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SUMMARY:"Zen Freedom\, Zen Enjoyment" - Half-day Sitting led by Nyokai Kristin Diggs (In Person Only)
DESCRIPTION:This half-day retreat will include zazen\, walking meditation (kinhin)\, a Dharma talk by Nyokai Kristin Diggs\, and a social lunch to follow. \nNyokai Kristin Diggs joined our sangha as Teacher in 2026. Prior to moving to Sacramento\, she trained residentially at all three San Francisco Zen Center temples (2014-2025)\, holding a number of senior positions\, including Ino\, Tenzo\, and Work Leader. Lay ordained by Tenshin Reb Anderson and priest ordained by Eijun Linda Cutts\, she served as Shuso during the winter 2025 practice period at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center\, led by Eijun Linda Cutts. \nIn her Dharma talk\, Nyokai Kristin Diggs will discuss “Not ignoring causation and not falling under its yoke.” Suzuki Roshi said\, “Real freedom is to not feel limited when wearing this Zen robe\, this troublesome formal robe. Similarly in our busy life we should wear this civilization…without ignoring it\, without being caught by it. Without going anywhere\, without escaping it\, we can find composure in this busy life.” \nA social lunch – bring your own – will follow the sitting. \nAttendance is available on a sliding scale from $10 to $50. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. \nIf this will be your first extended sitting with us\, please send us a note at info@valleystreamszen.org to introduce yourself. \nPlease register here.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/half-day-sitting-led-by-kristin-diggs-katonah-in-person-only/
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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260103T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260103T123000
DTSTAMP:20260416T005440
CREATED:20251202T012617Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260117T004532Z
UID:20342-1767429000-1767443400@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:"When arrow points meet head-on" - Half-day Sitting led by Rev. So’on Jim Hare (In Person Only)
DESCRIPTION:Our January half-day retreat will include zazen\, walking meditation (kinhin)\, a Dharma talk by So’on Jim Hare\, and a social lunch to follow.\n\n\n\nIn his Dharma talk\, Rev. So’on will discuss the ancient Chinese story referenced in the line\, “When arrow points meet head-on\, what has this to do with the power of skill” (from Song of the Jewel Mirror Samadhi) and its meaning for our practice. At the conclusion\, we will enjoy our bag lunches and conversation. \nAttendance is available on a sliding scale from $10 to $50. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. Please bring a bag lunch if you intend to stay for lunch. \nIf this will be your first extended sitting with us\, please send us a note at info@valleystreamszen.org to introduce yourself. \n\n\nPlease register here.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/half-day-sitting-led-by-rev-soon-jim-hare-in-person-only-2/
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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251207T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251207T120000
DTSTAMP:20260416T005440
CREATED:20251106T195649Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251106T195649Z
UID:20261-1765096200-1765108800@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Rohatsu Sesshin Half-Day Sitting and Buddha’s Enlightenment Ceremony (In Person Only)
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 week-long program on Eventbrite \nThis traditional week of intensified practice celebrates the enlightenment of our original teacher in India\, Shakyamuni Buddha. Rohatsu sesshin is a time for bringing light into the dark time of the year and for celebrating Buddha’s awakening\, which is our awakening too.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/rohatsu-sesshin-half-day-sitting-and-buddhas-enlightenment-ceremony-in-person-only/
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,Sesshin
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251004T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251004T123000
DTSTAMP:20260416T005440
CREATED:20250807T201356Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250918T143635Z
UID:19901-1759566600-1759581000@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:"Realizing Non-Duality" - Half-day Sitting led by Rev. So’on Jim Hare (In Person Only)
DESCRIPTION:“The Way is not difficult\, just avoid picking and choosing.” So said one of our ancient Chinese Zen teachers. The irony of this statement has not been lost over the centuries: as human beings we seem to be built for picking and choosing. Does that mean we will always be remote from the Buddha Way? That can’t be so! But how do we leap beyond our preferences\, the strong habit falling into one side or the other? This question will be the theme of our retreat. \nThis half-day retreat will feature periods of sitting and walking meditation and a Dharma talk by So’on Jim Hare. A social lunch will follow the retreat; please bring your own. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. If this will be your first extended sitting with us\, please send us a note at info@valleystreamszen.org to introduce yourself. \nPlease register here.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/half-day-sitting-led-by-rev-soon-jim-hare-in-person-only/
