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SUMMARY:Rohatsu Sesshin Half-Day Sitting and Buddha's Enlightenment Ceremony (In-person)
DESCRIPTION:Half-day Sitting – in person – 8:30 am – 12 noon. \nToday concludes the seven days of intensive practice with a half-day sitting  and the  Buddha’s Enlightenment Ceremony. \nWe will gather after the ceremony to share a buffet lunch. \nRegister for the week-long program on Eventbrite.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/rohatsu-sesshin-half-day-sitting-and-buddhas-enlightenment-ceremony/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,In-Person Event,Sesshin
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221205T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221205T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T112338
CREATED:20221108T110000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230502T184952Z
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SUMMARY:Full Moon Ceremony (Hybrid)
DESCRIPTION:The Full Moon Ceremony acknowledges the karma created by our intentional actions\, and reminds us to renew our commitment to the ethical conduct expressed as the 16 Bodhisattva Precepts. These are guiding principles for our daily conduct in the world. This ceremony is rooted in a ritual from pre-Buddhist India. Texts for the chants are distributed during the ceremony or available here:  *Full Moon Ceremony Chants \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTo prepare for the ceremony there are two 25 minutes meditation periods separated by 10 minutes of walking meditation.   All are welcome to participate. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n*Zoom link for this program: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82008151977
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/monday-night-meditation-and-program-2022-09-05-2022-11-07-2022-11-14-2022-12-05/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Full Moon Ceremony,Hybrid Event,Online Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221212T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221212T184000
DTSTAMP:20260403T112338
CREATED:20220412T080000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251106T195959Z
UID:11937-1670868000-1670870400@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Introduction to Zen Meditation (In Person Only)
DESCRIPTION:On the second Monday of each month\, we offer a 40-minute introduction to Zen practice.  We focus on the art of sitting meditation\, with emphasis on posture\, breath and mental focus. This is for new meditators and those wishing to refresh their practice of meditative immersion. \nFollowing the instruction the Valley Streams Zen Sangha meets for a 30-minute meditation in the Dharma Hall followed by a 10-minute service and Dharma talk. You are invited to stay for these events after the instruction.\n  * Meets in the Library at Sacramento Dharma Center.   \nSign up for Weekly Emails to receive current program information.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/introduction-to-zen-meditation-in-person-2022-03-14-2022-04-11-2022-12-12/2022-12-12/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,In-Person Event,Meditation Instruction
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221212T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221212T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T112338
CREATED:20221108T110000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221212T225734Z
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SUMMARY:Dharma Talk by Susan Moon (Hybrid - teacher in person)
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. \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. \n*Zoom link https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82008151977
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/monday-night-meditation-and-program-2022-09-05-2022-11-07-2022-11-14-2022-12-12/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Hybrid Event,Monday Night Meeting,Online Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221219T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221219T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T112338
CREATED:20221108T110000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221103T022642Z
UID:11957-1671476400-1671483600@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Winter Solstice Celebration (Hybrid)
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the winter solstice with your sangha friends. \nAfter a 35 minute meditation and service\, we will gather to entertain each other on this long winter night with instruments\, song\, favorite poetry new and old\,  stories and skits.  Bring your creativity and share your hidden talents. \n*Zoom link for this program: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82008.151977
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/monday-night-meditation-and-program-2022-09-05-2022-11-07-2022-11-14-2022-12-19/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Hybrid Event,Monday Night Meeting,Special Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221226T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221226T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T112338
CREATED:20221227T110000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230111T000930Z
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SUMMARY:Relinquishment Ceremony with Rev. Parāvṛtti Doralee Grindler Katonah (Hybrid)
