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SUMMARY:"Shitou's Thatched Hermitage" - One-day Retreat led by Kokyo Henkel (In Person Only)
DESCRIPTION:In this Dharma poem we hear how to build a thatched hut and to practice zazen by turning the light around. \nOur daylong retreat will focus on the classic Zen poem\, Song Of The Thatched Hermitage by our lineage ancestor Shitou\, who also wrote the Sandokai or the Harmony of Difference and Equality. There will be morning and afternoon talks\, zazen\, and optional dokusan (private interviews). The retreat will end with a celebration of Buddha’s Birthday. \nYour registration offering supports our guest teacher and the ongoing activities of Valley Streams Zen Sangha. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. Contact info@valleystreamszen.org to request a scholarship\, or if this will be your first retreat with us. \nKokyo Henkel has been practicing Zen since 1990\, in residence at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center\, Green Gulch Farm Zen Center\, No Abode Hermitage in Mill Valley\, Bukkokuji Monastery in Japan\, and Santa Cruz Zen Center. He was ordained as a Zen priest in 1994 by Tenshin Anderson Roshi and received Dharma Transmission from him in 2010. Kokyo has also been practicing with the Tibetan Dzogchen (“Great Completeness”) teacher Tsoknyi Rinpoche since 2003\, in California\, Colorado\, and Kathmandu\, as well as other Tibetan teachers in the Nyingma and Kagyu traditions\, completing Vajrayana ngondro (foundational practices) in 2020. Kokyo’s retreat near Tassajara\, called Bright Window Hermitage\, welcomes Buddhist practitioners of all traditions. \nPlease register here.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/one-day-retreat-buddhas-birthday-celebration-in-person-only-2/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,In-Person Event,One-Day Sitting,Retreat
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260207T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260207T163000
DTSTAMP:20260407T212657
CREATED:20251211T195501Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260121T195932Z
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SUMMARY:"When the Wooden Man begins to Sing\, the Stone Woman gets up Dancing" - One-day Retreat led by Rev. So'on Jim Hare (In Person Only)
DESCRIPTION:Following up on January’s half-day\, we’ll explore the next lines in the Song of the Jewel Mirror Samadhi and their guidance for our practice. \n\n\n\n\nThis retreat day will be led by So’on Jim Hare. The day will include periods of sitting and walking meditation\, morning Dharma talk and afternoon Q&A/discusson. Jim will be available for practice discussion in the afternoon. Please bring a bag lunch. If this will be your first one-day sitting with us\, please introduce yourself and briefly describe your meditation experience in an email to info@valleystreamszen.org \n\n\n\nPlease registrer here.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/one-day-retreat-led-by-rev-soon-jim-hare-in-person-only/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,In-Person Event,One-Day Sitting,Retreat
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251206T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251206T204500
DTSTAMP:20260407T212657
CREATED:20251106T195344Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251106T195344Z
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SUMMARY:Rohatsu Sesshin Full Day Sitting (In Person Only)
DESCRIPTION:Full-Day Sitting – In Person – 8:30 am – 8:45 pm\nThis sitting will be in person at the Dharma Center and will not be offered on Zoom. Traditional oryoki meals will be served at noon and for the “medicine meal” in the evening. \nRegister for week-long program on Eventbrite \nThis traditional week of intensified practice celebrates the enlightenment of our original teacher in India\, Shakyamuni Buddha. Rohatsu sesshin is a time for bringing light into the dark time of the year and for celebrating Buddha’s awakening\, which is our awakening too.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/rohatsu-sesshin-full-day-sitting-in-person-only/2025-12-06/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,In-Person Event,One-Day Sitting,Retreat,Sesshin
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251205T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251205T204500
DTSTAMP:20260407T212657
CREATED:20251106T195344Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251106T195344Z
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SUMMARY:Rohatsu Sesshin Full Day Sitting (In Person Only)
DESCRIPTION:Full-Day Sitting – In Person – 8:30 am – 8:45 pm\nThis sitting will be in person at the Dharma Center and will not be offered on Zoom. Traditional oryoki meals will be served at noon and for the “medicine meal” in the evening. \nRegister for week-long program on Eventbrite \nThis traditional week of intensified practice celebrates the enlightenment of our original teacher in India\, Shakyamuni Buddha. Rohatsu sesshin is a time for bringing light into the dark time of the year and for celebrating Buddha’s awakening\, which is our awakening too.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/rohatsu-sesshin-full-day-sitting-in-person-only/2025-12-05/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,In-Person Event,One-Day Sitting,Retreat,Sesshin
