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SUMMARY:Dharma Talk by Hozan Alan Senauke  (ONLINE)
DESCRIPTION:Hozan Alan Senauke is a Soto Zen priest\, folk musician and poet residing at the Berkeley Zen Center (BZC) in Berkeley\, California\, where he currently serves as Vice Abbot. Hozan was ordained and received Dharma Transmission from Sojun Roshi in 1998. As a former Executive Director of the Buddhist Peace Fellowship (BPF)\, he brings a global perspective on socially-engaged Buddhism and Zen as a force for positive change. He founded the Clear View Project\, bringing Buddhist-based resources for relief and social change where they are needed around the world. \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\nDuring the Covid-19 pandemic\, we will meet online using Zoom video conferencing software. We will continue to monitor local health advisories regarding group meetings. We of course hope to be able to resume our in-person programs as soon as it is safe to do so. \n*To join the meeting by computer\, you must install Zoom software: \n\nSign Up for Weekly Emails to receive each 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.\nAt 6:50 pm\, join the meeting at: https://zoom.us/j/[Meeting ID]\,[Password]\nThe program will begin at 7pm with this approximate schedule: 20 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.\nThe one tap string of numbers are included in the Weekly Email.\nPhone Controls: *9 = Raise hand; *6 = Mute/unmute
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/monday-evening-zazen-and-program-online-2020-11-02-4/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Monday Night Meeting,Online Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201107T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201107T130000
DTSTAMP:20260412T110414
CREATED:20200924T024819Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200924T024819Z
UID:10151-1604739600-1604754000@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Half-day Sitting\, led by So-On Jim Hare
DESCRIPTION:Resting the mind in the midst of the habitual activity of thought is the ultimate form of relaxation.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis will be a online sitting with a schedule of sitting and walking meditation and a short Dharma talk by Valley Streams Zen practice leader\, Jim Hare. The schedule will include the option to begin sitting early\, before joining the group on Zoom\, as we did in the September sitting. \nRegister on Eventbrite.com
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/half-day-sitting-led-by-so-on-jim-hare-3-4/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Half-Day Sitting,Online Event,Retreat
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201109T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201109T203000
DTSTAMP:20260412T110414
CREATED:20200724T043241Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200724T043241Z
UID:10140-1604948400-1604953800@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Dharma Talk by guest teacher Susan Moon (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\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\nDuring the Covid-19 pandemic\, we will meet online using Zoom video conferencing software. We will continue to monitor local health advisories regarding group meetings. We of course hope to be able to resume our in-person programs as soon as it is safe to do so. \n*To join the meeting by computer\, you must install Zoom software: \n\nSign Up for Weekly Emails to receive each 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.\nAt 6:50 pm\, join the meeting at: https://zoom.us/j/[Meeting ID]\,[Password]\nThe program will begin at 7pm with this approximate schedule: 20 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.\nThe one tap string of numbers are included in the Weekly Email.\nPhone Controls: *9 = Raise hand; *6 = Mute/unmute
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/monday-evening-zazen-and-program-online-2020-11-09-4/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Monday Night Meeting,Online Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201116T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201116T203000
DTSTAMP:20260412T110414
CREATED:20200724T043241Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200724T043241Z
UID:10141-1605553200-1605558600@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Dharma Talk by So-On Jim Hare (ONLINE)
DESCRIPTION:So-On Jim Hare  serves as 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 Myo Lahey in 2016. \n  \n\nDuring the Covid-19 pandemic\, we will meet online using Zoom video conferencing software. We will continue to monitor local health advisories regarding group meetings. We of course hope to be able to resume our in-person programs as soon as it is safe to do so. \n*To join the meeting by computer\, you must install Zoom software: \n\nSign Up for Weekly Emails to receive each 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.\nAt 6:50 pm\, join the meeting at: https://zoom.us/j/[Meeting ID]\,[Password]\nThe program will begin at 7pm with this approximate schedule: 20 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.\nThe one tap string of numbers are included in the Weekly Email.\nPhone Controls: *9 = Raise hand; *6 = Mute/unmute
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/monday-evening-zazen-and-program-online-2020-11-16-4/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Monday Night Meeting,Online Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201123T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201123T203000
DTSTAMP:20260412T110414
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SUMMARY:Dharma Talk by Rev. Myo Lahey (ONLINE)
