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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:20260427T130223
CREATED:20220517T090000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220411T224832Z
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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:20260427T130223
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:20260427T130223
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:20260427T130223
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:20260427T130223
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:20260427T130223
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:20260427T130223
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:20260427T130223
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220718T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220718T210000
DTSTAMP:20260427T130223
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220725T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220725T210000
DTSTAMP:20260427T130223
CREATED:20220726T090000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220623T192403Z
UID:11149-1658775600-1658782800@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Dharma Talk by Ryuko Laura Burges (Hybrid)
DESCRIPTION:Guest teacher Ryuko Laura Burges\, a lay-entrusted dharma teacher in the Suzuki Roshi lineage\, will join us in person or online.  She teaches classes\, lectures\, and leads retreats in Northern California. A teacher of children for 35 years\, she now mentors aspiring teachers. Laura co-founded the Sangha in Recovery Program at the San Francisco Zen Center and is the abiding teacher at Lenox House Meditation Group in Oakland. Shambhala Publishers will be offering her Buddhist children’s books\, Buddhist Stories for Kids: Jataka Tales of Kindness\, Friendship\, and Forgiveness\,  (December 2022) and Zen for Kids: 50+ Mindful Activities and Stories to Shine Loving-Kindness in the World (March 2023). Laura’s most recent book\, Finding Our Way: Zen Awakening in Recovery\, will be published by Shambhala in the Fall of 2023. \n*Zoom link for this program: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82008151977
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/monday-night-meditation-and-program-2022-07-25/
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:20220801T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220801T210000
DTSTAMP:20260427T130223
CREATED:20220802T090000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220723T231459Z
UID:11150-1659380400-1659387600@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-2022-08-01/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Monday Night Meeting,Online Event,Retreat Night
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220808T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220808T210000
DTSTAMP:20260427T130223
CREATED:20220809T090000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220805T173623Z
UID:11151-1659985200-1659992400@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Dharma Talk by Rev. Renshin Bunce (Hybrid : teacher in person)
DESCRIPTION:Rev. Renshin Bunce will offer the dharma talk in the zendo this evening. She was lay ordained by Myogen Steve Stucky in 1996\, and priest ordained by Zenkei Blanche Hartman at San Francisco Zen Center in 2003. She served as Shuso (head student) with Myogen at Tassajara in 2008 and received dharma transmission from him in April of 2013.  After completing the Sati Center’s Buddhist Chaplaincy Training and residency\, she has been employed as a hospice chaplain since 2010.\nRenshin is a photographer and author of Love and Fear: Stories from a Hospice Chaplain (2020)\, and Entering the Monastery (2014).  She offers Beginner’s Mind Zen Meditation at Transfiguration Episcopal Church in San Mateo\, and also assists Zen students in the sewing of Buddhas’s robe. \n*Zoom link for this program: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82008151977
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/monday-night-meditation-and-program-2022-08-08/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Hybrid Event,Monday Night Meeting
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220815T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220815T210000
DTSTAMP:20260427T130223
CREATED:20220816T090000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220816T203138Z
UID:11152-1660590000-1660597200@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Full Moon Ceremony (Hybrid)
DESCRIPTION:This ceremony reminds us that enlightenment is enacted with Bodhisattva precepts\, which are recited in a call and response format during the ceremony.  We enter the ceremony following two 30-minute periods of zazen interspersed with walking meditation.\nWhole-heartedly we celebrate the whole moon.  Everyone is invited to participate.\n*Full Moon Ceremony Chants\n*Zoom link for this program: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82008151977
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/monday-night-meditation-and-program-2022-08-15/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Full Moon Ceremony,Hybrid Event,Monday Night Meeting
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220822T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220822T210000
DTSTAMP:20260427T130223
CREATED:20220823T090000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220917T040343Z
UID:11153-1661194800-1661202000@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Dharma Talk by So'on Jim Hare (Hybrid)
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\, and 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-2022-08-22/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Hybrid Event,Monday Night Meeting
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220829T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220829T210000
DTSTAMP:20260427T130223
CREATED:20220830T090000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220812T031447Z