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251101T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251101T163000
DTSTAMP:20260407T212657
CREATED:20250812T182200Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251023T180745Z
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SUMMARY:"Living the Way in Tumultuous Times" - One-day Retreat led by Rev. Parāvṛtti Doralee Grindler Katonah (In Person Only)
DESCRIPTION:Manifesting the promise of liberation becomes our legacy for future generations. \n\n\n\n\n\nThis one-day retreat will feature periods of sitting and walking meditation and a Dharma talk by Paravritti Doralee Grindler Katonah\, Valley Streams Zen Sangha’s leader of the meditation hall. Lunch will be silent; please bring your own bag lunch. \nAttendance is available on a sliding scale from $10 to $100. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. If this will be your first extended sitting with us\, please send us a note at info@valleystreamszen.org to introduce yourself. \nRev. Parāvṛtti Doralee Grindler Katonah 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 lay ordained in 2008 and priest ordained in 2019. She served as head student for the Spring practice period at Bamboo in the Wind Zen Sangha in May 2022. She offers Practice Interviews upon request. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease register here.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/one-day-retreat-led-by-rev-parav%e1%b9%9btti-doralee-grindler-katonah-in-person-2/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,In-Person Event,One-Day Sitting,Retreat
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250906T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250906T163000
DTSTAMP:20260407T212657
CREATED:20250708T193119Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250805T201018Z
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SUMMARY:“Becoming Yourself” – One-day Retreat led by Jiryu Rutschman-Byler (In Person Only)
DESCRIPTION:Our retreat day will include sitting and walking meditation\, a Dharma talk and afternoon discussion period. Outside the meditation hall we will maintain noble silence. Please bring a bag lunch. \nPlease register here.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/becoming-yourself-one-day-retreat-led-by-jiryu-rutschman-byler-in-person-only/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,In-Person Event,One-Day Sitting,Retreat
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250802T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250802T163000
DTSTAMP:20260407T212657
CREATED:20250417T191811Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250708T192231Z
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SUMMARY:"In Front of the Door is the Land of Stillness and Light" - One-day Retreat led by Danan Wark (In Person Only)
DESCRIPTION:These lines beckon us to meet the clear\, still\, nature of reality as our own intimacy and immediacy. \n\n\n\n\n\nThis day-long retreat led by guest teacher Danan Wark will feature morning and afternoon talks\, zazen\, and optional dokusan (private interviews). Your registration on a sliding scale offers support to our guest teacher and the ongoing activities of Valley Streams Zen Sangha. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. Contact info@valleystreamszen.org to request a scholarship or if this will be your first retreat with us. \nDanan is a teacher in the Single Flower Sangha line that descends from the Kwan Um School of Zen\, which in turn derives from the Sudeoksa mountain lineage of the Jogye Order of Korean Zen (Seon). Danan received precepts in 2009 and Inka in 2019 from Zen Master George Bo Mun Bowman\, the founder of the Single Flower Sangha. Danan has practiced in the Rinzai tradition and studied koans with Bo Mun for over 20 years. He has also practiced in the Soto tradition with Tenshin Reb Anderson roshi at No Abode Hermitage for more than a decade. In 2014 Danan established Cloud Zendo\, a sangha that presently meets each Saturday (except this one!) at 8:30 a.m. in Auburn. \nOur retreat day will include sitting and walking meditation\, Dharma talks and afternoon discussion period. Outside the meditation hall we will maintain noble silence. Please bring a bag lunch. \n\n\n\n\n\nPlease register here.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/stillness-and-light-one-day-danan-wark/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,In-Person Event,One-Day Sitting,Retreat
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250503T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250503T163000
DTSTAMP:20260407T212657
CREATED:20250407T194627Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250426T205950Z
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SUMMARY:"Your Original Face" - One-day Retreat led by Kokyo Henkel (In Person Only)