DESCRIPTION:Entering a New Year is an auspicious time to “commune with the source” and ask what specific mind habit or pattern is in the way of our enlightenment practice. “Relinquish” means to renounce or surrender something – to let go of your grip on something\, to give something up that is no longer needed\, to desist from a pattern\, to ask what is holding me back\, what am I afraid of\, and to bring compassion to something that is difficult to change. This is a question to sit with; to allow emptiness to offer a message. \nTonight we will create “Relinquishment Scrolls” with simple art supplies provided to express our Relinquishment Intentions for the year 2023.  People on zoom are invited to gather their own art supplies – paper\, crayons and pen. After the ceremony you may choose to place your scroll on your home altar or ‘burn’ it in the fire of letting go. \nREMEMBER – Letting go is a vast teaching. When we let go we lift our burdens; we open into this amazing interdependent field of being where possibilities for liberation are always arising. \nRev. Parāvrtti Doralee Grindler Katonah serves as Ino\, or head of the meditation hall. She studied in the Soto Zen lineage with Sojun Diane Martin in Illinois and Rev. Val Szymanski in California. She was priest ordained in 2019 by Sojun Diane Martin. \n*Zoom link for this program: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82008151977
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/monday-night-meditation-and-program-2022-09-05-2022-12-26/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Hybrid Event,Monday Night Meeting
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230102T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230102T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T112338
CREATED:20221122T003907Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221122T010008Z
UID:13390-1672642800-1672693200@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Dharma Talk by Rev. So'on Jim Hare (Hybrid)
DESCRIPTION:Rev. So’on 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\, and was priest ordained by Rev. Myo Lahey in 2016. \nOur Monday night programs begin with zazen (sitting meditation) followed by a devotional service and dharma talk\, group discussion\, practice circle or retreat night. 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. \n*Zoom link for this program: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82008151977
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/dharma-talk-with-rev-soon-jim-hare-hybrid/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Hybrid Event,Monday Night Meeting
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230105T060000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230105T073000
DTSTAMP:20260403T112338
CREATED:20221028T212115Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221122T003414Z
UID:12957-1672898400-1672903800@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Morning Zazen and Service (Hybrid)
DESCRIPTION:Join us for two periods of zazen (seated meditation) and kinhin (walking meditation)\, or just the first or second second meditation periods\, as your schedule allows. \n6:00 am  – Zazen (sitting meditation) \n6:30 am –  Kinhin (walking meditation) \n6:40 am –  Zazen \n7:10 am –  Morning Service \nPlease arrive a few minutes before the beginning of each period to t ake your seat in the zendo or\, if arriving via zoom\, to allow the AV person time to admit you.  If you arrive on zoom after the beginning of the sit\, the AV person will not admit latecomers until the beginning of the next period.  Stay for a cup of tea after service if you join in person. \nClick here for zoom meeting link. \nTo download chants used in the morning service\, visit the San Francisco Zen Center website. \nTo offer dana to support building rental expenses\, click on our Paypal link.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/morning-zazen-and-service-hybrid-2023-01-05/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Hybrid Event,Morning Zazen
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230107T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230107T123000
DTSTAMP:20260403T112338
CREATED:20221227T205226Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230101T015900Z
UID:13548-1673080200-1673094600@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:There is no "you" to say "I" -  Half-day Retreat Led by Rev. So'on Jim Hare (In-person)
DESCRIPTION:“What we call ‘I’ is just a swing door which moves when we inhale and when we exhale. It just moves; that is all. When your mind is pure and calm enough to follow this movement\, there is nothing: no ‘I\,’ no world\, no mind nor body: just a swing door.” – Shunryu Suzuki roshi \nOur morning will entail alternating periods of sitting and walking meditation\, Dharma talk\, and end with a chanting service. Please bring some previous meditation experience and\, if you like\, a bag lunch – there will be a social lunch following the sitting. \nIf this will be your first half-day sitting or you have questions\, please contact us through our website or at 916-456-7752. \nTo register go to Eventbrite.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/there-is-no-you-to-say-i-half-day-retreat-led-by-rev-soon-jim-hare-in-person/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Half-Day Sitting,In-Person Event,Retreat
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
END:VEVENT
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230109T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230109T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T112338
CREATED:20221221T190912Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221221T191523Z
UID:13463-1673290800-1673298000@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Retreat Night (Hybrid)
