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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
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181105T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181105T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T160936
CREATED:20180906T025521Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180906T025521Z
UID:9857-1541444400-1541451600@valleystreamszen.org
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181107T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181107T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T160936
CREATED:20180512T041928Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180512T041928Z
UID:9827-1541617200-1541624400@valleystreamszen.org
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:20260404T160936
CREATED:20171015T231907Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171015T231907Z
UID:9786-1541667600-1541673000@valleystreamszen.org
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:20260404T160936
CREATED:20180906T030128Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180906T030128Z
UID:9858-1542049200-1542056400@valleystreamszen.org
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:20260404T160936
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:20260404T160936
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181130T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181202T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T160936
CREATED:20180312T194524Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180312T194524Z
UID:9825-1543568400-1543752000@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 its true activity.”  ~Suzuki Roshi \nThis multi-day\, non-residential retreat is an opportunity to set aside the concerns of daily life for two and a half days\, giving all your attention to your sitting practice and taking care of yourself as you 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 (scholarships available)\nRegister on a Monday night with So-On Jim Hare. 
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/3-day-rohatsu-sesshin-6/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Retreat,Special Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181203T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181203T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T160936
CREATED:20180920T222614Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180920T222614Z
UID:9861-1543863600-1543870800@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Impressions from Sesshin - Panel Presentation
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/way-seeking-mind-talk-susan-farrar-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:20181210T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181210T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T160936
CREATED:20180920T225427Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180920T225427Z
UID:9864-1544468400-1544475600@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Retreat Night
DESCRIPTION:Retreat Night offers an opportunity to settle into your 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/zazen-program-tba-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;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181217T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181217T183000
DTSTAMP:20260404T160936
CREATED:20181213T171649Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181213T171649Z
UID:9899-1545067800-1545071400@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Potluck Supper with Susan Moon
DESCRIPTION:You are invited to share a meal with the sangha prior to our evening sit and Dharma talk.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/potluck-supper-with-susan-moon-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:20181217T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181217T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T160936
CREATED:20180920T223926Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180920T223926Z
UID:9862-1545073200-1545080400@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 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/dharma-talk-susan-moon-2-4/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Monday Night Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181224T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181224T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T160936
CREATED:20180920T225204Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180920T225204Z
UID:9863-1545678000-1545685200@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:CLOSED - Christmas Holiday
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/closed-christmas-holiday-4/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,CLOSED,Monday Night Meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181231T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181231T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T160936
CREATED:20180920T225808Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180920T225808Z
UID:9865-1546282800-1546290000@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Winter Celebration & Refreshments
DESCRIPTION:Welcome the new year by celebrating the treasure of sangha with your sangha!\nPlease bring a finger food offering\, and poetry\, story\, or music to share (if you wish).
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/winter-celebration-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:20190103T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190103T090000
DTSTAMP:20260404T160936
CREATED:20181207T050340Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260117T005426Z
UID:9897-1546502400-1546506000@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Study Group
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: TBA\nContact Rollin Ives (twl4148@gmail.com) for details.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/study-group-8/2019-01-03/
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:20190107T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190107T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T160936