DESCRIPTION:The Sixth Ancestor of Chinese Zen awakening his Dharma brother by asking “without thinking of good and bad\, what is your original face?” \nThis daylong retreat will focus on the 24th case in the koan collection known as the Mumonkan\, or the Gateless Barrier. There will be morning and afternoon talks\, zazen\, and optional dokusan (private interviews). A donation of between $30 and $100 is requested to support our guest teacher and the ongoing activities of Valley Streams Zen Sangha. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. Contact info@valleystreamszen.org to request a scholarship or if this will be your first retreat with us. \n\n\n\n\n\nRev. Kokyo Henkel has been practicing Zen since 1990 in residence at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center\, Green Gulch Farm Zen Center\, No Abode Hermitage in Mill Valley\, and Bukkokuji Monastery in Japan. He was a resident teacher at Santa Cruz Zen Center from 2010 to 2020. Most recently\, he led the Spring Practice Period at Green Gulch Farm. \nKokyo was ordained as a priest in 1994 by Tenshin Anderson Roshi and received Dharma Transmission from him in 2010. He 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. \nOur retreat day will include sitting and walking meditation\, a Dharma talk and afternoon discussion period. Outside the meditation hall we will maintain noble silence. Please bring a bag lunch. \nPlease register here.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/one-day-retreat-led-by-kokyo-henkel-in-person/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,In-Person Event,One-Day Sitting,Retreat
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250405T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250405T163000
DTSTAMP:20260407T212657
CREATED:20250116T215300Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250403T201341Z
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SUMMARY:One-day Retreat (CANCELED)
DESCRIPTION:We have had to cancel our one-day sitting for April 5th.  We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.  We hope to see you at our next retreat on Saturday\, May 3.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/one-day-retreat-buddhas-birthday-celebration-in-person-only/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,CLOSED,One-Day Sitting
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250201T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250201T163000
DTSTAMP:20260407T212657
CREATED:20250102T214321Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250116T024430Z
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SUMMARY:Taking Refuge in the Body: One-day Retreat Led by Rev. So'on Jim Hare (In Person Only)
DESCRIPTION:In sitting and walking meditation\, Dharma talk and discussion we will consider “one essence in three bodies\,” aka the triple body of Buddha. \n\n\n\n\n\nThe Platform Sutra says: “One’s skin and flesh is the physical body… but you can’t take refuge in it. Just be enlightened to the three bodies of the self-nature\, and this will be to recognize the Buddha of the self-nature.” How do we recognize and enjoy the Buddha body within our ourselves and others? This inquiry will be the subject of our retreat\, which will consist of sitting and walking meditation\, Dharma talk and discussion. \nPlease bring a bag lunch. A donation of $20-$80 is requested. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. If this will be your first one-day sitting\, please contact us before registering at info@valleystreamszen.org \nPlease register here.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/one-day-retreat-led-by-rev-soon-jim-hare-in-person/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,In-Person Event,One-Day Sitting,Retreat
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241207T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241207T204500
DTSTAMP:20260407T212657
CREATED:20241112T215209Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241112T220141Z
UID:18552-1733560200-1733604300@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Rohatsu Sesshin Full Day Sitting (In Person)
DESCRIPTION:Full-Day Sitting – In Person – 8:30 am – 8:45 pm\nThis sitting will be in person at the Dharma Center and will not be offered on Zoom. Traditional oryoki meals will be served at noon and for the “medicine meal” in the evening. \nRegister for week-long program on Eventbrite\nFull 7-Day Rohatsu Schedule \nThis traditional week of intensified practice celebrates the enlightenment of our original teacher in India\, Shakyamuni Buddha. Rohatsu sesshin is a time for bringing light into the dark time of the year and for celebrating Buddha’s awakening\, which is our awakening too.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/rohatsu-sesshin-full-day-sitting-in-person-3/2024-12-07/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,In-Person Event,One-Day Sitting,Retreat,Sesshin
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241206T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241206T204500
DTSTAMP:20260407T212657
CREATED:20241112T215209Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241112T220141Z
UID:18551-1733473800-1733517900@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Rohatsu Sesshin Full Day Sitting (In Person)
DESCRIPTION:Full-Day Sitting – In Person – 8:30 am – 8:45 pm\nThis sitting will be in person at the Dharma Center and will not be offered on Zoom. Traditional oryoki meals will be served at noon and for the “medicine meal” in the evening. \nRegister for week-long program on Eventbrite\nFull 7-Day Rohatsu Schedule \nThis traditional week of intensified practice celebrates the enlightenment of our original teacher in India\, Shakyamuni Buddha. Rohatsu sesshin is a time for bringing light into the dark time of the year and for celebrating Buddha’s awakening\, which is our awakening too.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/rohatsu-sesshin-full-day-sitting-in-person-3/2024-12-06/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,In-Person Event,One-Day Sitting,Retreat,Sesshin