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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250705T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250705T123000
DTSTAMP:20260416T005440
CREATED:20250414T205704Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250705T013338Z
UID:19632-1751706000-1751718600@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Freedom and Independence: Half-day Sitting led by Rev. So’on Jim Hare (In Person Only)
DESCRIPTION:For this retreat we’re keeping it simple with no Eventbrite registration\, no Dharma talk and no service. We will chant the refuges at the end. We’ll start at 9 and end at 12:30\, followed by a social lunch for those who want to stay. Just show up enough before 9 a.m. so we can start on time. Please bring a bag lunch. \nIf this will be your first retreat day with us or you have questions\, please email: info@valleystreamszen.org
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/one-day-retreat-led-by-soon-jim-hare-in-person-only/
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
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250607T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250607T123000
DTSTAMP:20260416T005440
CREATED:20250410T171913Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250520T194101Z
UID:19617-1749285000-1749299400@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:"Letting Go of Self-Concern" - Half-day Sitting led by Rev. So’on Jim Hare (In Person Only)
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a half-day of sitting and walking meditation with a Dharma talk focusing on the practice that releases us from self-obsession. \n\n\n\n\n\nThere is a movie playing in the untrained consciousness. This movie stars me\, is produced and directed by me. The plot of the movie features my interests\, my problems\, and my desires. Other people are the supporting cast. \nThe direction of Zen practice is toward a more inclusive\, less self-centered awareness. How do we make that movie? Arousing the spirit of awakening is to imagine and realize a more panoramic vision of the self. \nThis half-day retreat will feature periods of sitting and walking meditation and a Dharma talk by So’on Jim Hare. A social lunch will follow the retreat; please bring your own. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. For more information\, please email us at info@valleystreamszen.org. \n\n\n\n\n\nPlease register here.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/half-day-sitting-led-by-soon-jim-hare-in-person-only/
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
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250301T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250301T140000
DTSTAMP:20260416T005440
CREATED:20250115T201151Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250212T204732Z
UID:19291-1740817800-1740837600@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Once in a Blue Moon - Half-day Sitting and Sponsored Lunch. Led by Rev. Myō Lahey (Hybrid\, Speaker in Person)
DESCRIPTION:Rev. Myō‘s second Dharma name is Seigetsu or blue moon\, pointing to his unique expression of Buddha nature. Since the pandemic\, Myō has made few personal appearances in Sacramento\, so we are happy to offer this opportunity to practice with him and hear his Dharma talk. The morning will include an Eye-Opening Ceremony for the garden Jizo statue. Valley Streams Board members and volunteers will offer lunch. Please honor the teacher with a gift of Dana at the retreat. \nIf you want to attend the sitting\, but not the lunch\, please send a message to info@valleystreamszen.org. Everyone is welcome! \nTickets can be purchased below with suggested donation $20 -$40. No one will be excluded for lack of funds. If this will be your first retreat day with us or you have questions\, please email: info@valleystreamszen.org \nPlease register here. \n*Zoom Link to program
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/half-day-retreat-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
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250104T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250104T123000
DTSTAMP:20260416T005440
CREATED:20241219T004845Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250115T202450Z
UID:18886-1735979400-1735993800@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Half-day Retreat with Rev. Parāvṛtti Doralee Grindler Katonah (In Person Only)
DESCRIPTION:Entering the seasons/the movement from day to night/the swirling of earth around the sun/the faces of the moon/the new year’s dawn. \nCome practice together at the dawn of the New Year\, sensing freshly the interconnectednes of all of life and our unique places in the universe. Periods of zazen\, and kinhin\, a Dharma talk\, and service. This half-day retreat will be led by Paravritti Doralee Grindler Katonah\, Valley Streams Zen Sangha’s leader of the meditation hall. At the conclusion\, we will enjoy our bag lunches and sharing gentle conversation. \nThis retreat is offered by donation. Please consider a donation between $20 – $40. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. Please contact Ino@valleystreamszen.org if this will be your first retreat day with Valley Streams Zen or if you would like a scholarship. \n\n\n\n\n\nRev. Parāvṛtti Doralee Grindler Katonah serves as Ino\, or head of the meditation hall. 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 2022 practice period at Bamboo in the Wind Zen Sangha. She offers practice interviews upon request. \n\nPlease register here.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/half-day-retreat-with-rev-parav%e1%b9%9btti-doralee-grindler-katonah-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
