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SUMMARY:Introduction to Zen Meditation (in person)
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.\n•Meets in the Library at the Sacramento Dharma Center.   \nSign up for Weekly Emails to receive current program information.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/introduction-to-zen-meditation-2021-07-12-2021-08-09-2021-10-11-2021-11-08-2021-12-13-3/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Meditation Instruction,Monday Night Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211213T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211213T210000
DTSTAMP:20260427T144854
CREATED:20210819T202451Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210819T202451Z
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SUMMARY:Dharma Talk by Susan Moon (in person & online)
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 \n\nOur Monday night programs begin with zazen (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.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/monday-evening-zazen-and-program-in-person-online-2021-12-13-3/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Monday Night Meeting,Online Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211220T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211220T210000
DTSTAMP:20260427T144854
CREATED:20210819T202451Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210819T202451Z
UID:10287-1640026800-1640034000@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Winter Solstice Celebration (in person and online)
DESCRIPTION:Welcome the new year by celebrating the treasure of sangha with your sangha friends. This will be an evening of sharing poetry\, stories\, and music. \n\nOur Monday night programs begin with zazen (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.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/monday-evening-zazen-and-program-in-person-online-2021-12-20-3/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Monday Night Meeting,Online Event,Special Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211227T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211227T210000
DTSTAMP:20260427T144854
CREATED:20210819T202451Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210819T202451Z
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SUMMARY:Relinquishment Ceremony\, led by Paravrtti Doralee Grindler Katonah (in-person & online)
DESCRIPTION:We are entering a New Year – 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. Tonight we will create “Relinquishment Scrolls” with simple art supplies provided to express our Relinquishment Intentions for the year 2022.  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. \nParavrtti 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.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/monday-evening-zazen-and-program-in-person-online-2021-12-27-3/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Monday Night Meeting,Online Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220103T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220103T210000
DTSTAMP:20260427T144854
CREATED:20211122T224905Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211122T224905Z
UID:10351-1641236400-1641243600@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Way-seeking Mind Talk by Cody Miller (in-person & online)
DESCRIPTION:Each 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 that each is engaged with. \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\nMeeting ID for Monday Evenings: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82008151977\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.\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.\nPhone Controls: *9 = Raise hand; *6 = Mute/unmute
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/way-seeking-mind-talk-by-cody-miller-in-person-online-2/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Monday Night Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220110T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220110T210000
DTSTAMP:20260427T144854
CREATED:20211212T161634Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211212T161634Z
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SUMMARY:Dharma Talk by Rev. Myo Lahey (online)
DESCRIPTION:Rev. Myo Lahey is Abbot at Hartford Street Zen Center in San Francisco and our guiding teacher. He has previously served as Practice Leader at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center. He is a Dharma heir of Tenshin Reb Anderson. Tonight’s talk will be online from Hartford Street Zen Center. \nOur Monday night programs begin with zazen (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-in-person-and-online-3/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Monday Night Meeting,Online Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220117T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220117T210000
DTSTAMP:20260427T144854
CREATED:20211206T234723Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211206T234723Z
UID:10376-1642446000-1642453200@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Martin Luther King\, Ancestral Guide Along the Bodhisattva Path (online)
DESCRIPTION:Please join us online while sangha members Richard Hicks and Omonivie Okhade lead our program to celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King\, Jr. \nRichard Hicks was first introduced to Buddhism in an Asian Philosophies class in college and has been practicing Soto Zen since 2011 at Valley Streams Zen Sangha.  In 2019 he became a member of the BIPOC Sangha (affiliated with SBMG) and has intensified his study of Buddhism through participating in the Valley Streams Dharma Study Group. \nOmonivie Okhade has been practicing meditation for 15 years and has been a member of SBMG for over 10 years\, previously serving on its Board as an officer and Board President. She reestablished SBMG’s People of Color Sangha (now BIPOC Sangha) in 2018 and served as its facilitator\, creating a safe and intimate space for Black\, Indigenous\, and People of Color. Omonivie is a multidisciplinary artist in Sacramento\, with a body of work in handmade jewelry and sculpture under the moniker Tula in Bloom. \n“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality\, tied in a single garment of destiny.  Whatever affects one directly\, affects all Indirectly.”  ~Martin Luther King\, Jr. \n\n*Zoom link for this program: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82008151977
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/program-inspired-by-dr-martin-luther-king-jr-in-person-and-online-2/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Monday Night Meeting,Online Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220124T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220124T210000