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241102T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241102T163000
DTSTAMP:20260407T212657
CREATED:20240422T205953Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241015T195900Z
UID:17894-1730536200-1730565000@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Knowing who you are: One-day Retreat Led by Rev. So'on Jim Hare (In Person)
DESCRIPTION:“Practicing zazen is a way of knowing beyond perceptions of a self\, a soul\, a living being or a person” – a Zen reading of the Diamond Sutra. \nOne-day retreat (8:30 am – 4:30 pm) which includes sitting and walking meditation\, a Dharma talk and discussion period. Outside the meditation hall we will maintain noble silence. Please bring a bag lunch. \nSuggested donation is $10 – $80. No one will be excluded for lack of funds. Please write to info@valleystreamszen.org to request a scholarship or if this will be your first extended sitting with us. You are welcome! \nPlease register here.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/one-day-retreat-in-person-2024-11-02/
LOCATION:Valley Streams Zen Sangha\, Sacrament Dharma Center 3111 Wisseman Dr.\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,In-Person Event,One-Day Sitting,Retreat
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240601T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240601T163000
DTSTAMP:20260407T212657
CREATED:20240422T205953Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240507T180247Z
UID:17866-1717230600-1717259400@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:The Illusion of Separate Self - One-day Retreat led by Kokyo Henkel (In Person)
DESCRIPTION:In morning and afternoon discussions\, we will explore the Buddha’s teaching of the discontent that arises from the unconscious belief in separate self\, and the freedom that comes from not holding this belief. \nKokyo Henkel was ordained as a Zen priest in 1994 by Tenshin Reb Anderson Roshi\, receiving the Dharma name Kokyo Yakai (Luminous Owl\, Midnight Liberation 光梟夜解). He received Dharma Transmission from Tenshin Roshi in 2010\, becoming a lineage-holder authorized to guide others on the path. From 2010 – 2020 Kokyo was teacher at the Santa Cruz Zen Center. He has also been practicing with the Tibetan Dzogchen (“Great Perfection”) Teacher Tsoknyi Rinpoche since 2003\, in California\, Colorado\, and Kathmandu. \nOur retreat day will include sitting and walking meditation\, a Dharma talk and afternoon discussion period. Outside the meditation hall we will maintain noble silence. Please bring a bag lunch. \nTickets can be purchased below with suggested donation $20 -$100. No one will be excluded for lack of funds. If this will be your first retreat day with us or you have questions\, please email: info@valleystreamszen.org
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/one-day-retreat-in-person/
LOCATION:Valley Streams Zen Sangha\, Sacrament Dharma Center 3111 Wisseman Dr.\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,In-Person Event,One-Day Sitting,Retreat
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240406T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240406T163000
DTSTAMP:20260407T212657
CREATED:20240308T215610Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240326T161411Z
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SUMMARY:The Mother of All Buddhas and Celebrating Buddha's Birthday: One-day Retreat led by Rev. Parāvṛtti Doralee Grindler Katonah (In Person)
DESCRIPTION:Prajna Paramita\, the mother of all Buddhas\, invites us to participate in the continual birthing of living spiritual energy in each moment. \n\nCome\, put aside all worldly affairs\, sit zazen and walk together in community. We will touch the ground of Mother Earth\, open our heart/minds to the spiritual energy ready to penetrate and awaken our love for all living beings. Our expressions will spontaneously arise in each moment. These potentials do not arise from our self-effort. The awakening of the Wisdom Body comes by itself.  We will rest\, open\, listen\, and receive. \n\n\nThere is a power which you cannot grasp with your rational mind. It operates freely\, according to the situation\, in a more natural way. At the same time\, this power functions in our lives to clarify and settle activities and is beneficial to all living beings. ~ Eihei Dogen \n\n\nIn the afternoon\, we will enter the Ceremony of Bathing the Baby Buddha – celebrating the Birth of our Buddha nature arising from the Baby Buddha.  If you can only sit half the day\, please arrive at 1:30 p.m.\, to sit the afternoon periods and participate in the ceremony at the end of the day. \n\n\nIf you are new to this practice\, please email  Ino@valleystreamszen.org\, and we will arrange an introduction to zazen at the beginning of the day. \n\n\nPlease bring a bag lunch.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/one-day-retreat-led-by-rev-parav%e1%b9%9btti-doralee-grindler-katonah-in-person/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,In-Person Event,One-Day Sitting,Retreat