DESCRIPTION:On Retreat Night we offer an opportunity to settle into your meditation practice with two or three 25-minute periods of zazen\, interspersed with walking meditation (called kinhin). Turning the light inward we explore the causes of suffering and what can end it. This invitation is extended to everyone. \n  \n*Zoom link for thisprogram: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82008151977
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/retreat-night-hybrid/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Hybrid Event,Monday Night Meeting
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230116T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230116T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T112338
CREATED:20221213T002735Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230108T234727Z
UID:13408-1673895600-1673902800@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration\, led by Sarah O'Gara (Hybrid speaker in person)
DESCRIPTION:Photo: Ralph Abernathy (L)\, James Forman\, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr\, Rev S. L. Douglas\, and John Lewis during a protest march to the courthouse on March 17\, 1965.\nSarah O’Gara shares how she became a racist; learning these habits of mind from her family and the white supremacist culture into which she was born.  She reflects on how her Buddhist practice supports and informs her efforts to live now as an anti-racist.  She invites others to share reflections on their own path. \nAfter the murder of George Floyd on May 25\, 2020\, sangha members Doralee Grindler Katonah and Linda Dekker created a curriculum\, arising out of Buddhist practice\, to explore an appropriate response to the continuing violence against people of color in America.  The first step was “to study the self”\,  and also the causes and conditions that created and perpetuate a culture of white supremacy\,  white privilege\, and structural racism embedded in our laws.  It was with the support of her sangha sisters that Sarah started on this journey.  Download class syllabus here: White Privilege and the Dharma \nSarah has been a member of Valley Streams Zen Sangha since 2007 and currently serves on the Board of Directors\, the Practice Committee\, and the Dōan-ryo.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/martin-luther-king-jr-celebration-led-by-sarah-ogara-hybrid/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Hybrid Event,Monday Night Meeting
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230123T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230123T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T112338
CREATED:20221221T210908Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230119T230624Z
UID:13477-1674500400-1674507600@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Practice Talk by Shuji Cody Miller (Hybrid speaker in person)
DESCRIPTION:Shuji Cody Miller began practice in the Soto Zen lineage of Shunryu Suzuki at the San Francisco Zen Center in 2015. He was lay ordained in 2016 through Anshin Rosalie Curtis and began practicing with the Valley Streams Zen Sangha in 2020. When not working at the clinic as a Doctor of Chiropractic\, he loves spending time hiking in nature with his wife and son. \n*Zoom link for this program: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82008151977
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/practice-talk-by-shuji-cody-miller-hybrid-speaker-in-person/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Hybrid Event,Monday Night Meeting
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230130T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230130T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T112338
CREATED:20211206T234124Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230131T180249Z
UID:10371-1675105200-1675112400@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Dharma Talk by Rev. Taiga Ito (Speaker In-person)
DESCRIPTION:Our guest\, Rev. Taiga Ito\, trained at Daihonzan Sojiji\, one of the head monasteries of Soto Shu (Soto Zen in Japan). In 2016\, Taiga Ito became Kokusaifukyoshi (international teacher of Soto Shu). He served as secretary of the Soto Zen Buddhism International Center between 2016 and 2018\, and has served as its Assistant Director since 2019. \nOur Monday night programs begin with zazen (sitting meditation) followed by a devotional service and dharma talk.  There are no membership requirements to participate. We invite newcomers and experienced Zen students to join us in person or on zoom. \n*Zoom link for this program: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82008151977
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/monday-night-zazen-and-program-in-person-and-online-2022-01-31-2/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Hybrid Event,Monday Night Meeting,Online Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230204T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230204T163000
DTSTAMP:20260403T112338
CREATED:20230119T233732Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230202T012221Z
UID:15661-1675499400-1675528200@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Hidden in the Moonlight: One-day sitting\,  led by Rev. So'on Jim Hare (In person)
DESCRIPTION:“Hiding a heron in the moonlight” is a line from the Song of the Jewel Mirror Samadhi\, a Zen poem written in 9th century China. The phrase (and the whole poem) describes the activity of a person practicing the Buddha Way\, merging the particular and the universal. This is the everyday and consequential affair of Zen practice. \nOur day will include sitting and walking meditation\, a Dharma talk and discussion period\, and silent bag lunch. Please bring your own lunch.   \nThis event is in-person.  Register on Eventbrite. \nIf you have questions about this retreat\, please contact the retreat leader\, So’on Jim Hare\, at info@valleystreamszen.org