UID:11154-1661799600-1661806800@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Practice Talk by Oscar Balaguer (Hybrid\, speaker in person)
DESCRIPTION:Senior student and longtime member of Valley Streams Sangha\, Oscar was lay ordained by 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-2022-08-29/
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220905T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220905T210000
DTSTAMP:20260427T130223
CREATED:20220906T090000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220827T231949Z
UID:11155-1662404400-1662411600@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Social Identities as a Cause of Suffering (Hybrid)
DESCRIPTION:A program presented (in-person) by Paravrtti Doralee Grindler-Katonah and Sarah O’Gara in preparation for our September 12th program with Rhonda V. Magee\, MA\, JD.  Our evening will include:  \n  \n\nIntroduction to Rhonda V. Magee’s concepts of Color-Insight\, not Color-Blindness;\nMaking – not Taking Refuge;\nGuided Meditation;\nSmall Group Reflection.\n\n*Zoom link for this program: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82008151977
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/monday-night-meditation-and-program-2022-09-05/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Hybrid Event,Monday Night Meeting
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220912T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220912T210000
DTSTAMP:20260427T130223
CREATED:20220913T090000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220912T205638Z
UID:11156-1663009200-1663016400@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Reflections on Engaged Mindfulness with Rhonda V. Magee (Hybrid)
DESCRIPTION:Rhonda Magee\, MA\, JD  joins us on zoom with reflections on the inner work of confronting social injustice in a time of distress.  She is an internationally recognized educator\, author\, and practice leader\, focused on integrating mindfulness into social change.  She draws from Buddhist teachings\, law and legal history\, weaving together storytelling\, poetry\, analysis and practices.  A trained mindfulness teacher\, Rhonda Magee demonstrates the merit of embodied meditation. \nProfessor Magee has dedicated her life to healing and teaching that inspire personal\, interpersonal and collective transformation.  Professor of Law at University of San Francisco since 2004\, her teachings support compassionate conflict engagement and management\, holistic problem-solving to alleviate suffering\, presence-based leadership and humanizing approaches to education. \nThis event is co-sponsored with BIPOC Sangha-Sacramento\,  an affiliate of Sacramento Buddhist Meditation Group (SBMG). \n\nThe zendo opens at 6:50 pm.\nZoom link for this program: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82008151977\nTonight’s chant: Zenju Earthlyn Manuel’s “Loving Kindness Meditation – For All Beings”\nDonations for Professor Magee may be sent via Paypal  to rvmagee@usfca.edu
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/monday-night-meditation-and-program-2022-09-12/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Hybrid Event,Monday Night Meeting,Special Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220919T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220919T210000
DTSTAMP:20260427T130223
CREATED:20220920T090000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220916T165905Z
UID:11157-1663614000-1663621200@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Exploring the Many Faces of Compassion with Paravrtti Doralee Grindler-Katonah (Hybrid)
DESCRIPTION:Paravrtti Doralee Grindler Katonah serves as Ino\, or head of the meditation hall\, and president of the Valley Streams 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. \nA Practice Circle: Exploring the Many Faces of Compassion Through Listening Together to our Experiences and Reflections.  Rhonda Mcgee wrote: “Compassion is the will\, the wherewithal\, and the motivation to actually do something to assist in alleviating suffering\, whether it’s our own or others. We need compassion that embraces our own suffering – self-compassion.  And we need compassion that embraces the suffering of others – other-regarding compassion.” \n*Zoom link for this program: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82008151977
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/monday-night-meditation-and-program-2022-09-19/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Hybrid Event,Monday Night Meeting
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220926T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220926T210000
DTSTAMP:20260427T130223
CREATED:20220927T090000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220916T165752Z
UID:11158-1664218800-1664226000@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Dharma Talk with 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  \nOur Monday night programs begin with zazen (sitting meditation) followed by a devotional service and dharma talk. There are no membership requirements to participate. We invite 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/monday-night-meditation-and-program-2022-09-26/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Hybrid Event,Monday Night Meeting
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221003T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221003T210000
DTSTAMP:20260427T130223
CREATED:20221004T090000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221028T002950Z
UID:11946-1664823600-1664830800@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Dharma Talk by So'on Jim Hare (Hybrid)
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\, and was priest ordained by Rev. Myo Lahey in 2016.  \n The Monday night programs begin with zazen (sitting meditation) followed by a devotional service and dharma talk.  There are no membership requirements to participate. We invite 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 \n 