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240203T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240203T163000
DTSTAMP:20260407T212657
CREATED:20240108T231653Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240429T182724Z
UID:17433-1706949000-1706977800@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Practicing Patience - One-day Retreat Led by Rev. So'on Jim Hare
DESCRIPTION:The stream of sorrow is cut through by patience: so teaches an ancient Buddhist text. Practicing patience with the many ideas and feelings that arise in our sitting meditation trains our body/mind to more wisely respond the many situations in life that don’t align with our wishes or meet our expectations. \nOur retreat day will include sitting and walking meditation\, a Dharma talk and afternoon discussion period. Outside the meditation hall we will maintain noble silence. Please bring a bag lunch. \nThe suggested donation is $20 -$60. No one will be excluded for lack of funds. If this will be your first retreat day with us or you have questions\, please email: info@valleystreamszen.org \nRegister on Eventbrite.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/one-day-retreat-led-by-rev-soon-jim-hare/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,In-Person Event,One-Day Sitting
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231007T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231007T163000
DTSTAMP:20260407T212657
CREATED:20230913T011705Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230913T011821Z
UID:16654-1696667400-1696696200@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Sitting in the Light of Buddha's Wisdom   ~    One-day Retreat Led by Rev. So'on Jim Hare
DESCRIPTION:Each 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. \nIn the second chapter of the Flower Adornment Sutra\, the Buddha responds to a set of questions from his followers by emitting rays of light in every direction. This kind of awesome\, magical display seems far from the precincts of grounded Zen practice\, yet it may have something to teach us. \nThis one-day retreat will consist of alternating periods of sitting and walking meditation and a Dharma talk. The retreat will be led by So’on Jim Hare\, practice leader at Valley Streams Zen. Please bring a bag lunch. If this will be your first one-day retreat with us\, please send a message to info@valleystreamszen.org to introduce yourself. \nA donation (Dana) of between $20 and $60 is requested. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. \nRegister on Eventbrite.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/sitting-in-the-light-of-buddhas-wisdom-one-day-retreat-led-by-rev-soon-jim-hare/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person Event,One-Day Sitting
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230805T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230805T163000
DTSTAMP:20260407T212657
CREATED:20230719T155228Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230719T155242Z
UID:16527-1691224200-1691253000@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Entering the Door of Liberation ~ One-day Retreat Led by Rev. So'on Jim Hare
DESCRIPTION:Sitting 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 the myriad insights\, understandings\, realizations and visions that have allowed enlightening beings to enter the Dharma door of liberation. In this retreat we will engage sitting and walking meditation – the fundamental Dharma doors of Soto Zen. The day will include a Dharma talk and opportunities for individual practice discussion.  \nOutside the meditation hall we will maintain noble silence. Please bring a bag lunch.  \nRegister on Eventbrite.  Suggested donation $20 -$60.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/entering-the-door-of-liberation-one-day-retreat-led-by-rev-soon-jim-hare/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,In-Person Event,One-Day Sitting
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230401T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230401T163000
DTSTAMP:20260407T212657
CREATED:20230314T175834Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230315T001849Z
UID:15888-1680339600-1680366600@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Riding in the Same Boat with All Beings:  One-day Sitting led by Rev. Kokyo Henkel (Speaker in person)
DESCRIPTION:The theme of this sitting is the essay Zenki (the Whole Works)\,\nZen master Dogen’s vision of realization manifested in both life and death \nGuest teacher Kokyo Henkel will lead this one-day retreat\, which will include alternating periods of sitting and walking meditation\, punctuated by morning and afternoon Dharma talks and discussion. The theme of this retreat is Dogen’s essay Zenki  \nKokyo Henkel was ordained as a Zen priest in 1994 by Tenshin Reb Anderson Roshi\, receiving the Dharma name Kokyo Yakai (Luminous Owl\, Midnight Liberation 光梟夜解). He received Dharma Transmission from Tenshin Roshi in 2010\, becoming a lineage-holder authorized to guide others on the path. From 2010 – 2020 Kokyo was teacher at the Santa Cruz Zen Center. He is currently Tanto (Head of Zendo practice) and a Dharma teacher at Green Gulch Farm. He has also been practicing with the Tibetan Dzogchen (“Great Perfection”) Teacher Tsoknyi Rinpoche since 2003\, in California\, Colorado\, and Kathmandu. \nRegister on Eventbrite.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/riding-in-the-same-boat-with-all-beings-one-day-sitting-led-by-rev-kokyo-henkel/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,In-Person Event,One-Day Sitting,Retreat