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/hidden-in-the-moonlight-one-day-sitting-led-by-rev-soon-jim-hare/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,In-Person Event,One-Day Sitting
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230206T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230206T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T112338
CREATED:20221221T193430Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230217T183411Z
UID:13479-1675710000-1675717200@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Full Moon Ceremony (Hybrid)
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. \n\nValley 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. \n*Zoom link for this program: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82008151977\nFull Moon Program Chant Card
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/full-moon-ceremony-hybrid/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Full Moon Ceremony,Hybrid Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230209T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230209T180000
DTSTAMP:20260403T112338
CREATED:20230108T234310Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230108T234310Z
UID:13924-1675960200-1675965600@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Anti-Racism in our Everyday Lives:  Reflections and Conversation (Online)
DESCRIPTION:This monthly group\, sponsored by Valley Streams\, is a continuation of  a White Supremacy\, White Privilege and the Dharma study group. We meet monthly the 2nd Thursday of the month from 4:30-6:00pm. \nDownload syllabus here:  White Privilege and the Dharma \nWe share the intention as bodhisattvas to learn how to live an anti-racist way of being both with ourselves and in the world. We each participate from our own place of practice with something we want to share about our learnings/growth/or self-inquiry during the month\, from a place of humility and commitment to learn from our actions. \n\n\nThis group is  open to new members who share this vision and have had some prior experience studying racism and white privilege. If you are interested in joining the group\, contact Doralee Grindler Katonah at grindkaton@icloud.com
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/anti-racism-in-our-everyday-lives-reflections-and-conversation-online/2023-02-09/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Anti-racism Study Group
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230213T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230213T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T112338
CREATED:20221221T195758Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230131T180158Z
UID:13483-1676314800-1676322000@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Dharma Talk by Shōku Kathy Early (Speaker on Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:Guest teacher Shōku Kathy Early came to zen practice in 1994 through classes with Tenshin Reb Anderson at the Yoga Room in Berkeley while working as a semiconductor engineer in Silicon Valley.  She then practiced for several years with Keido Les Kaye at Kannon Do Zen Center in Mountain View\, after which she trained at San Francisco Zen Center for 16 years. She was priest ordained by Tenshin Anderson in 2005. Shōku also spent a year and a half in residence at Toshoji International Training Monastery\, in Okayama\, Japan\, including four angos (90 day training periods). \nOur Monday night programs begin with zazen (sitting meditation) followed by a devotional service and dharma talk\, group discussion\, practice circle or retreat night. 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 in-person or on zoom. \n*Zoom link for this program: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82008151977
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/dharma-talk-by-shoku-kathy-early-hybrid/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Hybrid Event,Monday Night Meeting
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230220T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230220T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T112338
CREATED:20221221T200609Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230206T042218Z
UID:13491-1676919600-1676926800@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Dharma Talk by Rev. So'on Jim Hare (Speaker in person)
DESCRIPTION:Rev. So’on 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\, and was priest ordained by Rev. Myo Lahey in 2016. \nOur Monday night programs begin with zazen (sitting meditation) followed by a devotional service and dharma talk\, group discussion\, practice circle or retreat night. 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 in the zendo or on zoom. \n*Zoom link for this program: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82008151977
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/dharma-talk-by-rev-soon-jim-hare-hybrid/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Hybrid Event,Monday Night Meeting
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230227T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230227T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T112339
CREATED:20221221T201419Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230131T175925Z