DESCRIPTION:Rev. Myo Lahey\, Abbot of Hartford Street Zen Center in San Francisco and our guiding teacher\, will offer the Dharma talk this evening. Myo has previously served as head of practice (Tanto) at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center. He is a Dharma heir of Tenshin Reb Anderson. Raised in an observant Roman Catholic home\, Myo was drawn to religion and spirituality at an early age and found Zen Buddhism in his teens. He began sitting in 1969 and practiced with many San Francisco Zen Center practitioners and teachers\, including Dainin Katigiri-roshi\, Kobun Chino-sensei\, Yoshimura-sensei\, and Issan Dorsey. Myo studied Sanskrit at UC Berkeley for ten years. \n\nDuring the Covid-19 pandemic\, we will meet online using Zoom video conferencing software. We will continue to monitor local health advisories regarding group meetings. We of course hope to be able to resume our in-person programs as soon as it is safe to do so. \n*To join the meeting by computer\, you must install Zoom software: \n\nSign Up for Weekly Emails to receive each 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.\nAt 6:50 pm\, join the meeting at: https://zoom.us/j/[Meeting ID]\,[Password]\nThe program will begin at 7pm with this approximate schedule: 20 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.\nThe one tap string of numbers are included in the Weekly Email.\nPhone Controls: *9 = Raise hand; *6 = Mute/unmute
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/monday-evening-zazen-and-program-online-2020-11-23-4/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Monday Night Meeting,Online Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201129T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201129T204500
DTSTAMP:20260412T110414
CREATED:20201112T041101Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201112T041101Z
UID:10156-1606676400-1606682700@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Rohatsu Sesshin (online)\, led by So-On Jim Hare
DESCRIPTION:Welcome and orientation for Rohatsu Sesshin offered via Zoom.\nRohatsu sesshin is a time for bringing light into the dark time of the year and celebrating Buddha’s awakening\, which is our awakening too. This Rohatsu will be on Zoom and will have a very different format.  It will last a full week\, but we’ll be sitting only the morning and evening periods\, Sunday\, Nov. 29 – Friday Dec. 4.  On Saturday\, Dec. 5\, we will offer a full day sitting. We’ll close out the week on Sunday\, Dec. 6\, with morning zazen\, a Dharma talk and ceremony.  Our regular programs\, on Monday and Thursday\, will proceed online as usual. \nSun. – Fri. Sesshin Schedule\nSat. & Sun. Sesshin Schedule \n*Please contact Jim Hare at info@valleystreamszen.org to sign up.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/rohatsu-sesshin-online-at-home-led-by-so-on-jim-hare-4/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Online Event,Retreat
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201130T060000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201130T071500
DTSTAMP:20260412T110414
CREATED:20201112T041714Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201112T041714Z
UID:10157-1606716000-1606720500@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Rohatsu Sesshin (morning schedule)
DESCRIPTION:Rohatsu sesshin is a time for bringing light into the dark time of the year and celebrating Buddha’s awakening\, which is our awakening too. This Rohatsu will be on Zoom and will have a very different format.  It will last a full week\, but we’ll be sitting only the morning and evening periods\, Sunday\, Nov. 29 – Friday Dec. 4.  On Saturday\, Dec. 5\, we will offer a full day sitting. We’ll close out the week on Sunday\, Dec. 6\, with morning zazen\, a Dharma talk and ceremony.  Our regular programs\, on Monday and Thursday\, will proceed online as usual.\n*Please contact Jim Hare at info@valleystreamszen.org for further information. \nSun. – Fri. Sesshin Schedule\nSat. & Sun. Sesshin Schedule\nChants for Rohatsu Sesshin
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/rohatsu-sesshin-morning-schedule-4/2020-11-30/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Online Event,Retreat
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201130T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201130T203000
DTSTAMP:20260412T110414
CREATED:20200724T043241Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200724T043241Z
UID:10143-1606762800-1606768200@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Dharma Talk by So-On Jim Hare
DESCRIPTION:So-On Jim Hare  serves as 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 Myo Lahey in 2016. \n  \n\nDuring the Covid-19 pandemic\, we will meet online using Zoom video conferencing software. We will continue to monitor local health advisories regarding group meetings. We of course hope to be able to resume our in-person programs as soon as it is safe to do so. \n*To join the meeting by computer or smart phone\, you must install Zoom software: \n\nSign Up for Weekly Emails to receive each 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.\nAt 6:50 pm\, join the meeting at: https://zoom.us/j/[Meeting ID]\,[Password]\nThe program will begin at 7pm with this approximate schedule: 20 minute sitting; 5 minute chant; announcements; then a 30-40 minute Talk/Discussion.\n\n*To join by telephone with audio only: \n\nDial 669 900 6833 (San Jose) and follow voice prompts for entering the Meeting ID and password.\nThe one tap string of numbers are included in the Weekly Email.\nPhone Controls: *9 = Raise hand; *6 = Mute/unmute
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/monday-evening-zazen-and-program-online-2020-11-30-4/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Monday Night Meeting,Online Event,Retreat Night
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