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241208T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241208T120000
DTSTAMP:20260416T005440
CREATED:20241112T215436Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241112T215436Z
UID:18554-1733646600-1733659200@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Rohatsu Sesshin Half-Day Sitting and Buddha’s Enlightenment Ceremony (In Person)
DESCRIPTION:  \nHalf-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 week-long program on Eventbrite\nFull 7-Day Rohatsu Schedule \nThis traditional week of intensified practice celebrates the enlightenment of our original teacher in India\, Shakyamuni Buddha. Rohatsu sesshin is a time for bringing light into the dark time of the year and for celebrating Buddha’s awakening\, which is our awakening too.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/rohatsu-sesshin-half-day-sitting-and-buddhas-enlightenment-ceremony-in-person-2/
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,Sesshin
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241123T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241123T160000
DTSTAMP:20260416T005440
CREATED:20241115T172111Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241115T174341Z
UID:18570-1732366800-1732377600@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Women's Group Retreat (In person)
DESCRIPTION:This group is CLOSED AT THIS TIME. \nFor more information please contact Doralee Grindler Katonah at grindkaton@icloud.com
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/womens-group-retreat-in-person/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:Half-Day Sitting,In-Person Event,Special Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240907T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240907T123000
DTSTAMP:20260416T005440
CREATED:20240422T205953Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240826T231015Z
UID:17893-1725697800-1725712200@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:The path of Zen: Half-day Sitting led by So’on Jim Hare (In Person)
DESCRIPTION:The path of Zen: Can you get there from here? \nIn many Zen texts and teachings\, the path of Zen is described as what not to do\, such as “don’t take the mind road” or “cease all the movement of the conscious mind.” What is the reason for this? How does it help us in our practice? We will consider these questions through sitting zazen and hearing a Dharma talk at our half-day sitting on Saturday\, September 7th\, 8:30 -12:30. \nLed by So’on Jim Hare. A social lunch will follow this sitting – please bring your own. \nTickets can be purchased below with suggested donation $10 -$30. No one will be excluded for lack of funds. If this will be your first retreat day with us or you have questions\, please email: info@valleystreamszen.org
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/one-day-retreat-in-person-2024-09-07/
LOCATION:Valley Streams Zen Sangha\, Sacramento Dharma Center 3111 Wisseman Dr.\, 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
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240803T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240803T120000
DTSTAMP:20260416T005440
CREATED:20240422T205953Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240718T183928Z
UID:17875-1722675600-1722686400@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Half-day Sitting (In Person)
DESCRIPTION:Join the sangha for a half-day of shikantaza or just sitting with alternating periods of zazen (sitting meditation) and kinhin (walking meditation)\, In the “grass-roof hermitage we “just sit” followed by a social lunch at noon (please bring a bag lunch). \nRegistration is requested\, but not required. Dana is appreciated. Donation can be made below. No one will be excluded for lack of funds. If this will be your first retreat day with us or you have questions\, please email: info@valleystreamszen.org \n  \nSong of the Grass-Roof Hermitage\nShih-t’ou (700-790) \nI’ve built a grass hut where there’s nothing of value.\nAfter eating\, I relax and enjoy a nap.\nWhen it was completed\, fresh weeds appeared.\nNow it’s been lived in – covered by weeds… \nJust sitting with head covered\, all things are at rest.\nThus\, this mountain monk doesn’t understand at all.\nLiving here they no longer work to get free.\nWho would proudly arrange seats\, trying to entice guests? \nShitou Xiqian was an early Chinese Zen master. He was called one of Zen’s two ‘great jewels’ For some years\, he meditated continually in a hut built on a rock at Nan Monastery\, and was thus called Shitou (“Priest Rock Head”) \n  \n 
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/one-day-retreat-in-person-2024-08-03/
LOCATION:Valley Streams Zen Sangha\, Sacramento Dharma Center 3111 Wisseman Dr.\, 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
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240706T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240706T123000
DTSTAMP:20260416T005440
CREATED:20240422T205953Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240617T063548Z
UID:17892-1720254600-1720269000@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Half-day Sitting led by Rev. Parāvṛtti Doralee Grindler Katonah (In Person)
