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SUMMARY:Rohatsu Sesshin Morning Program (Online)
DESCRIPTION:Morning Rohatsu schedule for Monday\, Tuesday\, Wednesday – ONLINE\n6:00 am Zazen\n6:30 am Kinhin\n6:40 am Zazen\n7:10 am Service \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-morning-program-online-2/2024-12-02/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Online Event,Retreat,Sesshin
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241201T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241201T204500
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CREATED:20240821T000612Z
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SUMMARY:Rohatsu Sesshin – Opening Evening Program (Online)
DESCRIPTION:Rohatsu means the 8th day of the 12th month\, which is the traditional day for celebrating Buddha’s enlightenment. Sesshin means ‘to gather the mind.’ As the darkest days of the year approach\, we sit together with the principle of awakening\, fully opening to the ‘wisdom beyond wisdom’ that becomes bright in sitting meditation. \nThe initial days of this week-long retreat will be offered online\, sitting morning and evenings. beginning Sunday evening Dec. 1. On Friday and Saturday\, December 6 and 7\, we will sit all day at the Dharma Center\, including into the evening. We will end with a half-day on the 8rd\, the traditional day to celebrate Buddha’s awakening. The in-person days will include Oryoki meals\, the traditional three-bowl Zen style of eating. There will be Dharma talks on days 6\,7\, and 8. For more information or to request a reduced fee or scholarship\, please contact us at info@valleystreamszen.org. \nNote that this retreat is intended for experienced practitioners. Participants should have a regular sitting practice and have attended several one-day retreats. There will be instruction in Oryoki meal practice for those not familiar with it. \n\n\n\n\n\nRegister for week-long program on Eventbrite\nFull 7-Day Rohatsu Schedule\n\nSunday Schedule:\n7:30 pm Welcome and Orientation\n8:00 pm Zazen\n8:30 pm Refuges  (PDF) \nFor more information or to request a reduced fee or scholarship\, please contact us at info@valleystreamszen.org
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/rohatsu-sesshin-online/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Online Event,Retreat,Sesshin
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231128T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231128T210000
DTSTAMP:20260417T063905
CREATED:20231108T230900Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231118T012754Z
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SUMMARY:Rohatsu Sesshin Evening Program (Online)
DESCRIPTION:Evening Rohatsu schedule for Tuesday\, Wednesday\, Thursday – ONLINE\n5:00 pm Zazen\n5:30 pm Service\nBreak/Dinner\n7:30 pm Zazen\n8:00 pm Kinhin\n8:10 pm Zazen\n8:40 pm Refuges \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-evening-program-online/2023-11-28/
LOCATION:ONLINE via Zoom
CATEGORIES:All Events,Online Event,Retreat,Sesshin
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231127T060000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231127T073000
DTSTAMP:20260417T063906
CREATED:20231108T225141Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231118T012329Z
UID:17105-1701064800-1701070200@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Rohatsu Sesshin Morning Program (Online)
DESCRIPTION:Morning Rohatsu schedule for Monday\, Tuesday\, Wednesday – ONLINE\n6:00 am Zazen\n6:30 am Kinhin\n6:40 am Zazen\n7:10 am Service \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-morning-program-online/2023-11-27/
LOCATION:ONLINE via Zoom
CATEGORIES:All Events,Online Event,Retreat,Sesshin
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231126T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231126T203000
DTSTAMP:20260417T063906
CREATED:20231108T230907Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231122T001618Z
UID:17098-1701027000-1701030600@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Rohatsu Sesshin - Opening Evening Program (Online)
DESCRIPTION:Rohatsu means the 8th day of the 12th month\, which is the traditional day for celebrating Buddha’s enlightenment. Sesshin means ‘to gather the mind.’ As the darkest days of the year approach\, we sit together with the principle of awakening\, fully opening to the ‘wisdom beyond wisdom’ that is revealed in sitting meditation.  \nThe initial days of this week-long retreat will be offered online via Zoom\, sitting mornings and evenings\, starting Sunday evening Nov. 26 through Thursday Nov. 30. Friday Dec. 1 and Saturday Dec. 2\, we will sit in person all day at the Dharma Center\, including into the evening. These in-person days will include Oryoki meals\, the traditional three-bowl Zen style of eating. We will end with a half-day in-person sitting and closing ceremony on Sunday\, Dec. 3. There will be a Full Moon Ceremony on Monday evening and Dharma talks on Friday\, Saturday and Sunday mornings. \nRegister for week-long program on Eventbrite \nFull 7-Day Rohatsu Schedule\n\nSunday Schedule:\n7:30 pm Welcome and Orientation\n8:00 pm Zazen\n8:30 pm Refuges \nFor more information or to request a reduced fee or scholarship\, please contact us at info@valleystreamszen.org