CREATED:20181207T035147Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181207T035147Z
UID:9873-1546887600-1546894800@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Practice Circle on "Resolution and Vow"
DESCRIPTION:led by So On Jim Hare
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/practice-circle-on-resolution-and-vow-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:20190114T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190114T184000
DTSTAMP:20260404T160936
CREATED:20181207T040326Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181207T040326Z
UID:9874-1547488800-1547491200@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Introduction to Zen Meditation
DESCRIPTION:For those who are new to Zen meditation\, we offer this 40-minute introduction to our forms of practice on the second Monday every month.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/introduction-to-zen-meditation-7-4/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Meditation Instruction
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190114T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190114T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T160936
CREATED:20181207T041153Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181207T041153Z
UID:9877-1547492400-1547499600@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Dharma Talk by Rev. Mary Mocine (by recording)
DESCRIPTION:Due to family illness\, Rev. Mary Mocine will not be able to attend as planned.  However\, we will be able to hear her teaching on Death and Dying by listening to a recording made on January 13th at SBMG.  She recommends reading this article in advance of listening to her talk. \nReverend Mary Mocine\, is abbess of Clear Water Zendo in Vallejo. She was trained at San Francisco and Berkeley Zen Centers\, and Tassajara Zen Monastery. She was ordained in 1994 by Sojun Mel Weitsman\, former Abbot of San Francisco Zen Center and continuing Abbot of the Berkeley Zen Center. Reverend Mocine has also trained with Abbess Zenkei Blanche Hartman and former Abbots Zoketsu Norman Fischer and Tenshin Reb Anderson of the San Francisco Zen Center. She received dharma transmission from Sojun Mel Weitsman in May 2005.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/dharma-talk-by-rev-mary-mocine-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:20190121T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190121T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T160936
CREATED:20181207T042140Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181207T042140Z
UID:9878-1548097200-1548104400@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Program Inspired by Martin Luther King
DESCRIPTION:led by Doralee Grindler Katonah.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/program-inspired-by-martin-luther-king-5/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Monday Night Meeting
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190128T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190128T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T160936
CREATED:20181207T042503Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181207T042503Z
UID:9879-1548702000-1548709200@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. Rev. Myo is available for individual practice discussion by appointment prior to our evening program.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/dharma-talk-by-rev-myo-lahey-9-4/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Monday Night Meeting
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190202T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190202T160000
DTSTAMP:20260404T160936
CREATED:20181101T183201Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181101T183201Z
UID:9867-1549112400-1549123200@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Jizo Ceremony - For Loved Ones Who Have Died and Other Losses
DESCRIPTION:Jizo is the beloved Great Bodhisattva found within many Buddhist traditions\, who carries us across the threshold of death and loss and safely accompanies us through the ‘hell zones’ of deep suffering. \nEspecially honored in Japan\, Jizo (also known as ‘Earth Store’ or ‘Earth Womb’) brings to us the qualities of courage\, fearlessness\, and tenderness needed to enter into our experiences of grief and loss and to open our hearts to the mystery of life and death. \nThis will be a sacred time for us to come together to acknowledge and remember the death of someone dear to us or another kind of significant loss\, whether recent or from long ago.  We will take refuge in the safe container of our shared presence with each other for the sake of our healing. \nWe will be introduced to this ceremony by our facilitators and then in silence we will create hand-made offerings for our loved ones. In a ceremony of remembrance we will honor their lives and our relationship with them.  We will complete the ceremony with a processional into our garden to offer prayer flag messages for the dying and for ourselves as we continue to live our lives. \nIn this sacred space we will together turn towards the complexity of grief and discover the strength that arises when we embrace our interconnectedness with all beings. \nEveryone is welcome and there is no fee.  Donations offered will be given to the Susan Orr Memorial Garden.  \n Registration will be at Eventbrite.com \nFor further information contact:  Doralee Grindler Katonah at grindkaton@icloud.com \nThis ceremony has been brought to us from Japan by Yvonne Rand and Jan Chosen-Bays and transmitted to Chris Forten and Sarah Emerson (all transmitted Zen Priests).  Doralee Grindler Katonah will lead\, assisted by So On Jim Hare. Doralee has received two years of training in preparation for guiding this ceremony.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/jizo-ceremony-4/2019-02-02/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Special Event
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190204T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190204T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T160936