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/monday-night-meditation-and-program-2022-09-05-2022-10-03/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Hybrid Event,Monday Night Meeting
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221010T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221010T210000
DTSTAMP:20260427T130223
CREATED:20221011T090000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220929T000511Z
UID:11947-1665428400-1665435600@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Way-Seeking Mind Talk  with Tony Wallin-Sato (Hybrid)
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 engaging each person. \nTony will receive jukai or lay ordination Sunday October 9\, 2022 at the Sacramento Dharma Center. \nTo offer dana to support Valley Streams’ programs and space rental\, click here. \n*Zoom link for this program: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82008151977
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/monday-night-meditation-and-program-2022-09-05-2022-10-10/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Hybrid Event,Monday Night Meeting
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221017T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221017T210000
DTSTAMP:20260427T130223
CREATED:20221018T090000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221016T010733Z
UID:11948-1666033200-1666040400@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Way-Seeking Mind Talk with Dave Jarrell (Hybrid)
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 engaging each person.   Dave is a member of Board of Directors and manages the Valley Streams newsletter. \nTo offer dana to support Valley Streams’ programs and space rental\, click here. \n*Zoom link for this program: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82008151977
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/monday-night-meditation-and-program-2022-09-05-2022-10-17/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Hybrid Event,Monday Night Meeting
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221024T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221024T210000
DTSTAMP:20260427T130223
CREATED:20221025T090000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221021T003656Z
UID:11949-1666638000-1666645200@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Dharma Talk by Meikyo Bob Rosenbaum (Hybrid) (In-person Teacher)
DESCRIPTION:Meikyo Robert Rosenbaum\, PhD\, received lay entrustment in Soto Zen from Sojun Mel Weitsman.  He is also authorized as a senior teacher of the Taoist practice of Dayan (Wild Goose) Qigong in the lineage of Yang Meijun by Master Hui Liu.  In addition\, he has received denkai  in Ordinary Mind Zen from Karen Terzano. Bob teaches Zen and Qigong at the Meadowmind Center in Sacramento. \nBob is the author of several books including Zen and the Heart of Psychotherapy\, Walking the Way : 81 Zen Encounters with Tao Te Ching and most recently\, That is not your Mind! Zen Reflections on the Sarangama Sutra. \nThe teacher will join us in the zendo. \nTo offer dana to Valley Streams for space rental\, click here. \n*Zoom link for this program: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82008151977
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/monday-night-meditation-and-program-2022-09-05-2022-10-24/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Hybrid Event,Monday Night Meeting
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221031T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221031T210000
DTSTAMP:20260427T130223
CREATED:20221101T090000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221021T190721Z
UID:11950-1667242800-1667250000@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Sejiki Ceremony (Hybrid)
DESCRIPTION:Our Sejiki\, or food-offering\, ceremony is an opportunity to call forth the spirits of those who have passed this way before\, offering them solace and acknowledging our ongoing connection to them. \nIf you would like the name of a loved one who has died during the past year\, recited in the ceremony\, please send the full name of that person (and pronunciation) to info@valleystreamszen.org.  \nBring bells\, cymbals\, drums\, or other noisemakers to participate in the banishment of the hungry ghosts from the Dharma Hall at the conclusion of the ceremony.  Then\,  stay awhile to share hot cider and a treat. \n*Zoom link for this program: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82008151977
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/monday-night-meditation-and-program-2022-09-05-2022-10-31/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Hybrid Event,Monday Night Meeting
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221107T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221107T210000
DTSTAMP:20260427T130223
CREATED:20221108T110000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221106T204243Z
UID:11951-1667847600-1667854800@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Monday Night Meditation and Dharma Talk by Rev. Parāvṛtti Doralee Grindler Katonah (Hybrid)
DESCRIPTION:Rev. Parāvṛtti  Doralee Grindler Katonah will present a dharma talk in person at the Dharma Center.  She serves as Ino\, or head of the meditation hall. She studied in the Soto Zen lineage with Sojun Diane Martin\, founder and guiding teacher of Udumbara Zen Center in Illinois and Rev. Val Szymanski\, Head Priest of Bamboo in the Wind Zen Center in Sunnyvale\, California. She was priest ordained in 2019. \nOur Monday night programs begin with zazen (sitting meditation) followed by a devotional service and dharma talk\, group discussion\, practice circle or retreat night. There are no membership requirements to participate. We invite donations to support the room rental\, visits by teachers\, and other sangha activities. Valley Streams Zen Sangha is dedicated to the study of Buddha’s teaching and the practice of meditation. We invite newcomers and experienced Zen students to join us. \n*Zoom link for this program: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82008151977
