inside Vasubandhu’s Yogacara: a Practitioner’s Guide (Wisdom Publications\, 2016) will be our guide.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/fall-study-period-begins-4/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Classes,Monday Night Meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181001T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181001T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T165116
CREATED:20180906T020313Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180906T020313Z
UID:9847-1538420400-1538427600@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Dharma Talk by So On Jim Hare
DESCRIPTION:Who was Vasubandhu?
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/dharma-talk-jim-hare-7-4/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Monday Night Meeting
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181006T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181006T130000
DTSTAMP:20260404T165116
CREATED:20180906T020656Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180906T020656Z
UID:9848-1538816400-1538830800@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Half-day Sitting\, led by So On Jim Hare
DESCRIPTION:Sitting with Calm and Insight:  a half-day schedule of sitting and walking meditation\, offered along with a Dharma talk by So On Jim Hare on the teachings of Shamata and Vipassana (Calming and Insight) from the Samdhinirmochana Sutra.  This will be a continuation of a Dharma talk that was given on September 10th\, but it will stand on its own for people who did not attend that talk. \n\nPlease bring a bag lunch if you would like to join us for a social lunch after the formal program.\nIf this is your first time practicing with us or your first half-day sitting\, please call Jim at 916-456-7752 so you can learn more about the day.  $20\n\nRegister on Eventbrite – or sign up on a Monday evening.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/half-day-sitting-led-jim-hare-4/2018-10-06/
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:20181008T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181008T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T165116
CREATED:20180906T020942Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180906T020942Z
UID:9849-1539025200-1539032400@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Vasubandhu's 30 Verses\, by So On Jim Hare
DESCRIPTION:In fourth-century India one of the great geniuses of Buddhism\, Vasubandhu\, sought to reconcile the diverse ideas and forms of Buddhism practiced at the time and demonstrate how they could be effectively integrated into a single system. This was the Yogacara movement\, and it continues to have great influence in modern Tibetan and Zen Buddhism. Vasubandhu’s “Thirty Verses” lay out a path of practice that integrates the most powerful of Buddhism’s psychological and mystical possibilities: Early Buddhism’s practices for shedding afflictive emotional habits and the Mahayana emphasis on shedding divisive concepts\, the path of individual liberation and the path of freeing all beings\, the path to nirvana and the path of enlightenment as the very ground of being right now. \nThis is a continuation of our Fall Practice Period theme on Yogacara\, using Ben Connelly’s book\, Inside Vasubandhu’s Yogacara: A Practitioner’s Guide for reference.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/vasubandus-30-verses-jim-hare-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:20181015T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181015T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T165116
CREATED:20180906T021148Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180906T021148Z
UID:9852-1539630000-1539637200@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Vasubandhu's 30 Verses\, by So On Jim Hare
DESCRIPTION:In fourth-century India one of the great geniuses of Buddhism\, Vasubandhu\, sought to reconcile the diverse ideas and forms of Buddhism practiced at the time and demonstrate how they could be effectively integrated into a single system. This was the Yogacara movement\, and it continues to have great influence in modern Tibetan and Zen Buddhism. Vasubandhu’s “Thirty Verses” lay out a path of practice that integrates the most powerful of Buddhism’s psychological and mystical possibilities: Early Buddhism’s practices for shedding afflictive emotional habits and the Mahayana emphasis on shedding divisive concepts\, the path of individual liberation and the path of freeing all beings\, the path to nirvana and the path of enlightenment as the very ground of being right now. \nThis is a continuation of our Fall Practice Period theme on Yogacara\, using Ben Connelly’s book\, Inside Vasubandhu’s Yogacara: A Practitioner’s Guide for reference.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/vasubandhus-30-verses-jim-hare-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:20181022T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181022T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T165116
CREATED:20180906T022900Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180906T022900Z
UID:9854-1540234800-1540242000@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Dharma Talk by Rev. Myo Lahey
DESCRIPTION:Rev. Myo Lahey is Abbot at Hartford Street Zen Center in San Francisco and our guiding teacher. He has previously served as Practice Leader at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center. He is a Dharma heir of Tenshin Reb Anderson.\nRev. Myo is available for individual practice discussion by appointment prior to our Monday evening program. Please email info@valleystreamszen.org
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/dharma-talk-rev-myo-lahey-10-4/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Monday Night Meeting
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181028T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181028T130000
DTSTAMP:20260404T165116
CREATED:20180906T022549Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180906T022549Z
UID:9853-1540720800-1540731600@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 latest news about Valley Streams Zen Sangha. All members\, along with their family & friends are warmly invited to attend.\nSign up at a regular meeting\, or let us know by email\, what food offering\, and how many people you will bring. Drinks and utensils will be provided.\nNEW DATE: Sunday\, Oct. 28\, 10 am – 1 pm
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/sangha-annual-meeting-potluck-brunch-2-4/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Special Event
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181029T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181029T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T165116
CREATED:20180906T023714Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180906T023714Z
UID:9855-1540839600-1540846800@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/sejiki-ceremony-3-4/
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:20181103T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181103T170000
DTSTAMP:20260404T165116
CREATED:20180906T025147Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180906T025147Z
UID:9856-1541235600-1541264400@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:One-day Sitting - CANCELLED