UID:13504-1677524400-1677531600@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Dharma Talk by Hoka Chris Fortin (Speaker on Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:This evening we welcome guest teacher\, Chris Fortin\, a Soto Zen teacher who began practicing Buddhism in 1976 while living at the San Francisco Zen Center. After many years of practice she received Dharma Transmission from Zoketsu Norman Fischer of Everyday Zen\, in the lineage of Shunryu Suzuki Roshi. \n\nChris founded Dharma Heart Zen to share the path of wholehearted living and awakening with others. She leads the Dharma Heart Zen Sangha in Cotati and the Woman’s Lotus Sangha in Sebastopol. She is a senior teacher in the Everyday Zen community and leads workshops at SFZC. She is guiding teacher of Sky Island Zen in Tucson\, Arizona and leads retreats in ancient Aravaipa Canyon.  She was the co- founder of Veterans PATH (formerly Honoring the Path of the Warrior)\, offering retreats and meditation and mindfulness practices for returning veterans. She offers Jizo Bodhisattva trainings and ceremonies for those who have lost children\, loved ones and those who are grieving the pain and suffering of the world.  Chris is actively engaged in the dharma of social and racial justice and the climate crisis. She co-leads a monthly Racial Literacy and Dharma Group and serves on the Soto Zen Buddhist Association’s Diversity Equity\, Inclusion\, & Accessibility (DEIA) Committee. \n\n*Zoom link for this program: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82008151977
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/dharma-talk-by-hoka-chris-fortin-hybrid/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Hybrid Event,Monday Night Meeting
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230304T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230304T123000
DTSTAMP:20260403T112339
CREATED:20230122T211926Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230217T235354Z
UID:15675-1677918600-1677933000@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Half-Day Sitting led by Rev. Parāvṛtti Doralee Grindler Katonah (In person)
DESCRIPTION:“Communing with the Source\, travel the pathways\, embrace the territory\, and treasure the road.”\nSong of the Jewel Mirror Samadhi \n Whether sitting\, walk\, sitting\, standing\, or lying down we open wholeheartedly to the Way and Buddha activity happens on its own. Come\, sit\, and walk together to support each other in continuous practice.  The retreat includes periods of zazen (sitting meditation)\,  kinhin (walking meditation)\, and a dharma talk with a social lunch to follow.  Bring your own bag lunch. Hot water and tea are available. \nRegister on Eventbrite. \nFor more information contact us at info@valleystreamszen.org.  If you have limited or no experience in sitting meditation\, please email the teacher at grindkaton@ icloud.com \nRev. Parāvṛtti Doralee Grindler Katonah serves as Ino\, or head of the meditation hall at Valley Streams Zen Sangha. She studies in the Soto Zen lineage with Sojun Diane Martin\, founder and guiding teacher of Udumbara Zen Center in Illinois and Rev. Val Szymanski\, Head Priest of Bamboo in the Wind Zen Sangha in California. She was lay ordained in 2008 and priest ordained in 2019. She served as head student for the Spring practice period at Bamboo in the Wind Zen Sangha in  May 2022.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/half-day-sitting/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Half-Day Sitting,In-Person Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230306T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230306T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T112339
CREATED:20221122T005545Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230131T175843Z
UID:13399-1678129200-1678136400@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Dharma Talk by Rev. Myō Lahey (Speaker on Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:Rev. Myō Lahey\, Valley Streams’ guiding teacher\,  joins us online via Zoom from Hartford Street Zen Center in San Francisco\, where he is Abbot.  He previously served as Practice Leader at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center. He is a Dharma heir of Tenshin Reb Anderson. \nOur Monday night programs are hybrid beginning  with zazen (sitting meditation) followed by a devotional service and dharma talk\, group discussion\, practice circle or retreat night. 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. \n*Zoom link for this program: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82008151977
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/dharma-talk-by-rev-myo-lahey-hybrid/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Hybrid Event,Monday Night Meeting
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230313T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230313T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T112339
CREATED:20230128T003528Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230202T011858Z
UID:15702-1678694400-1678741200@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Way-Seeking Mind Talk with Jody Ansell (Speaker in person)
DESCRIPTION:Jody Ansell started meditating in 2008 with One Drop Rinzai Zen’s Water Moon Sangha. She has been sitting with Valley Streams since 2014. She is retired\, a hiking and biking enthusiast\,  and a poet.  Jody serves on the Valley Streams Board of Directors. \nEach of us has come to Zen practice as a seeker\, with a spirit of inquiry\, from diverse backgrounds. The idea of our way-seeking mind talks is for members to share how it is they came to practice. Each person tells his or her own story in a unique way that often blends autobiography\, spiritual biography\, and the practice questions engaging each person. \n  \n*Zoom link for this program: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82008151977
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/way-seeking-mind-talk-with-jody-ansell-speaker-in-person/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Hybrid Event,Monday Night Meeting
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230320T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230320T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T112339
