John Wark moved to California in 2013. He practices koan introspection with Zen Master Bomun (George Bowman) in the Single Flower Sangha tradition, associated with the Kwan Um School of Zen and also Boundless Way Zen. For the past few years he has also studied koans with Tenshin Reb Anderson at No Abode Hermitage.  He […]

Laura Burges, a lay entrusted Buddhist teacher in the Soto Zen tradition, lectures and leads retreats at different practice centers in Northern California. A teacher of children for 30 years, she trains other teachers to bring mindfulness practice into the elementary classroom. Laura co-founded the Sangha in Recovery program at San Francisco Zen Center.

The ceremony is an affirmation of the vow to live for the benefit of all beings. In the Zen tradition we associate the full moon with the ideal of awakening.

In our new location at the Sacramento Dharma Center, we will have opportunities to schedule more teaching and events.  Please come share your ideas and hear from the board about future programs sponsored by Valley Streams Zen Sangha.

Rev. Myo is our guiding teacher and abbot of Hartford Street Zen Center in San Francisco.

Our fall study period begins. Our topic will be Dogen's The Bodhisattva's Four Methods of Guidance.

Edward Espe Brown is a Soto Zen Buddhist priest and teacher.  He was ordained in 1971 by Shunryu Suzuki Roshi, who gave him the Dharma name Jusan Kainei , "Longevity Mountain, Peaceful Sea." He leads sitting groups and meditation retreats in Northern California and internationally.

The Bodhisattva’s four methods of guidance are giving, kind speech, beneficial action, and identity action.

Rev. Myo Lahey was not able to make it due to illness.