DESCRIPTION:This one-day sitting is cancelled in order to focus on the 3-day Rohatsu Sesshin\, scheduled for November 30 – December 2. Please consider giving yourself this special treat of setting aside the concerns of daily life for two and a half days in and giving your attention to your sitting practice and taking care of yourself as you would take care of a guest.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/one-day-sitting-led-jim-hare-4/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,CLOSED,One-Day Sitting
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181105T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181105T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T165116
CREATED:20180906T025521Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180906T025521Z
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SUMMARY:Koan Study\, led by Doralee Grindler Katonah
DESCRIPTION:Doralee will lead us in an experiential process of working with the different characters in a koan as parts of ourselves. Through sharing these experiences we may become open to something fresh arising. The koan we will work with is “Senjo and Her Soul are Separated“\, p. 157 in The Hidden Lamp – Stories from Twenty-five Centuries of Awakened Women. Florence Caplow and Susan Moon\, eds. (Wisdom Publications\, 2013). \nCopies of the koan will be provided. \nThe transmission of the dharma happens through intimate encounters\, between seekers on the path and between students and teachers\, to awaken us to our true selves and to relieve our suffering.  Koans are stories of such encounters that at first appear opaque or like conundrums that don’t make sense. Koans are meant to come alive to us and meet us exactly where we are blind to our awakening\, yet the keys to unlocking the awakening process offered in koans calls upon us to engage these stories beyond our usual ways of thinking.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/program-led-doralee-grindler-katonah-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:20181107T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181107T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T165116
CREATED:20180512T041928Z
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SUMMARY:An evening with Wendy Garling: Stories of Women in the Buddha's Life
DESCRIPTION:Stars at Dawn is a retelling of ancient legends of the women in Gautama Buddha’s intimate circle. Lesser-known stories from Sanskrit and Pali sources are for the first time woven into an illuminating\, coherent narrative. Interspersed with original insights\, fresh interpretations\, and bold challenges to the status quo\, these stories invite us to open our minds to a new understanding of women’s roles in the Buddha’s life and in early Buddhism. Books will be available for purchase after the lecture.\n \nWendy Garling has taught women’s spirituality\, focusing on Buddhist traditions for more than 20 years. She is a Tibetan Buddhist practitioner and authorized Dharma  teacher. \nALSO:\nTea & Conversation with Wendy in the SDC LibraryThursday morning\, November 8\, 9:00-10:30 am \nREGISTER ON EVENTBRITE.COM
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/wendy-garling-stories-women-buddhas-life-4/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Special Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181108T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181108T103000
DTSTAMP:20260404T165116
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SUMMARY:Buddhist Women Ancestors - Tea & Conversation with Wendy Garling
DESCRIPTION:Join us for tea and conversation with special guest: Wendy Garling\, author of Stars at Dawn: Forgotten Stories of Women in the Buddha’s Life.  \nWendy Garling has taught women’s spirituality focusing on Buddhist traditions for more than 20 years. She has a BA from Wellesley College and MA in Sanskrit language and literature from the University of California\, Berkeley. A Tibetan Buddhist practitioner and authorized dharma teacher\, she took refuge with His Holiness the 16th Karmapa in 1976 and began lifelong studies with His Holiness the Dalai Lama after their first meeting in Dharamsala\, India in 1979. At that time she also met the late Venerable Geshe Acharya Thubten Loden who became her principal teacher. \n\nOur study group meets 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 use are: \n\nThe Hidden Lamp\, edited by Florence Caplow & Susan Moon\nStars at Dawn: Forgotten Stories of Women in the Buddha’s Life\, by Wendy Garling\nWomen of Wisdom\, by Lama Tsultrim Allione\nBeing Bodies: Buddhist Women on the Paradox of Embodiment\, edited by Lenore\nFriedman & Susan Moon
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/buddhist-women-ancestors-2018-11-08-4/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Study Group
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181112T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181112T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T165116
CREATED:20180906T030128Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180906T030128Z
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SUMMARY:Vasubandhu's Thirty Verses by So On Jim Hare
DESCRIPTION:In fourth-century India one of the great geniuses of Buddhism\, Vasubandhu\, sought to reconcile the diverse ideas and forms of Buddhism practiced at the time and demonstrate how they could be effectively integrated into a single system. This was the Yogacara movement\, and it continues to have great influence in modern Tibetan and Zen Buddhism. Vasubandhu’s “Thirty Verses” lay out a path of practice that integrates the most powerful of Buddhism’s psychological and mystical possibilities: Early Buddhism’s practices for shedding afflictive emotional habits and the Mahayana emphasis on shedding divisive concepts\, the path of individual liberation and the path of freeing all beings\, the path to nirvana and the path of enlightenment as the very ground of being right now. \nThis is a continuation of our Fall Practice Period theme on Yogacara\, using Ben Connelly’s book\, Inside Vasubandhu’s Yogacara: A Practitioner’s Guide for reference.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/vasubandhus-thirty-verses-jim-hare-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:20181119T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181119T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T165116
CREATED:20180906T031240Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180906T031240Z
UID:9859-1542654000-1542661200@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 recognized within the Gelugpa lineage of Tibetan or Vajrayana Buddhism\, the lineage of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/dharma-talk-lama-yeshe-jinpa-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:20181126T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181126T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T165116
CREATED:20180906T031746Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180906T031746Z
UID:9860-1543258800-1543266000@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Dharma Talk by Rev. Myo Lahey
DESCRIPTION:Rev. Myo Lahey is Abbot at Hartford Street Zen Center in San Francisco and our guiding teacher. He has previously served as Practice Leader at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center. He is a Dharma heir of Tenshin Reb Anderson.\nRev. Myo is available for individual practice discussion by appointment prior to our Monday evening program. Please email info@valleystreamszen.org
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/dharma-talk-rev-myo-lahey-11-4/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Monday Night Meeting
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