CREATED:20230122T212709Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230317T211705Z
UID:15682-1679338800-1679346000@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Dharma Talk with Rev. So'on Jim Hare (Speaker In-person)
DESCRIPTION:Rev. So’on 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\, and was priest ordained by Rev. Myo Lahey in 2016.\n \nOur Monday night programs begin with zazen (sitting meditation) followed by a devotional service and dharma talk\, group discussion\, practice circle or retreat night. 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. \n*Zoom link for this program: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82008151977
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/dharma-talk-with-rev-soon-jim-hare/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Hybrid Event,Monday Night Meeting
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230327T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230327T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T112339
CREATED:20230122T213448Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230202T011706Z
UID:15692-1679943600-1679950800@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Dharma Talk with Rev. Mary Mocine (Speaker In person)
DESCRIPTION:Joining us this evening is Reverend Mary Mocine\, 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. \nOur Monday night programs begin with zazen (sitting meditation) followed by a devotional service and dharma talk\, group discussion\, practice circle or retreat night. 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 on the zendo or online. \n*Zoom link for this program: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82008151977
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/dharma-talk-with-rev-mary-mocine-hybrid/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Hybrid Event,Monday Night Meeting
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230401T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230401T163000
DTSTAMP:20260403T112339
CREATED:20230314T175834Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230315T001849Z
UID:15888-1680339600-1680366600@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Riding in the Same Boat with All Beings:  One-day Sitting led by Rev. Kokyo Henkel (Speaker in person)
DESCRIPTION:The theme of this sitting is the essay Zenki (the Whole Works)\,\nZen master Dogen’s vision of realization manifested in both life and death \nGuest teacher Kokyo Henkel will lead this one-day retreat\, which will include alternating periods of sitting and walking meditation\, punctuated by morning and afternoon Dharma talks and discussion. The theme of this retreat is Dogen’s essay Zenki  \nKokyo Henkel was ordained as a Zen priest in 1994 by Tenshin Reb Anderson Roshi\, receiving the Dharma name Kokyo Yakai (Luminous Owl\, Midnight Liberation 光梟夜解). He received Dharma Transmission from Tenshin Roshi in 2010\, becoming a lineage-holder authorized to guide others on the path. From 2010 – 2020 Kokyo was teacher at the Santa Cruz Zen Center. He is currently Tanto (Head of Zendo practice) and a Dharma teacher at Green Gulch Farm. He has also been practicing with the Tibetan Dzogchen (“Great Perfection”) Teacher Tsoknyi Rinpoche since 2003\, in California\, Colorado\, and Kathmandu. \nRegister on Eventbrite.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/riding-in-the-same-boat-with-all-beings-one-day-sitting-led-by-rev-kokyo-henkel/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,In-Person Event,One-Day Sitting,Retreat
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230403T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230403T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T112339
CREATED:20230314T181330Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230405T180631Z
UID:15896-1680548400-1680555600@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Short Practice Night and Memorial Service (Hybrid)
DESCRIPTION:This evening’s practice will be zazen (sitting mediation)\, kinhin (walking meditation)\, zazen\, followed by a memorial service for Kyoji Linda Dekker.  Linda passed from this life at 10 p.m. Sunday night after a long illness\, surrounded by friends and family.  She was a founder of Valley Streams Zen Sangha and a founder of the Sacramento Dharma Center.  She served on the Boards of SBMG\, Valley Streams\, and the Dharma Center and incorporated all three organizations as nonprofits.  Linda served on the Sacramento Dharma Center Board for over 8 years\, through the entire process of inception\, fundraising and locating the Wissemann Drive property we now occupy.  She also served on the SDC Art and Design Committee\, helping to transform the building into the pleasing aesthetic we have today.  In addition to all of this\, Linda served as the first office manager of the Sacramento Dharma Center\, stepping down in 2022 when her illness made it unfeasible to continue.  Linda’s service throughout was offered from her great spirit of giving and devotion to the Dharma. \nIn her practice life\, Linda became a student of Tenshin Reb Anderson in the late 1990’s and practiced with him in residence at Green Gulch Farm 2001-2002.  She served as Ino (head of the meditation hall) from 2015 – 2018. \n Chant: Dai HI Shin Dharani\n*Zoom link for this program: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82008151977
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/practice-circle-led-by-rev-soon-jim-hare-speaker-in-person/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Hybrid Event,Monday Night Meeting
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230410T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230410T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T112339
