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Zazen, Tea & Treats

After meditation & service, join us for tea and conversation. Taking care of the Sangha is a treasure to appreciate along with Buddha and Dharma.

CLOSED FOR LABOR DAY

Please enjoy the holiday with family and friends!  We will start up again on Monday, September 11.

Practice Circle: Appreciative Inquiry

Led by sangha members who learned this method of sharing at the 2017 Branching Streams Network conference in Chicago.

Retreat Night

Retreat night consists of three 25-minute sitting periods with walking meditation in between.  All are welcome.

“Perfection of Wisdom Sutras” talk by Doralee Grindler Katonah

The theme for our Fall Study Period is the Perfection of Wisdom Sutras, or Prajñāpāramitā, mother of all Buddhas. Prajñāpāramitā refers to the perfected way of seeing the nature of reality, as well as to a particular body of sutras and to the personification of the concept in the Bodhisattva known as the "Great Mother". Doralee's Handouts:  Suggestions for Practicing […]

One-day Zen Sitting: Fostering the Mirror Awareness

In our Soto Zen-style one-day sittings we engage with alternating periods of sitting and walking meditation, Dharma talks, and silent bag lunch (please bring your own). If this is your first one-day sitting, please speak with Practice Leader Jim Hare (916-456-7752) prior to signing up. Sitting all day brings forth the great mirror awareness in […]

Practice Circle led by Doralee Grindler Katonah

Practice Circle on the Perfection of Wisdom Sutras, or Prajñāpāramitā.  Tonight we will discuss how we have practiced with Doralee's handouts during the past week. Doralee's Handouts:  Suggestions for Practicing with the Prajnaparamita Sutra The Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines & Its Verse Summary translated by Edward Conze  (complete text)

Dharma Talk by So On Jim Hare

On Maka Hanna Haramitsu, or The Perfection of Wisdom, the second book of the Shōbōgenzō by Eihei Dōgen. 

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Buddhist Women Ancestors

You are invited to join a new study group that will meet on the third Thursday of every month from 9 am-10:30 am. The group is open to all sanghas and genders - to anyone who is interested in studying the Dharma through the lives and teachings of Buddhist women.  Linda Dekker and Susan Farrar […]

Sangha Annual Meeting & Potluck Brunch

This is a once-a-year opportunity to meet your sangha friends, new board members and get the news about Valley Streams Zen Sangha. All members, along with their family & friends are warmly invited to attend. Please let us know by email or in person, what food offering, and how many people you will bring. Drinks and […]