DESCRIPTION:When two arrow points meet\, this has nothing to do with the power of skill!\n(Jewel Mirror Samadhi) \nIn our practice together we will consider this Truth of practice realization – that realization comes spontaneously and is not within the realm of consciousness (Genjo Koan) – it does not appear in the realm of perception – because it is unconstructedness in stillness (Self-Receiving and Employing Samadhi) \nIt matters that we come to practice together! Bring a sack lunch to enjoy sharing a meal. \nHalf-day retreat (8:30 am-12:30 pm) includes sitting and walking meditation\, a Dharma talk and discussion period. Outside the meditation hall we will maintain noble silence. \nRev. Parāvṛtti Doralee Grindler Katonah 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. \nPlease bring a bag lunch if you would like to join us for a social lunch following the sitting. \nRegistration below.  Suggested donation is $20 -$30. No one will be excluded for lack of funds. If this will be your first retreat day with us or you have questions\, please email: info@valleystreamszen.org \n 
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/one-day-retreat-in-person-2024-07-06/
LOCATION:Valley Streams Zen Sangha\, Sacramento Dharma Center 3111 Wisseman Dr.\, 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
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240504T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240504T123000
DTSTAMP:20260416T005440
CREATED:20240422T204531Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240422T220407Z
UID:17854-1714811400-1714825800@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:In Praise of the Middle Way: Half-day Sitting led by So’on Jim Hare (In Person)
DESCRIPTION:“And what is the middle way realized by the Tathagata that – producing vision\, producing knowledge – leads to calm\, to direct knowledge\, to self-awakening\, to Unbinding?  Precisely this Noble Eightfold Path: right view\, right resolve\, right speech\, right action\, right livelihood\, right effort\, right mindfulness\, right concentration. This is the middle way realized by the Tathagata that – producing vision\, producing knowledge – leads to calm\, to direct knowledge\, to self-awakening\, to Unbinding.”   (from Dhammacakkappavattana Sutra: Setting in Motion the Wheel of Dharma\, Thanissaro Bhikkhu\, translator.) \nPlease bring a bag lunch if you would like to join us for a social lunch following the sitting. \nRegistration below.  If this will be your first half-day sitting\, or you have questions\, please contact us at Info@valleystreamszen.org or 916-456-7752.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/in-praise-of-the-middle-way-half-day-retreat-led-by-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
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240302T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240302T123000
DTSTAMP:20260416T005440
CREATED:20240208T042722Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240223T045246Z
UID:17492-1709368200-1709382600@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Half-day Silent Retreat Led by Rev. So'on Jim Hare (In Person)
DESCRIPTION:This will be a silent meditation retreat (no Dharma talk). It is offered to simply to rest in samadhi (aka zazen)\, allowing silence and stillness to offer their blessings. The schedule will alternate six half-hour periods of sitting and walking meditation\, with a short break mid-morning. \nWe’ll have an optional social lunch following the retreat. Please bring your own lunch. \nNote that this sitting coincides with the Valley Streams women’s retreat at Green Gulch Farm\, so our numbers may skew male. That said\, everyone is welcome. \nA donation of $20 is requested. No one will be turned away for lack of funds or donations of lesser amount. \nIf this will be your first half-day sitting or you have questions\, please contact us through our website or at 916-456-7752. \nRegister on Eventbrite. \n 
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/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
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240106T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240106T123000
DTSTAMP:20260416T005440
CREATED:20231221T184050Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231221T184220Z
UID:17391-1704529800-1704544200@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Knowing without Touching Things - Half-day Retreat Led by Rev. So'on Jim Hare (In Person)
DESCRIPTION:Hongzhi lived in 12th century China and is famous for his Zen poems\, which are recorded the Book of Serenity and elsewhere. Eihei Dogen admired his poem called Zazenshin and commented on it in his own text of the same name. During this retreat we’ll look at Hongzhi’s Zazenshin\, particularly the line\, “Knowing without touching things\, illuminating without facing objects.” \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/knowing-without-touching-things-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
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231104T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231104T123000
DTSTAMP:20260416T005440
CREATED:20231023T232039Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231101T184317Z
UID:16756-1699086600-1699101000@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:The Mysterious Unfolding of Our Undivided Reality: a Half-day Retreat with Rev. Parāvṛtti Doralee Grindler Katonah (In Person)