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230204T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230204T163000
DTSTAMP:20260407T212657
CREATED:20230119T233732Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230202T012221Z
UID:15661-1675499400-1675528200@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Hidden in the Moonlight: One-day sitting\,  led by Rev. So'on Jim Hare (In person)
DESCRIPTION:“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 poem) describes the activity of a person practicing the Buddha Way\, merging the particular and the universal. This is the everyday and consequential affair of Zen practice. \nOur day will include sitting and walking meditation\, a Dharma talk and discussion period\, and silent bag lunch. Please bring your own lunch.   \nThis event is in-person.  Register on Eventbrite. \nIf you have questions about this retreat\, please contact the retreat leader\, So’on Jim Hare\, at info@valleystreamszen.org
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/hidden-in-the-moonlight-one-day-sitting-led-by-rev-soon-jim-hare/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,In-Person Event,One-Day Sitting
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221105T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221105T163000
DTSTAMP:20260407T212657
CREATED:20220830T210408Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221029T214210Z
UID:12073-1667637000-1667665800@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:"Just This Person" - One-Day Retreat\, led by Rev. So'on Jim Hare (In-person)
DESCRIPTION:Sitting still in the company of others is the heart of Zen practice. Please join us for this day of inner work\, being “just this person.” \nJust before leaving a practice period\, a student asked his teacher\, “If\, after many years\, someone should ask me what you were like\, how should I respond?” \nAfter remaining quite for a while\, the teacher said\, “Just this person.” \nWe’ll explore this story during our one day sitting\, in silence and in dialogue. Please bring your own lunch. If you have questions about this retreat\, please contact the retreat leader\, So’on Jim Hare\, at info@valleystreamszen.org \nRegister on EventBrite.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/first-saturday-sitting-retreat-in-person-2022-11-05/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,In-Person Event,One-Day Sitting,Retreat
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220806T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220806T170000
DTSTAMP:20260407T212657
CREATED:20220806T230000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220805T173435Z
UID:11565-1659776400-1659805200@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:The Possibilities of Life: One-day Sitting\, led by So'on Jim Hare (In Person)
DESCRIPTION:When sitting zazen we sit in the wellspring of life. Come practice together to further awaken our abilities to listen to the activity of wisdom that emerges from living intimately in stillness and receiving what comes. \nThis retreat\, originally scheduled to be led by Paravrtti Doralee Grindler Katonah\, will include periods of sitting and walking meditation\, a Dharma talk and silent lunch (bring your own). Masks are optional\, but encouraged. All participants must be vaccinated against Covid-19. \nREGISTER ON EVENTBRITE.COM
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/one-day-sitting-led-by-paravrtti-doralee-grindler-katonah-in-person/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,One-Day Sitting,Retreat
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220402T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220402T170000
DTSTAMP:20260407T212657
CREATED:20220402T230000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220329T161251Z
UID:10406-1648890000-1648918800@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Sitting in the Midst of Self-fulfilling Samadhi: One-Day Sitting (in person)
DESCRIPTION:Join with others in person for a day of sitting and walking meditation and Dharma talk\, making the effort that refreshes both body and mind\, becoming a shining golden buddha! The sitting will be led by So On Jim Hare. \nPlease bring a lunch to support your efforts on the cushion\, bench or chair.  For questions\, please email Jim Hare at info@valleystreamszen.com. \nREGISTER on EVENTBRITE.com
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/one-day-sitting-benefitting-all-beings-at-the-dharma-center-2-2/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,One-Day Sitting,Retreat
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220205T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220205T170000
DTSTAMP:20260407T212657
CREATED:20211212T165513Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220917T040624Z
UID:10405-1644051600-1644080400@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:"Who Am I?" -  A One-Day Sitting\, led by So'on Jim Hare (online)