DTSTAMP:20260427T144854
CREATED:20211209T013845Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260117T010233Z
UID:10377-1643050800-1643058000@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Dharma Talk by So'on Jim Hare (online)
DESCRIPTION: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. He was priest ordained by Rev. Myo Lahey in 2016.\n*Zoom link https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82008151977 \n\nOur Monday night programs begin with zazen (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.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/dharma-talk-by-so-on-jim-hare-in-person-online-2/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Monday Night Meeting,Online Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220207T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220207T210000
DTSTAMP:20260427T144854
CREATED:20211206T234124Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211206T234124Z
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SUMMARY:Dharma Talk by Shoku Kathy Early (online)
DESCRIPTION:Guest teacher Shōku Kathy Early came to zen practice in 1994 through classes with Tenshin Reb Anderson at the Yoga Room in Berkeley. 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. Shoku also spent a year and a half in residence at Toshoji International Training Monastery\, in Okayama\, Japan. \nThis evening’s chant:  Harmony of Difference and Equality \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-2022-02-07-2/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Monday Night Meeting,Online Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220214T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220214T210000
DTSTAMP:20260427T144855
CREATED:20211206T234124Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211206T234124Z
UID:10373-1644865200-1644872400@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Dharma Talk by Paravrtti Doralee Grindler Katonah (in-person and online)
DESCRIPTION:Paravrtti Doralee Grindler Katonah serves as Ino\, or head of the meditation hall\, and president of our Board of Directors. 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-zazen-and-program-in-person-and-online-2022-02-14-2/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Monday Night Meeting,Online Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220221T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220221T210000
DTSTAMP:20260427T144855
CREATED:20211206T234124Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260117T010126Z
UID:10374-1645470000-1645477200@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Dharma Talk by So'on Jim Hare (in person & online)
DESCRIPTION: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. He was priest ordained by Rev. Myo Lahey in 2016. \n\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-2022-02-21-2/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Monday Night Meeting,Online Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220228T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220228T210000
DTSTAMP:20260427T144855
CREATED:20211206T234124Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211206T234124Z
UID:10375-1646074800-1646082000@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Retreat Night (in-person and online)
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*Zoom link  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82008151977 \n\n 
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/monday-night-zazen-and-program-in-person-and-online-2022-02-28-2/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Monday Night Meeting,Online Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220307T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220307T210000
DTSTAMP:20260427T144855
CREATED:20211212T163629Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211212T163629Z
UID:10384-1646679600-1646686800@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Dharma Talk by Rev. Myo Lahey (in-person and online)
DESCRIPTION:Rev. Myo Lahey is Abbot at Hartford Street Zen Center in San Francisco and our guiding teacher. He has previously served as Practice Leader at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center. He is a Dharma heir of Tenshin Reb Anderson. Tonight’s talk will be online from Hartford Street Zen Center. \n  \n*Zoom link for this program: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82008151977
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/dharma-talk-by-rev-myo-lahey-in-person-and-online-2-2/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Monday Night Meeting,Online Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220314T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220314T210000
DTSTAMP:20260427T144855
CREATED:20211212T164513Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220917T040710Z
UID:10389-1647284400-1647291600@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Dharma Talk by So'on Jim Hare (in-person and online)
DESCRIPTION: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. He was priest ordained by Rev. Myo Lahey in 2016. \n\nWe will discuss the topic: “A Buddhist response to war.” War is an assault on all that we hold dear as people of the Way.  How do we meet the feelings of helplessness and hopeless that arise when we see great suffering willfully inflicted on a peaceful nation?  And how do we respond? \nDana collected this evening will be sent to the United Nations Human Rights Commission to aid their work with refugees. \n*Zoom link for this program: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82008151977
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/monday-night-program-in-person-and-online-2/2022-03-14/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Monday Night Meeting,Online Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220321T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220321T210000
DTSTAMP:20260427T144855
CREATED:20220322T090000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220917T040812Z
UID:10390-1647889200-1647896400@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Dharma Talk by So'on Jim Hare (in-person and online)
DESCRIPTION:This will be will be a short Dharma talk and small group discussion exploring Suzuki roshi’s saying:\n“even if the sun were to rise from the west\, the Bodhisattva only has one way.” \nSo 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. He was priest ordained by Rev. Myo Lahey in 2016. \n  \n\nThis evening’s chant: Song of the Jewel Mirror Samadhi \n*Zoom link for this program: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82008151977