DESCRIPTION:Come rest in the mystery\, practice with great awareness\, and experience the mystery unfolding amongst us. The retreat includes periods of zazen (sitting meditation)\, kinhin (walking meditation)\, and a dharma talk.  Please bring a bag lunch and join us for an informal lunch at 12:30 pm. Hot water and tea will be available. Everyone is welcome. \n\n\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. 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 2022 practice period at Bamboo in the Wind Zen Sangha. She offers practice interviews upon request. \n\n\n\n\nREGISTER ON EVENTBRITE
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/half-day-sitting-2-2/
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
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230701T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230701T123000
DTSTAMP:20260416T005440
CREATED:20230529T153706Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230626T161056Z
UID:16200-1688200200-1688214600@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Half-Day Sitting led by Rev. Parāvṛtti Hokyo Doralee Grindler Katonah : Cultivating Intimacy Within Open US to the World (In-person)
DESCRIPTION:A monk asked Dongshan: What is Buddha? Donshan replied\, ‘Three pounds of flax.’ \nWhether 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.  \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  Hokyo 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. \nRegister on Eventbrite.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/half-day-sitting-2/
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:20230506T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230506T120000
DTSTAMP:20260416T005440
CREATED:20230110T183750Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240325T012447Z
UID:13946-1683361800-1683374400@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Half-day Sit led by Rev. So'on Jim Hare & Buddha's Birthday Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Rev. So’on Jim Hare will lead a half-day sit in the morning with a special service at noon for the ceremonial washing of the Baby Buddha statue and the chanting of the  Buddha’s Birthday Eko in gratitude for Queen Maya’s sacrifice. \nBuddha’s birthday is celebrated in Japan on April 8th. In south and southeast Asia it is celebrated as Vesak or Buddha Day on May 5th. We will celebrate on May 6th\, to honor the life of our original teacher in India\, Shakyamuni Buddha. You are welcome and invited to join this sitting and ceremony. During the latter\, we will chant the Heart Sutra and bathe the Baby Buddha. Please bring a lunch to enjoy with your Dharma friends following the ceremony. Birthday cake will be provided. \nYou are welcome to join the sangha at noon just for the service without participating in the half-day sit. \nRegister on Eventbrite. \n  \n 
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/doan-ryo-rehearsal-in-person-2023-05-06/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Half-Day Sitting,Retreat,Special Event
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:20260416T005440
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:20230107T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230107T123000
DTSTAMP:20260416T005440
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
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221001T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221001T123000
DTSTAMP:20260416T005440
CREATED:20220830T210408Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220923T003813Z
UID:12071-1664613000-1664627400@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Half-Day Retreat (In-Person)
DESCRIPTION:Everything is in Everything! \nThere is “Not One Single Thing.”             (Shodo Harada) \nCome sit\, walk together\, deeply entering the silence as we realize our lives are not our own. \nRev. Paravrtti Doralee Grindler Katonah will lead a half-day retreat with sitting meditation (zazen)\, walking meditation (kinhin)\, and a dharma talk and discussion. Everyone is welcome. \nBring a lunch and join a social conversation in the newly landscaped Dharma Center north yard at the conclusion of the retreat. \nRegister on Eventbrite. \nSign up for VSZS Weekly News to learn the latest on program details.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/first-saturday-sitting-retreat-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
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220702T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220702T123000
DTSTAMP:20260416T005440
CREATED:20220702T223000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220917T040512Z
UID:11239-1656750600-1656765000@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Sitting is True Reality: a half-day Sitting\, led by So'on Jim Hare (In-Person)
DESCRIPTION:Sitting with no agenda; putting nothing before the mind – this is the art of zazen. This practice is appropriate for people seeking relief from the vicissitudes of feelings and discriminating consciousness\, and it is good for people seeking simply to sit in true reality. \n\nThis retreat will include periods of sitting and walking meditation and a Dharma talk. Both first-timers and more experienced students are welcome. \nREGISTER at EVENTBRITE.COM
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/half-day-sitting-13-2022-07-02/
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
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220604T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220604T170000
DTSTAMP:20260416T005440
CREATED:20220605T030000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220517T224140Z