CREATED:20230315T004236Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230315T012110Z
UID:15904-1681153200-1681160400@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Dharma Talk by Rev. Ganbō Berry Crawford (Speaker in person)
DESCRIPTION:Rev. Ganbō Berry Crawford will speak on “The Science of Zen.”\n\nRev. Crawford  has been a Zen practitioner since 1992.  In the mid 90’s he lived for a year at a Soto Zen monastery and afterwards practiced with Diane Rizzetto in Charlotte Joko Beck’s Ordinary Mind Zen School.  He is a fully ordained priest in the Clear Mind Zen school. Ecumenical by nature\, he continues his Zen practice in various Zen traditions.  At Valley Streams he is a member of the Dōan-ryo\, serves as  Valley Streams’ webmaster and representative on the Sacramento Dharma Center Board.\nHe is the host of the Simplicity Zen Podcast  (https://simplicityzen.com/) and maintains the Science of Zen website (https://scienceofzen.org/).\n\n\nOur Monday night programs begin with zazen (sitting meditation) followed by a devotional service and dharma talk\, group discussion\, practice circle or retreat night. 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.\n\n*Zoom link for this program: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82008151977
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/dharma-talk-by-rev-ganbo-berry-crawford-speaker-in-person/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Hybrid Event,Monday Night Meeting
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230417T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230417T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T112339
CREATED:20230315T010231Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230315T010322Z
UID:15920-1681758000-1681765200@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Dharma Talk with Rev. So'on Jim Hare (Speaker in person)
DESCRIPTION:Rev. So’on 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\, and was priest ordained by Rev. Myo Lahey in 2016. \nOur Monday night programs begin with zazen (sitting meditation) followed by a devotional service and dharma talk\, group discussion\, practice circle or retreat night. 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. \n*Zoom link for this program: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82008151977
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/dharma-talk-with-rev-soon-jim-hare-speaker-in-person/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Hybrid Event,Monday Night Meeting
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230422T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230422T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T112339
CREATED:20230319T005409Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230425T151958Z
UID:15932-1682168400-1682179200@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Inter-Sangha Jizo Ceremony (In person)
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 facilitator 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. \nRegister on Eventbrite. \nEveryone is welcome and there is no fee.  Donations offered will be given to the Susan Orr Memorial Garden.  \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).  Rev.  Paravrtti  Doralee Grindler Katonah will lead this fourth inter-sangha event.  She has had two years of training in preparation for guiding this ceremony. \nRev.  Paravrtti  Doralee Grindler Katonah serves as Ino\,  or head of the meditation hall for Valley Streams Zen Sangha. She studies in the Soto Zen lineage with Sojun Diane Martin\, founder and guiding teacher of Udumbara Zen Center in Illinois and Rev. Val Szymanski\, Head Priest of Bamboo in the Wind Zen Sangha in California. She was lay ordained in 2008 and priest ordained in 2019. She served as head student for the Spring practice period at Bamboo in the Wind Zen Sangha in May 2022..
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/inter-sangha-jizo-ceremony-in-person/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,In-Person Event,Special Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230424T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230424T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T112339
CREATED:20230319T011811Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230409T230607Z
UID:15940-1682362800-1682370000@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Dharma Talk by Rev. Parāvṛtti Doralee Grindler Katonah (Speaker in person)
DESCRIPTION:Rev. Parāvṛtti  Doralee Grindler Katonah will present a dharma talk in person at the Dharma Center.  She serves as Ino\, or head of the meditation hall. She studied in the Soto Zen lineage with Sojun Diane Martin\, founder and guiding teacher of Udumbara Zen Center in Illinois and Rev. Val Szymanski\, Head Priest of Bamboo in the Wind Zen Center in Sunnyvale\, California. She was lay ordained in 2008 and priest ordained in 2019. She served as head student for the Spring practice period at Bamboo in the Wind Zen Sangha in May 2022. She offers Practice Interviews upon request. \nOur Monday night programs begin with zazen (sitting meditation) followed by a devotional service and dharma talk\, group discussion\, practice circle or retreat night. 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. \n*Zoom link for this program: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82008151977
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/dharma-talk-by-rev-parav%e1%b9%9btti-doralee-grindler-katonah-speaker-in-person/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Hybrid Event,Monday Night Meeting
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
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