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/monday-night-program-in-person-and-online-2022-03-21-2/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Monday Night Meeting,Online Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220328T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220328T210000
DTSTAMP:20260427T144855
CREATED:20211212T164513Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211212T164513Z
UID:10400-1648494000-1648501200@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Dharma talk by Rev. Kokyo Henkel (online)
DESCRIPTION:Rev. Kokyo Henkel has been practicing Zen since 1990 in residence at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center (most recently as Head of Practice)\, Green Gulch Farm Zen Center\, No Abode Hermitage in Mill Valley\, and Bukkokuji Monastery in Japan. \nHe was ordained as a priest in 1994 by Tenshin Anderson Roshi and received Dharma Transmission from him in 2010. Kokyo is interested in exploring how the original teachings of Buddha-Dharma from ancient India\, China\, and Japan can still be very much alive and useful in present-day America to bring peace and openness to the minds of this troubled world. \nKokyo has also been practicing with the Tibetan Dzogchen (“Great Completeness”) Teacher Tsoknyi Rinpoche since 2003\, in California\, Colorado\, and Kathmandu. \n____________________________________________________________________ \n*Zoom link for this program: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82008151977
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/monday-night-program-in-person-and-online-2022-03-28-2/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Monday Night Meeting,Online Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220404T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220404T210000
DTSTAMP:20260427T144855
CREATED:20220405T090000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220401T033114Z
UID:10401-1649098800-1649106000@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Dharma Talk & Reflection by Paravrtti Doralee Grindler Katonah (in person & online)
DESCRIPTION:In the Eihei Koroku\, Dogen says\, “When you build a pond naturally the moon will come.”  \nCome to our Practice Circle on The Precious Jewel of Sangha Life. \n\nParavrtti 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 \n\n 
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/monday-night-program-in-person-and-online-2022-04-04-2/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Monday Night Meeting,Online Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220411T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220411T210000
DTSTAMP:20260427T144855
CREATED:20211212T164513Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211212T164513Z
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SUMMARY:Dharma Talk by Hoka Soko Chris Fortin (in-person and online)
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/monday-night-program-in-person-and-online-2022-04-11-2/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Monday Night Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220425T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220425T210000
DTSTAMP:20260427T144855
CREATED:20220426T090000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220401T041534Z
UID:10403-1650913200-1650920400@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Dharma Talk by Diane Wilde (in-person and online)
DESCRIPTION:DIANE WILDE has studied meditation in various traditions since 1990. In 2001 she was a founding member of Sacramento Insight Meditation. She founded Buddhist Pathways Prison Project (aka Boundless Freedom Project) in 2010 and has been a prison chaplain for 18 years. She is a graduate of Sati Center’s Buddhist Chaplaincy program and graduated from Spirit Rock Meditation Center’s Community Dharma Leadership Training Program. She is a board member of Sati Center for Buddhist Studies at the Sacramento Dharma Center. In 2015 she was lay-ordained as a Buddhist minister by Gil Fronsdal. \n*Zoom link  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82008151977
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/monday-night-program-in-person-and-online-2022-04-25-2/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Monday Night Meeting,Online Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220502T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220502T210000
DTSTAMP:20260427T144855
CREATED:20220503T090000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220401T040407Z
UID:10404-1651518000-1651525200@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Dharma Talk by Rev. Myo Lahey (in-person and online)
DESCRIPTION:Rev. Myo Lahey is Abbot at Hartford Street Zen Center in San Francisco and our guiding teacher. He has previously served as Practice Leader at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center. He is a Dharma heir of Tenshin Reb Anderson. Tonight’s talk will be online from Hartford Street Zen Center. \n*Zoom link for this program: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82008151977
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/monday-night-program-in-person-and-online-2022-05-02-2/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Monday Night Meeting,Online Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220509T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220509T210000
DTSTAMP:20260427T144855
CREATED:20220510T090000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220504T041901Z
UID:11137-1652122800-1652130000@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Dharma Talk by Danan John Wark (in person & online)
DESCRIPTION:Danan John Wark\, abbot of Cloud Zendo in Pilot Hill\, practices koan introspection and has received inka from Zen Master BoMun (George Bowman) in the Single Flower Sangha tradition.  Master BoMun is associated with the Kwan Um School of Zen and also with Boundless Way Zen. John has also studied koans with Tenshin Reb Anderson at No Abode Hermitage.  Cloud Zendo offers sutra service and zazen every Saturday morning at 8:30 in Auburn at Sierra Foothills Unitarian Universalist Church\, 190 Finley St.\, Auburn\, CA 95603. \n*Zoom link for this program: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82008151977
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/monday-night-meditation-and-program/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Monday Night Meeting,Online Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220516T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220516T210000
DTSTAMP:20260427T144855
CREATED:20220517T090000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220411T224832Z
UID:11139-1652727600-1652734800@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Dharma Talk by Paravrtti Doralee Grindler Katonah (in person & online)
