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  • Practice Circle: Appreciative Inquiry

    Led by sangha members who learned this method of sharing at the 2017 Branching Streams Network conference in Chicago.

  • Retreat Night

    Retreat night consists of three 25-minute sitting periods with walking meditation in between.  All are welcome.

  • “Perfection of Wisdom Sutras” talk by Doralee Grindler Katonah

    The theme for our Fall Study Period is the Perfection of Wisdom Sutras, or Prajñāpāramitā, mother of all Buddhas. Prajñāpāramitā refers to the perfected way of seeing the nature of reality, as well as to a particular body of sutras and to the personification of the concept in the Bodhisattva known as the "Great Mother". Doralee's Handouts:  Suggestions for Practicing […]

  • Practice Circle led by Doralee Grindler Katonah

    Practice Circle on the Perfection of Wisdom Sutras, or Prajñāpāramitā.  Tonight we will discuss how we have practiced with Doralee's handouts during the past week. Doralee's Handouts:  Suggestions for Practicing with the Prajnaparamita Sutra The Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines & Its Verse Summary translated by Edward Conze  (complete text)

  • Dharma Talk by So On Jim Hare

    On Maka Hanna Haramitsu, or The Perfection of Wisdom, the second book of the Shōbōgenzō by Eihei Dōgen. 

  • Sejiki Ceremony

    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. Treats, tea and conversation after the ceremony. Please bring noise makers and a treat to share. If you would like the name of a loved one […]

  • One Mind: a cinematic meditation

    One Mind is an intimate portrait of life inside one of China's most respected & austere monastic communities. Eschewing talking-head interviews and the authority of a narrative voice, audiences can expect an immersion into the textures and sounds of life in a traditional Zen (Chan) monastic community in Southern China. (2016; Edward A. Burger; filmed in Jiangxi […]

  • Dharma Talk by Lama Yeshe Jinpa

    Lama Yeshe Jinpa is the spiritual director and resident teacher of Lion’s Roar Dharma Center in Sacramento.  In 1995, Lama Jinpa received direct heart/mind transmission from Geshe Gyatso after 25 years of Dharma practice and study. He is one of the few western lamas thus far recognized within the Gelugpa lineage of Tibetan or Vajrayana […]

  • Tea & Discussion of SDC Envisioning

    After meditation & service, join us for tea and discussion. The evening will be devoted to responding to building plans envisioned for our home, the Sacramento Dharma Center.