UID:11347-1654347600-1654362000@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Dharma Art Day: Zazen and SoulCollage® with Alexa Singer-Telles (in person)
DESCRIPTION:Preparing a Sincere Offering to the Three Treasures: A Creative Exploration of Dogen’s Instructions for the Cook\n  \nPlease join us for a day of mindful practice to explore Dogen’s teachings for cooking your life in a creative and experiential way. It is said that “bodhicitta is born of the smallest offering made with sincerity.”  In our time together we will practice cultivating the mind of love by combining the ingredients of zazen\, SoulCollage®\, guided writing practice\, collaboration\, and ritual.  Please bring your open heart\, imagination and curiosity to see what unfolds in this transformational process.  Our offerings will be honored in a closing ceremony. \nThe SoulCollage® process was developed by Seena B. Frost\, M.Div. as a mixture of joyful art play and as a healing guide using the potentiality of images and symbols to access our own innate wisdom through journaling and sharing. \nAlexa Singer-Telles\, True Silent Action\, is a dharmacharya (teacher) in the Plum Village tradition\, receiving Lamp Transmission from Thich Nhat Hanh in 2014.  She is the guiding teacher for several sanghas in California\, Washington\, Oregon and Calgary.  She co-founded the River Oak Sangha in Redding\, and led it for 30 years. She is a practicing psychotherapist\, certified facilitator of SoulCollage® groups\, and women’s spiritual ceremonialist. She recently founded the MotherRoot Sangha.  Inspired by studying our Buddhist women ancestors\, she aspires to be an old woman of no rank. \nYou don’t need artistic skill to attend this event\, but you do need to be vaccinated against Covid-19. Mask wearing is optional and will be supported. \nRegister on Eventbrite.com             Event Flyer
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/soul-collage-with-alexa-singer-telles-in-person/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Half-Day Sitting,Retreat,Special Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220507T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220507T123000
DTSTAMP:20260416T005440
CREATED:20220507T223000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220615T203750Z
UID:11235-1651912200-1651926600@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Practice Secretly\, Working Within: Half-day Sitting (In Person)
DESCRIPTION:To practice secretly is to practice within; it is getting close to and friendly with everything we experience. \n\nIn stillness and silence\, we will spend the morning together\, practicing zazen and walking meditation. This retreat is suitable for those with some familiarity with Zen practice and forms. Masking is optional\, but everyone who attends must be vaccinated against Covid-19.\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe will enjoy a social lunch after the sitting – please bring your own.\nIf you have questions\, please contact us at info@valleystreamszen.org. \nRegister at Eventbrite.com
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/half-day-sitting-13/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Half-Day Sitting,Retreat
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220305T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220305T123000
DTSTAMP:20260416T005440
CREATED:20211212T163220Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220917T040840Z
UID:10383-1646469000-1646483400@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Stilling the Waves of the Mind: A Half-Day Sitting led by So'on Jim Hare
DESCRIPTION:“It appears as if something comes from outside your mind\, but actually it is only the waves of your mind”  ~Shunryu Suzuki\, Roshi\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis sitting will include a schedule of sitting and walking meditation and a short Dharma talk. \nPlease be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to attend this sitting in person. We will have a social lunch following the sitting. Please bring your own lunch.. \nRegister on Eventbrite.com
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/half-day-sitting-led-by-so-on-jim-hare-4-3/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Half-Day Sitting,Retreat
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220108T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220108T123000
DTSTAMP:20260416T005440
CREATED:20220106T213808Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220106T213808Z
UID:10409-1641630600-1641645000@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Zazenkai Half-day Sitting (online)
DESCRIPTION:Please join us online for a half-day “Zazenkai” retreat on Saturday\, January 8th.  This retreat will focus on the practice of just sitting (Shikantaza) and just walking (Kinhin)\, in silence and inner stillness.  Zazenkai is a silent meditation retreat that doesn’t feature a Dharma talk. It is simply to go deeply into the practice of zazen\, allowing silence and stillness to offer their blessings. The schedule will alternate six half-hour periods of sitting and walking meditation\, with a short silent break mid-morning. A donation is requested\, but no one will be turned away for lack of funds. \nRegister on Eventbrite
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/zazenkai-half-day-sitting-online-2/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Half-Day Sitting,Online Event,Retreat