DESCRIPTION:Paravrtti 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 with Rev. Val Szymanski in California. She was priest ordained in 2019 by Sojun Diane Martin. She will offer her talk in the Meditation Hall. \n*Zoom link for this program: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82008151977
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/monday-night-meditation-and-program-2022-05-16/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Monday Night Meeting,Online Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220523T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220523T210000
DTSTAMP:20260427T144855
CREATED:20220524T090000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260117T004840Z
UID:11140-1653332400-1653339600@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Dharma Talk by So'on Jim Hare (in person & online)
DESCRIPTION: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. He was priest ordained by Rev. Myo Lahey in 2016. Jim will offer his talk in the Meditation Hall. \n*Zoom link for this program: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82008151977
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/monday-night-meditation-and-program-2022-05-23/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Monday Night Meeting,Online Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220606T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220606T210000
DTSTAMP:20260427T144855
CREATED:20220607T090000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220429T171703Z
UID:11142-1654542000-1654549200@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Dharma Talk by Rev. Mary Mocine (in person & online)
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. \n*Zoom link for this program: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82008151977
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/monday-night-meditation-and-program-2022-06-06/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Monday Night Meeting,Online Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220613T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220613T210000
DTSTAMP:20260427T144855
CREATED:20220614T090000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220615T204643Z
UID:11143-1655146800-1655154000@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Dharma Talk by Rev. Eijun Linda Cutts (Hybrid)
DESCRIPTION:The Dharma Talk will be offered via Zoom by Rev. Eijun Linda Cutts\, Senior Dharma Teacher at San Francisco Zen Center.  Priest ordained in 1975\, she has lived at Tassajara\, SFZC City Center\, and at Green Gulch Farm\, where she has resided since 1993. She received Dharma transmission from Tenshin Reb Anderson in 1996\, and  served as Abbess from 2000-2019 (with a hiatus from 2007-2010).  As Senior Dharma Teacher\, she continues to teach\, leading practice periods and retreats at Tassajara\, Green Gulch\, and elsewhere.  She will lead the January 2023 Practice Period at Tassajara. \n*Zoom link for this program: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82008151977
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/monday-night-meditation-and-program-2022-06-13/
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:20220620T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220620T210000
DTSTAMP:20260427T144855
CREATED:20220621T090000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220619T122452Z
UID:11144-1655751600-1655758800@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*Zoom link for this program: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82008151977
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/monday-night-meditation-and-program-2022-06-20/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Hybrid Event,Monday Night Meeting,Retreat Night
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220627T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220627T210000
DTSTAMP:20260427T144855
CREATED:20220628T090000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220621T191252Z
UID:11145-1656356400-1656363600@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Dharma Talk "Letting life unfold in unpredictable ways from the mystery" by Paravrrti Doralee Grindler Katonah (Hybrid)
DESCRIPTION:Paravrrti Doralee Grindler Katonah will present a dharma talk “Letting life unfold in unpredictable ways from the mystery” 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 priest ordained in 2019. \n*Zoom link for this program: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82008151977
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/monday-night-meditation-and-program-2022-06-27/
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:20220704T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220704T210000
DTSTAMP:20260427T144855
CREATED:20220705T090000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220504T043536Z
UID:11146-1656961200-1656968400@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:CLOSED for Independence Day
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/monday-night-meditation-and-program-2022-07-04/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,CLOSED,Monday Night Meeting
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220711T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220711T210000
DTSTAMP:20260427T144855
CREATED:20220712T090000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220623T185505Z
UID:11147-1657566000-1657573200@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Dharma Talk by Rev. Myo Lahey (Hybrid)
DESCRIPTION:Rev. Myo Lahey\, our guiding teacher\,  will join 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. \n*Zoom link for this program: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82008151977
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/monday-night-meditation-and-program-2022-07-11/
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:20220718T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220718T210000
DTSTAMP:20260427T144855
CREATED:20220719T090000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220917T040447Z
UID:11148-1658170800-1658178000@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Dharma Talk by So'on Jim Hare (Hybrid)
DESCRIPTION:So-On Jim Hare\, our Tanto\, or head of practice\, will be in person at the Sacramento Dharma Center.  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. He was priest ordained by Rev. Myo Lahey in 2016. \n*Zoom link for this program: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82008151977
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/monday-night-meditation-and-program-2022-07-18/
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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