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/monday-night-meditation-and-program-2022-09-05-2022-11-07/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Hybrid Event,Monday Night Meeting
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221114T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221114T210000
DTSTAMP:20260427T130223
CREATED:20221108T110000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221114T202418Z
UID:11952-1668452400-1668459600@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Dharma Talk by Rev. Myō Lahey (Hybrid)
DESCRIPTION:Rev. Myō Lahey\, Valley Streams’ guiding teacher\,  joins us online via Zoom from Hartford Street Zen Center in San Francisco\, where he is Abbot.  He previously served as Practice Leader at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center. He is a Dharma heir of Tenshin Reb Anderson. \nOur Monday night programs begin with zazen (sitting meditation) followed by a devotional service and dharma talk\, group discussion\, practice circle or retreat night. There are no membership requirements to participate. We invite donations to support the room rental\, visits by teachers\, and other sangha activities. Valley Streams Zen Sangha is dedicated to the study of Buddha’s teaching and the practice of meditation. We invite newcomers and experienced Zen students to join us. \n*Zoom link for this program: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82008151977
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/monday-night-meditation-and-program-2022-09-05-2022-11-07-2022-11-14/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Hybrid Event,Monday Night Meeting
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221121T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221121T210000
DTSTAMP:20260427T130223
CREATED:20221108T110000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221114T012419Z
UID:11953-1669057200-1669064400@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Way-Seeking Mind Talk with Brendan O'Brian (Hybrid)
DESCRIPTION:Shi Shin Brendan O’Brien has been a member of the Valley Streams community for the past three years. He is also a member of the Hartford Street Zen Sangha in San Francisco. Recently\, in October\, he received the Bodhisattva precepts from Rev. Myō Lahey and Rev. So’On Jim Hare. Brendan is a student of history at Sacramento State University and works as a civil servant for the State of California. \nEach of us has come to Zen practice as a seeker\, with a spirit of inquiry\, from diverse backgrounds. The idea of our way-seeking mind talks is for members to share how it is they came to practice. Each person tells his or her own story in a unique way that often blends autobiography\, spiritual biography\, and the practice questions engaging each person. \n  \n*Zoom link for this program: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82008151977
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/monday-night-meditation-and-program-2022-09-05-2022-11-07-2022-11-14-2022-11-21/
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
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221128T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221128T210000
DTSTAMP:20260427T130223
CREATED:20221108T110000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221112T041610Z
UID:11954-1669662000-1669669200@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Dharma Talk by Rev. So'on Jim Hare (Hybrid)
DESCRIPTION:Rev. So’on Jim Hare  serves as Tanto\, or head of practice. He lived in the San Francisco Zen Center community from 1980 to 1984\, and was lay ordained by Tenshin Reb Anderson in 1985. He served as Head Student at Green Gulch Farm during the spring 2002 practice period\, and was priest ordained by Rev. Myo Lahey in 2016. \nOur Monday night programs begin with zazen (sitting meditation) followed by a devotional service and dharma talk\, group discussion\, practice circle or retreat night. There are no membership requirements to participate. We invite donations to support the room rental\, visits by teachers\, and other sangha activities. Valley Streams Zen Sangha is dedicated to the study of Buddha’s teaching and the practice of meditation. We invite newcomers and experienced Zen students to join us. \n*Zoom link for this program: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82008151977
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/monday-night-meditation-and-program-2022-09-05-2022-11-07-2022-11-14-2022-11-28/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Hybrid Event,Monday Night Meeting
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221212T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221212T210000
DTSTAMP:20260427T130223
CREATED:20221108T110000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221212T225734Z
UID:11956-1670871600-1670878800@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Dharma Talk by Susan Moon (Hybrid - teacher in person)
DESCRIPTION:Susan Moon is a writer\, editor\, and lay teacher in the Soto Zen tradition. She is the author of a number of books about Buddhism\, including the humor book The Life and Letters of Tofu Roshi and This Is Getting Old: Zen Thoughts on Aging with Humor and Dignity. For many years she was the editor of Turning Wheel\, the journal of socially engaged Buddhism. Her short stories and essays have been published widely. \nSue has been a Zen student since 1976\, practicing in the lineage of Suzuki Roshi at Berkeley Zen Center\, Tassajara Zen Mountain Monastery\, Green Gulch Farm\, and now with Zoketsu Norman Fischer’s Everyday Zen sangha. She received “entrustment” as a lay teacher in 2005. \n*Zoom link https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82008151977
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/monday-night-meditation-and-program-2022-09-05-2022-11-07-2022-11-14-2022-12-12/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Hybrid Event,Monday Night Meeting,Online Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
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