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/rohatsu-sesshin-opening-evening-program-online/
LOCATION:ONLINE via Zoom
CATEGORIES:All Events,Online Event,Retreat,Sesshin
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230130T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230130T210000
DTSTAMP:20260417T063906
CREATED:20211206T234124Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230131T180249Z
UID:10371-1675105200-1675112400@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Dharma Talk by Rev. Taiga Ito (Speaker In-person)
DESCRIPTION:Our guest\, Rev. Taiga Ito\, trained at Daihonzan Sojiji\, one of the head monasteries of Soto Shu (Soto Zen in Japan). In 2016\, Taiga Ito became Kokusaifukyoshi (international teacher of Soto Shu). He served as secretary of the Soto Zen Buddhism International Center between 2016 and 2018\, and has served as its Assistant Director since 2019. \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 newcomers and experienced Zen students to join us in person or on zoom. \n*Zoom link for this program: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82008151977
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/monday-night-zazen-and-program-in-person-and-online-2022-01-31-2/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Hybrid Event,Monday Night Meeting,Online Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221212T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221212T210000
DTSTAMP:20260417T063906
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221205T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221205T210000
DTSTAMP:20260417T063906
CREATED:20221108T110000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230502T184952Z
UID:11955-1670266800-1670274000@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Full Moon Ceremony (Hybrid)
DESCRIPTION:The Full Moon Ceremony acknowledges the karma created by our intentional actions\, and reminds us to renew our commitment to the ethical conduct expressed as the 16 Bodhisattva Precepts. These are guiding principles for our daily conduct in the world. This ceremony is rooted in a ritual from pre-Buddhist India. Texts for the chants are distributed during the ceremony or available here:  *Full Moon Ceremony Chants \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTo prepare for the ceremony there are two 25 minutes meditation periods separated by 10 minutes of walking meditation.   All are welcome to participate. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n*Zoom link for this program: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82008151977
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/monday-night-meditation-and-program-2022-09-05-2022-11-07-2022-11-14-2022-12-05/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Full Moon Ceremony,Hybrid Event,Online Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221129T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221129T210000
DTSTAMP:20260417T063906
CREATED:20221111T035017Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221114T202223Z
UID:13304-1669741200-1669755600@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Rohatsu Sesshin Evening Program (Online)
DESCRIPTION:Online Evening schedule for Tuesday\, Wednesday\, Thursday\n5:00 pm Zazen\n5:30 pm  Service\nBreak/Dinner\n7:30 pm  Zazen\n8:00 pm Kinhin\n8:10 pm Zazen\n8:40 pm Refuges \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 Boddha’s awakening\, which is our awakening too. \nRegister for week-long program on Eventbrite.com\nFull Rohatsu Schedule \n  \n 
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/rohatsu-sesshin-evening-program/2022-11-29/
LOCATION:ONLINE via Zoom
CATEGORIES:All Events,Online Event,Sesshin
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221128T060000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221128T073000
DTSTAMP:20260417T063906
CREATED:20221111T025154Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221111T213310Z
UID:13288-1669615200-1669620600@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Rohatsu Sesshin Morning Program (Online)
DESCRIPTION:Morning Rohatsu schedule\, Monday – Wednesday – ONLINE\n6:00   Zazen\n6:30   Kinhin\n6:40   Zazen\n7:10   Service \nRegister for week-long program on Eventbrite.\nFull 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-morning-program/2022-11-28/
LOCATION:ONLINE via Zoom
CATEGORIES:All Events,Online Event,Sesshin
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221127T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221127T203000
DTSTAMP:20260417T063906
