Calendar

  • Half-day Sitting (outdoors), led by So-On Jim Hare

    After these many months of sitting at home, we have an opportunity to practice together, sitting outside, socially distanced. (Air quality and weather permitting!)  This will be a "zazenkai" sitting, […]

  • Half-day Sitting, led by So-On Jim Hare

    Resting the mind in the midst of the habitual activity of thought is the ultimate form of relaxation. This will be a online sitting with a schedule of sitting and […]

  • Sitting Where the Clouds Pile Up: Half-day Sitting

    This half-day sitting will be led by tanto, So-On Jim Hare. There is no fee for this sitting, but you do need to register on Eventbrite.com.  The link and a detailed […]

  • Half-day Sitting, followed by Jizo Ceremony (online)

    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 […]

  • Zazenkai Half-day Sitting (online)

    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 […]

  • Practice Secretly, Working Within: Half-day Sitting (In Person)

    Sacramento Dharma Center Sacramento Dharma Center, 3111 Wissemann Drive, Sacramento, CA, United States

    To practice secretly is to practice within; it is getting close to and friendly with everything we experience. In stillness and silence, we will spend the morning together, practicing zazen […]

  • Dharma Art Day: Zazen and SoulCollage® with Alexa Singer-Telles (in person)

    Sacramento Dharma Center Sacramento Dharma Center, 3111 Wissemann Drive, Sacramento, CA, United States

    Preparing a Sincere Offering to the Three Treasures: A Creative Exploration of Dogen's Instructions for the Cook   Please join us for a day of mindful practice to explore Dogen’s teachings […]

  • Sitting is True Reality: a half-day Sitting, led by So’on Jim Hare (In-Person)

    Sacramento Dharma Center Sacramento Dharma Center, 3111 Wissemann Drive, Sacramento, CA, United States

    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 […]