There is no “you” to say “I” – Half-day Retreat Led by Rev. So’on Jim Hare (In-person)
"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 […]
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Sacramento Dharma Center 3111 Wissemann Drive, Sacramento, CA, United States
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Hidden in the Moonlight: One-day sitting, led by Rev. So’on Jim Hare (In person)
Sacramento Dharma Center 3111 Wissemann Drive, Sacramento, CA, United States"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 […]
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Half-Day Sitting led by Rev. Parāvṛtti Doralee Grindler Katonah (In person)
Sacramento Dharma Center 3111 Wissemann Drive, Sacramento, CA, United States"Communing with the Source, travel the pathways, embrace the territory, and treasure the road.” Song of the Jewel Mirror Samadhi Whether sitting, walk, sitting, standing, or lying down we open […]
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Riding in the Same Boat with All Beings: One-day Sitting led by Rev. Kokyo Henkel (Speaker in person)
Sacramento Dharma Center 3111 Wissemann Drive, Sacramento, CA, United StatesThe theme of this sitting is the essay Zenki (the Whole Works), Zen master Dogen's vision of realization manifested in both life and death Guest teacher Kokyo Henkel will lead […]
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Inter-Sangha Jizo Ceremony (In person)
Sacramento Dharma Center 3111 Wissemann Drive, Sacramento, CA, United StatesJizo 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 […]
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Half-Day Sitting led by Rev. Parāvṛtti Hokyo Doralee Grindler Katonah : Cultivating Intimacy Within Open US to the World (In-person)
Sacramento Dharma Center 3111 Wissemann Drive, Sacramento, CA, United StatesA monk asked Dongshan: What is Buddha? Donshan replied, 'Three pounds of flax.' Whether sitting, walk, sitting, standing, or lying down we open wholeheartedly to the Way and Buddha activity […]
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Entering the Door of Liberation ~ One-day Retreat Led by Rev. So’on Jim Hare
Sacramento Dharma Center 3111 Wissemann Drive, Sacramento, CA, United StatesSitting in stillness and silence is an excellent method for entering the door of liberation; this door is open to everyone. The first chapter of the Flower Garland Sutra recounts […]
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Dharma Talk by Rev. Mary Mocine (Speaker in-person)
Sacramento Dharma Center 3111 Wissemann Drive, Sacramento, CA, United StatesReverend Mary Mocine is Abbess of Clear Water Zendo. She trained at San Francisco and Berkeley Zen Centers, and at Tassajara Zen Monastery. She was priest ordained by Sojun Mel […]
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Sitting in the Light of Buddha’s Wisdom ~ One-day Retreat Led by Rev. So’on Jim Hare
Sacramento Dharma Center 3111 Wissemann Drive, Sacramento, CA, United StatesEach and every thing is equally illumined in the light of Buddha's wisdom. So, there is no wisdom to get ahold of. Just sitting is enough. In the second chapter […]
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Medicine Buddha Meditation with Susan Farrar
Sacramento Dharma Center 3111 Wissemann Drive, Sacramento, CA, United StatesSusan began practicing in the Tibetan tradition of Buddhism in 2008 and took refuge with Lama Yeshe Jinpa in 2009. She competed the Buddhist Chaplaincy course of study through the […]
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Potluck Brunch and Valley Streams Zen Sangha Annual Meeting (In-person)
Join the Valley Streams for a Sunday potluck brunch and Annual Meeting. Spouses, partners, friends, and family---all are invited. Gather at 10 am to share a meal and each other's […]
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The Mysterious Unfolding of Our Undivided Reality: a Half-day Retreat with Rev. Parāvṛtti Doralee Grindler Katonah (In Person)
Sacramento Dharma Center 3111 Wissemann Drive, Sacramento, CA, United StatesCome 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 […]