CREATED:20181207T042919Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181207T042919Z
UID:9880-1549306800-1549314000@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Inquiry into the Nature of Socially Engaged Buddhism
DESCRIPTION:Two Evenings of Inquiry into the Nature of Socially Engaged Buddhism\nFebruary 4th and 11th\nDo not be daunted by the enormity of the world’s grief.\nDo justly\, now. Love mercy\, now.  Walk humbly\, now.\nYou are not obligated to complete the work\, but neither are you free to abandon it.\n-The Talmud \nOn this first evening\, three Sangha members will offer brief accounts of the ways they are working locally to influence social and political choices.  Our assumption is that many sangha members are doing this\, whether through voting\, volunteer activities\, or personal consumption choices. We will follow with a discussion centered around these three questions: \n1.  Do you ever suffer – physically\, psychologically\, emotionally\, or spiritually – from political\, social\, economic\, or environmental conditions affecting you and others?  If so\, what do you do about it?\n2.  Do the terms “engaged Buddhism” and “activism” evoke positive\, negative\, or neutral sensations/ feeling tones for you?\n3.  Is engaged Buddhism part of your practice?  If so\, does it include activism? \nWe encourage you to prepare a list of the ‘socially conscious’ activities that engage you.  Even if you do not consider these activities to be engaged Buddhism we invite everyone to individually and anonymously provide a written list at the first meeting on February 4. The lists will be compiled and presented by on February 11. \n\n\n\nWhat goes on the list? Everything. You might wish to note that you have used your own cup and lid when buying tea at Starbucks for the past five years\, and since you buy five cups a week\, that means you have eliminated 1\,300 plastic cup lids from entering the environment. Or perhaps you always carry a reusable water bottle now\, or your own reusable straw. Or you have been driving a hybrid or an electric car for the past year. Or maybe you are working with a group on prison and criminal justice reforms. Or you are involved in lobbying for better health care. Or you do pro bono legal work for immigrant families. Or you invest in funds that put money only into companies that are aligned with social justice and environmental principles. Or you marched on MLK day\, or in solidarity with women’s rights\, LGBT rights\, or with Black Lives Matter. Or … you get the idea. List it all. Because there is probably a lot there. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe February 4 session will include two brief presentations by Oscar Balaguer and Rollin Ives. In preparation\, Oscar and Rollin invite you to read this article\, “Stand Against Suffering\, A Call to Action by Buddhist Teachers.” The article\, signed by more than 140 Buddhist leaders\, was published in Lion’s Roar on August 21\, 2017.\nAdditional reading:  “What’s Buddhist about Socially Engaged Buddhism?” by David Loy. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nBoth sessions will be facilitated by So On Jim Hare.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/practice-talk-on-climate-action-by-oscar-balaguer-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:20190211T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190211T184000
DTSTAMP:20260404T160936
CREATED:20181207T040853Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181207T040853Z
UID:9875-1549908000-1549910400@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Introduction to Zen Meditation
DESCRIPTION:For those who are new to Zen meditation\, we offer this 40-minute introduction to our forms of practice on the second Monday every month.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/introduction-to-zen-meditation-8-4/2019-02-11/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Meditation Instruction
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190211T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190211T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T160936
CREATED:20181207T042919Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181207T042919Z
UID:9882-1549911600-1549918800@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Inquiry into the Nature of Socially Engaged Buddhism
DESCRIPTION:Two Evenings of Inquiry into the Nature of Socially Engaged Buddhism\nFebruary 4th and 11th\nDo not be daunted by the enormity of the world’s grief.\nDo justly\, now. Love mercy\, now.  Walk humbly\, now.\nYou are not obligated to complete the work\, but neither are you free to abandon it.\n-The Talmud \n\n\n\nThe February 11 session is envisioned as a deeper dive into a sort of data-driven snapshot of the depth and breadth of the VSZS community’s already on-going socially engaged Buddhist practices. Even if you do not consider these activities to be engaged Buddhism we invite everyone to individually and anonymously provide a written list at the first meeting on February 4. The lists will be compiled and presented by on February 11. \n\n\n\nYour written lists are responses to these three questions: \n1.  Do you ever suffer – physically\, psychologically\, emotionally\, or spiritually – from political\, social\, economic\, or environmental conditions affecting you and others?  If so\, what do you do about it?\n2.  Do the terms “engaged Buddhism” and “activism” evoke positive\, negative\, or neutral sensations/feeling tones for you?\n3.  Is engaged Buddhism part of your practice?  If so\, does it include activism? \n\n\n\nWhat goes on the list? Everything. You might wish to note that you have used your own cup and lid when buying tea at Starbucks for the past five years\, and since you buy five cups a week\, that means you have eliminated 1\,300 plastic cup lids from entering the environment. Or\, perhaps you always carry a reusable water bottle now\, or your own reusable straw. Or\, you have been driving a hybrid or an electric car for the past year. Or\, maybe you are working with a group on prison and criminal justice reforms. Or\, you are involved in lobbying for better health care. Or\, you do pro bono legal work for immigrant families. Or\, you invest in funds that put money only into companies that are aligned with social justice and environmental principles. Or\, you marched on MLK day\, or in solidarity with women’s rights\, LGBT rights\, or with Black Lives Matter. Or … you get the idea. List it all. Because there is probably a lot there. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nSuggested reading: \n\n“Stand Against Suffering\, A Call to Action by Buddhist Teachers.”\, signed by more than 140 Buddhist leaders; published in Lion’s Roar on August 21\, 2017.\n “What’s Buddhist about Socially Engaged Buddhism?” by David Loy.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“There is no magic formula to be involved. The solutions are not to be found\, they are to be worked out together.” – David Loy