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211205T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211205T120000
DTSTAMP:20260416T005440
CREATED:20211117T225023Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211117T225023Z
UID:10304-1638694800-1638705600@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Rohatsu Sesshin\, Half-day sitting & Closing Ceremony (in person)
DESCRIPTION:Half-Day Sitting and Buddha’s Enlightenment Ceremony\n\nThis sitting will be in person at the Dharma Center. It will not be offered on Zoom. The schedule for the day will be sent to all who have registered at Eventbrite.com \nFull Rohatsu Sesshin Schedule \n\nThis traditional week of intensified practice celebrates the enlightenment of our original teacher in India\, Shakyamuni Buddha. Rohatsu sesshin is a time for bringing light into the dark time of the year and for celebrating Buddha’s awakening\, which is our awakening too. This sesshin is a combination of in-person and online. It will last a full week\, but we’ll be sitting only morning and evening periods\, Sunday – Thursday.  Friday will be online only; Saturday we offer a full day of sitting in person at the Dharma Center.  We close out the week on Sunday\, Dec. 5\, with a half-day\, in-person program of zazen\, a Dharma talk\, and closing ceremony.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/rohatsu-sesshin-led-by-so-on-jim-hare-in-person-2-2/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Half-Day Sitting,Retreat
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210807T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210807T123000
DTSTAMP:20260416T005440
CREATED:20210611T180755Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210611T180755Z
UID:10251-1628325000-1628339400@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Half-day Zazenkai\, led by So-On Jim Hare (in-person OR online)
DESCRIPTION:This sitting may be on Zoom rather than outdoors at the Dharma Center as recently planned. In addition to heightened concerns about Covid\, we are experiencing poor air quality due to fires in the Sierra. If these conditions continue on Saturday\, the sitting will be held via Zoom. Please call or send an email for most recent venue information. \nZazenkai is a silent meditation retreat that doesn’t feature a Dharma talk. It is simply to go deeply into the practice of zazen; allowing silence and stillness to offer their blessings. The schedule will alternate six half-hour periods of sitting and walking meditation\, with a short silent break in mid-morning. \n\nIf this is your first time practicing with us or your first half-day sitting\, please call So-On Jim at 916-456-7752 to learn more about the day.\n\nRegister on Eventbrite.com
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/half-day-sitting-led-by-so-on-jim-hare-sacramento-dharma-center-online-4/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Half-Day Sitting,Online Event,Retreat
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210403T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210403T130000
DTSTAMP:20260416T005440
CREATED:20210109T010241Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210109T010241Z
UID:10220-1617440400-1617454800@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Half-day Sitting\, followed by Jizo Ceremony (online)
DESCRIPTION:This half-day sitting (9 am – noon) will be followed by a Jizo Ceremony to celebrate the arrival of McKinsey Shrader\, Joshua and Laura Shrader’s soon-to-be-born second daughter. Rev. Doralee Grindler Katonah will offer the dharma talk and lead this special ceremony. \nJizo\, known as the ‘Earth Store’ or ‘Earth Womb’ Bodhisattva\, embodies and transmits the qualities of fearlessness\, tenderness\, and open heartedness – qualities that protect the mother and cradle the child during birth. Everyone is invited to participate by offering blessings and good wishes through a spoken prayer to Jizo. The prayers will be typed into the Zoom chat and later made into prayer flags for the family to hang. \nRegister on Eventbrite.com\nA detailed schedule and Zoom Meeting ID will be sent to all who register. \n\nDuring the Covid-19 pandemic\, we will meet online using Zoom video conferencing software. We will continue to monitor local health advisories regarding group meetings. We of course hope to be able to resume our in-person programs as soon as it is safe to do so. \n*To join a meeting by computer\, you must install Zoom software: \n\nSign Up for Weekly Emails to receive each Meeting ID and Password.\nPrior to the meeting\, download the free Zoom Client for Meetings (13 MB)  As you Wait for the host to start the meeting click the Test Computer Audio button to make sure you can hear and be heard by others.\nDownload the chants in PDF.\nAt 6:50 pm\, join the meeting at: https://zoom.us/j/[Meeting ID]\,[Password]\nThe program will begin at 7pm with this approximate schedule: 30 minute sitting; 5 minute chant; announcements; then a 30-40 minute Talk/Discussion.\n\n*To join by telephone (audio only): \n\nDial 669 900 6833 (San Jose) and follow voice prompts for entering the Meeting ID and password.\nThe one tap string of numbers are included in the Weekly Email.\nPhone Controls: *9 = Raise hand; *6 = Mute/unmute
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/one-day-or-half-day-sitting-2021-04-03-4/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Half-Day Sitting,One-Day Sitting,Online Event,Retreat,Special Event
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