DESCRIPTION:Settling the body-mind in stillness and ease\, opening to the ineffable wisdom of Dharma\, the deepest questions may arise. \nThis online retreat will be led by Valley Streams practice leader So’on Jim Hare. The day will include a morning Dharma talk and afternoon discussion. \n\nNOTE: If this will be your first day-long sitting with Valley Streams Zen\, please contact us at info@valleystreamszen.org for an orientation or call us at 916-456-7752.   Register at Eventbrite.com
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/one-day-sitting-benefitting-all-beings-at-the-dharma-center-3/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,One-Day Sitting,Online Event,Retreat
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211204T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211204T170000
DTSTAMP:20260407T212657
CREATED:20211117T224424Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211117T224424Z
UID:10303-1638608400-1638637200@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Rohatsu Sesshin\, One-Day Sitting (in person)
DESCRIPTION:One-Day Sitting – in person –  9 am – 5 pm\nThis sitting will be in person at the Dharma Center and will not be offered on Zoom. The schedule will be sent to all who have registered at Eventbrite.com\n• Please remember to bring a lunch. \nFull Rohatsu Sesshin Schedule \nThis traditional week of intensified practice celebrates the enlightenment of our original teacher in India\, Shakyamuni Buddha. Rohatsu sesshin is a time for bringing light into the dark time of the year and for celebrating Buddha’s awakening\, which is our awakening too. This sesshin is a combination of in-person and online. It will last a full week\, but we’ll be sitting only morning and evening periods\, Sunday – Thursday.  Friday will be online only; Saturday we offer a full day of sitting in person at the Dharma Center.  We close out the week on Sunday\, Dec. 5\, with a half-day\, in-person program of zazen\, a Dharma talk\, and closing ceremony.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/rohatsu-sesshin-led-by-so-on-jim-hare-in-person-3/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,One-Day Sitting,Retreat
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211203T060000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211203T210000
DTSTAMP:20260407T212657
CREATED:20211117T223717Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211117T223717Z
UID:10302-1638511200-1638565200@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Rohatsu Sesshin\, One-Day Sitting (online)
DESCRIPTION:One-Day Sitting – ONLINE –  6 am – 8:45 pm\nThe Zoom link and schedule will be sent to those  who have registered at Eventbrite.com. \nFull Rohatsu Sesshin Schedule \n\nThis traditional week of intensified practice celebrates the enlightenment of our original teacher in India\, Shakyamuni Buddha. Rohatsu sesshin is a time for bringing light into the dark time of the year and for celebrating Buddha’s awakening\, which is our awakening too. This sesshin is a combination of in-person and online. It will last a full week\, but we’ll be sitting only morning and evening periods\, Sunday – Thursday.  Friday will be online only; Saturday we offer a full day of sitting in person at the Dharma Center.  We close out the week on Sunday\, Dec. 5\, with a half-day\, in-person program of zazen\, a Dharma talk\, followed by a closing ceremony.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/rohatsu-sesshin-led-by-so-on-jim-hare-online-2/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,One-Day Sitting,Online Event,Retreat
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211106T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211106T153000
DTSTAMP:20260407T212657
CREATED:20211002T174316Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211002T174316Z
UID:10292-1636187400-1636212600@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Yogacara: a One-day Virtual Retreat\, led by Rev. Ben Connelly
DESCRIPTION:Yogacara: Integrating Personal and Social Healing and Liberation (online retreat)\nHow can we heal ourselves and our communities? How does our personal conduct\, wellness\, suffering\, and trauma\, relate to interpersonal and transpersonal systems? How can we give our lives to universal liberation without sacrificing our own well-being? These are the questions at the heart of Yogacara Buddhism\, which brings Early Buddhist and Mahayana practice into an integrated approach to joyful\, compassionate\, altruistic living.\nThis retreat will focus on the practices upheld in the Indian Yogacara master Vasubandhu’s Thirty Verses on Consciousness Only. We will move towards a deeper knowing of the fact that in every moment we are participating in the whole of the world in all its beauty and harms\, and that in every moment we can act for the liberation of all. \nBen Connelly is a Soto Zen teacher and Dharma heir in the Dainin Katagiri Roshi lineage. He also teaches mindfulness in a wide variety of secular contexts including police and corporate training\, correctional facilities\, and addiction recovery and wellness groups. Ben is based at Minnesota Zen Meditation Center and travels to teach across the United States. He lives in Minneapolis\, Minnesota. He is the author of: Inside the Grass Hut: Living Shitou’s Classic Zen Poem\, Inside Vasubandhu’s Yogacara: a Practitioner’s Guide\, and Mindfulness and Intimacy. \nThis event will be ONLINE ONLY via Zoom.  • REGISTER ON EVENTBRITE