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/practice-talk-on-climate-action-by-oscar-balaguer-2019-02-11-4/
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:20190218T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190218T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T160936
CREATED:20181207T043625Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181207T043625Z
UID:9881-1550516400-1550523600@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Full Moon Ceremony
DESCRIPTION:This ceremony reminds us that enlightenment is enacted with Bodhisattva precepts\, which are recited in a call and response format during the ceremony.  We enter the ceremony following two periods of zazen interspersed with walking meditation.  Whole-heartedly we celebrate the whole moon.  Everyone is invited to participate.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/full-moon-ceremony-6-4/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Full Moon Ceremony,Monday Night Meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190225T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190225T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T160936
CREATED:20181207T044033Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181207T044033Z
UID:9892-1551121200-1551128400@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. Rev. Myo is available for individual practice discussion by appointment prior to our evening program.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/dharma-talk-by-rev-myo-lahey-10-4/
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:20190302T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190302T170000
DTSTAMP:20260404T160936
CREATED:20181101T185350Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181101T185350Z
UID:9869-1551517200-1551546000@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:One-day Sitting\, led by So On Jim Hare
DESCRIPTION:“I said to my soul\, be still\, and wait without hope\nFor hope would be hope for the wrong thing;\nwait without love\,\nFor love would be love of the wrong thing;\nthere is yet faith\nBut the faith and the love and the hope are all in the waiting.\nWait without thought\, for you are not ready for thought:\nSo the darkness shall be the light\, and the stillness the dancing.”\n~ T.S. Elliot \nWith this sitting\, we will celebrate Dogen’s practice/realization\, something that Elliot intuitively describes in his poem. Everyone is invited to join this day of sitting and walking meditation. There will be a Dharma talk and silent bag lunch (please bring your own lunch). \nREGISTER ON EVENTBRITE.COM \nQuestions?  Email So On Jim Hare at info@valleystreamszen.org
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/one-day-sitting-6-4/
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:20190304T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190304T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T160936
CREATED:20181207T045306Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181207T045306Z
UID:9894-1551726000-1551733200@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Practice Talk by John Wark
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/practice-talk-by-sangha-member-john-wark-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:20190309T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190309T150000
DTSTAMP:20260404T160936
CREATED:20190304T063621Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190304T063621Z
UID:9900-1552129200-1552143600@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Memorial Service to celebrate Mary Reilly
DESCRIPTION:Mary Reilly\, long-time member and leader of SBMG and the Sacramento Dharma Center community\, will be honored and remembered by her many friends and family.  Mary taught meditation to children and teachers in public schools; she loved nature\, especially the Sandhill Cranes; she was friendly and generous to all and a talented organizerl.  Mary passed away suddenly on February 27.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/memorial-service-to-celebrate-mary-reilly-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:20190311T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190311T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T160936
CREATED:20181207T045504Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181207T045504Z
UID:9895-1552330800-1552338000@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Dharma Talk by Rev. Mary Mocine
DESCRIPTION:Reverend Mary Mocine\, is abbess of Clear Water Zendo in Vallejo. She was trained at San Francisco and Berkeley Zen Centers\, and Tassajara Zen Monastery. She was ordained in 1994 by Sojun Mel Weitsman\, former Abbot of San Francisco Zen Center and continuing Abbot of the Berkeley Zen Center. Reverend Mocine has also trained with Abbess Zenkei Blanche Hartman and former Abbots Zoketsu Norman Fischer and Tenshin Reb Anderson of the San Francisco Zen Center. She received dharma transmission from Sojun Mel Weitsman in May 2005.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/dharma-talk-by-mushim-ikeda-4/2019-03-11/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Monday Night Meeting
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