CREATED:20221111T033128Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231108T002949Z
UID:13298-1669577400-1669581000@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Rohatsu Sesshin - Opening Evening Program (Online)
DESCRIPTION:Rohatsu means the 8th day of the 12th month\, which is the traditional day for celebrating Buddha’s enlightenment. Sesshin means ‘to gather the mind.’  As the darkest days of the year approach\, we sit together with the principle of awakening\, fully opening to the ‘wisdom beyond wisdom’ that is revealed in sitting meditation.  \nThe initial days of this week-long retreat will be offered online via Zoom\, sitting mornings and evenings\, starting Sunday evening Nov. 27 through Thursday Dec. 1.  Friday Dec. 2 and Saturday Dec. 3\, we will sit in person all day at the Dharma Center\, including into the evening. These in-person days will include Oryoki meals\, the traditional three-bowl Zen style of eating.  We will end with a half-day in-person sitting and closing ceremony on Sunday\, Dec.4.  There will be Dharma talks on Monday evening and Friday\, Saturday and Sunday mornings.    Full 7-Day Rohatsu Schedule  \n\nSunday Schedule:\n7:30 pm  Welcome and Orientation\n8:00 pm  Zazen\n8:30 pm  Refuges\nFor more information or to request a reduced fee or scholarship\, please contact us at info@valleystreamszen.org          \n** Register for full Sesshin at Eventbrite.com
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/rohatsu-sesshin-opening-evening-service/
LOCATION:ONLINE via Zoom
CATEGORIES:All Events,Online Event,Sesshin
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221121T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221121T210000
DTSTAMP:20260417T063906
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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220911T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220911T180000
DTSTAMP:20260417T063906
CREATED:20220825T145529Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220830T212108Z
UID:12025-1662912900-1662919200@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:BIPOC Sangha Meeting with Rhonda V. Magee (Online)
DESCRIPTION:BIPOC Sangha is pleased to welcome Professor Rhonda Magee for “Reflections on Engaged Mindfulness: The Inner Work of Confronting Social Injustice in a Time of Distress”  \n*This program is for BIPOC practitioners. \n \nREGISTER FOR THIS ONLINE PROGRAM \nRhonda Magee\, MA\, JD has dedicated her life to healing and teaching that inspires 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. A trained mindfulness teacher\, she demonstrates the merit of embodied meditation allied with the disciplines of study and community engagement. A Fellow of the Mind and Life Institute\, she is also a guest teacher and has held senior leadership positions with several international mindfulness organizations. Author of numerous articles and book chapters\, her first book\, The lnner Work of Racial Justice: Healing Ourselves and Transforming Our Communities through Mindfulness\, was published in 2019.\n \n⇒ Rhonda Magee will also be guest teacher on Monday\, September 12\, 7-9 PM at Valley Streams Zen Sangha.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/bipoc-sangha-sacramento-with-rhonda-v-magee-online/
LOCATION:ONLINE via Zoom
CATEGORIES:All Events,Online Event,Special Event
ORGANIZER;CN="BIPOC Sangha-Sacramento":MAILTO:bipocsanghasac@gmail.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220829T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220829T210000
DTSTAMP:20260417T063906
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
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220801T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220801T210000
DTSTAMP:20260417T063906
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
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220606T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220606T210000
DTSTAMP:20260417T063906
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
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220523T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220523T210000
DTSTAMP:20260417T063906
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
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220516T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220516T210000
DTSTAMP:20260417T063906
CREATED:20220517T090000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220411T224832Z
UID:11139-1652727600-1652734800@valleystreamszen.org
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220509T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220509T210000
DTSTAMP:20260417T063906
CREATED:20220510T090000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220504T041901Z
UID:11137-1652122800-1652130000@valleystreamszen.org
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
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220502T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220502T210000