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/yogacara-one-day-retreat-with-rev-ben-connelly-3/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,One-Day Sitting,Online Event,Retreat
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211002T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211002T170000
DTSTAMP:20260407T212657
CREATED:20210917T160542Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210917T160542Z
UID:10290-1633165200-1633194000@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Awakening Bodhi Mind - A One-day Zen Retreat\, led by So-On Jim Hare
DESCRIPTION:Zen master Dogen speaks of “raising an aspiration to escalade the very sky.” What is the place for such audacity in our practice?   \nMany of us begin Zen practice with the hope that it will relieve the pain and grief we feel much of the time. Later\, we learn that relieving suffering is just part of the work. The Buddhas point the way toward complete liberation\, not only for ourselves but for all beings. The aspiration for such liberation is called Bodhicittapada. \nWe will explore the aspiration for enlightenment in our one-day sitting\, through multiple periods of zazen\, a morning Dharma talk and afternoon discussion. \nPlease note this is an IN-PERSON retreat. All who attend must be vaccinated against Covid-19. In addition\, masking and social distancing protocols will be practiced. \n\nIf this is your first time practicing with us or your first one-day sitting\, please call So-On Jim at 916-456-7752 to learn more about the day.\nPlease bring a bag lunch.\nFee is by donation.\n\nREGISTER ON EVENTBRITE.COM \n 
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/awakening-bodhi-mind-a-one-day-zen-retreat-led-by-so-on-jim-hare-3/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,One-Day Sitting,Retreat
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210703T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210703T170000
DTSTAMP:20260407T212657
CREATED:20210510T195352Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210510T195352Z
UID:10245-1625302800-1625331600@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:One-day Sitting: Benefitting All Beings (at the Dharma Center)
DESCRIPTION:In Buddhism\, the four unlimited mental attitudes are loving kindness\, compassion\, sympathetic joy and equanimity. These attiudes are unlimited because the benefits thay bring to self and other can’t be quantified; they are immeasurable. \nIn this day of in-person sitting meditation practice\, we will focus on these four immeasurables that teach all sentient beings and bring us contentment. \nThis retreat will be led by Valley Streams practice leader So On Jim Hare. The day will include a morning Dharma talk and afternoon discussion. \nREGISTER ON EVENTBRITE.COM  (NOTE: because this is an all-day event\, we will not be offering it online.)
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/one-day-sitting-7-4/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,One-Day Sitting,Retreat
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210605T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210605T160000
DTSTAMP:20260407T212657
CREATED:20210109T010241Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210109T010241Z
UID:10222-1622883600-1622908800@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Allowing Emptiness to Fill the Page: a Sitting & Writing Retreat with Beth Jacobs (online)
DESCRIPTION:This workshop will be dedicated to writing practices that honor the Buddhist path.  We will practice techniques that illustrate the overlap between mindfulness training and expressive writing. Using material from the Abhidharma\, Mahayana sutras and writings of Eihei Dogen\, we will demonstrate how personal writing can enrich our study of the dharma and provide a space where teachings can come to life in our creativity. \nBeth Jacobs is a writer\, transmitted lay teacher in the Soto Zen Buddhist lineage\, and a clinical psychologist in private practice.  She is the author of The Original Buddhist Psychology; Long Shadows of Practice\, Poems; and A Buddhist Journal: Guided Practices for Writers and Meditators. She facilitates expressive writing groups for children\, teenagers\, and grandparents. She has taught Abhidharma classes at several sanghas and has co-taught “Abhidhamma and Buddhist Thought” through the Mid-American Buddhist Association and the University of Kelaniya in Sri Lanka. \nRegister on Eventbrite.com\nTickets: $20-$60 (or an amount that is right for you.)\nFor questions\, email Doralee at grindkaton@icloud.com \n\n*To join a meeting by computer\, you must install Zoom software: \n\nRegister for the retreat to receive the Meeting ID and Password.\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.\nJoin the meeting at: https://zoom.us/j/[Meeting ID]\,[Password]\nA detailed schedule will be emailed to those who are registered.\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/one-day-or-half-day-sitting-2021-06-05-4/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,One-Day Sitting,Online Event,Retreat,Special Event
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