DTSTAMP:20260417T063906
CREATED:20220503T090000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220401T040407Z
UID:10404-1651518000-1651525200@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Dharma Talk by Rev. Myo Lahey (in-person and online)
DESCRIPTION:Rev. Myo Lahey is Abbot at Hartford Street Zen Center in San Francisco and our guiding teacher. He has previously served as Practice Leader at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center. He is a Dharma heir of Tenshin Reb Anderson. Tonight’s talk will be online from Hartford Street Zen Center. \n*Zoom link for this program: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82008151977
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/monday-night-program-in-person-and-online-2022-05-02-2/
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:20220425T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220425T210000
DTSTAMP:20260417T063906
CREATED:20220426T090000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220401T041534Z
UID:10403-1650913200-1650920400@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Dharma Talk by Diane Wilde (in-person and online)
DESCRIPTION:DIANE WILDE has studied meditation in various traditions since 1990. In 2001 she was a founding member of Sacramento Insight Meditation. She founded Buddhist Pathways Prison Project (aka Boundless Freedom Project) in 2010 and has been a prison chaplain for 18 years. She is a graduate of Sati Center’s Buddhist Chaplaincy program and graduated from Spirit Rock Meditation Center’s Community Dharma Leadership Training Program. She is a board member of Sati Center for Buddhist Studies at the Sacramento Dharma Center. In 2015 she was lay-ordained as a Buddhist minister by Gil Fronsdal. \n*Zoom link  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82008151977
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/monday-night-program-in-person-and-online-2022-04-25-2/
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:20220418T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220418T210000
DTSTAMP:20260417T063906
CREATED:20211212T171957Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211212T171957Z
UID:10407-1650308400-1650315600@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Full Moon Ceremony (in-person and online)
DESCRIPTION:This 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. All are welcome. \n\nOur Monday night programs begin with zazen (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/full-moon-ceremony-in-person-and-online-2/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Full Moon Ceremony,Online Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220404T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220404T210000
DTSTAMP:20260417T063906
CREATED:20220405T090000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220401T033114Z
UID:10401-1649098800-1649106000@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Dharma Talk & Reflection by Paravrtti Doralee Grindler Katonah (in person & online)
DESCRIPTION:In the Eihei Koroku\, Dogen says\, “When you build a pond naturally the moon will come.”  \nCome to our Practice Circle on The Precious Jewel of Sangha Life. \n\nParavrtti 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 Rev. Val Szymanski in California. She was priest ordained in 2019 by Sojun Diane Martin. \n*Zoom link for this program: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82008151977 \n\n 
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/monday-night-program-in-person-and-online-2022-04-04-2/
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:20220328T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220328T210000
DTSTAMP:20260417T063906
CREATED:20211212T164513Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211212T164513Z
UID:10400-1648494000-1648501200@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Dharma talk by Rev. Kokyo Henkel (online)
DESCRIPTION:Rev. Kokyo Henkel has been practicing Zen since 1990 in residence at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center (most recently as Head of Practice)\, Green Gulch Farm Zen Center\, No Abode Hermitage in Mill Valley\, and Bukkokuji Monastery in Japan. \nHe was ordained as a priest in 1994 by Tenshin Anderson Roshi and received Dharma Transmission from him in 2010. Kokyo 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. \n____________________________________________________________________ \n*Zoom link for this program: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82008151977
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/monday-night-program-in-person-and-online-2022-03-28-2/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Monday Night Meeting,Online Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220321T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220321T210000
DTSTAMP:20260417T063906
CREATED:20220322T090000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220917T040812Z
UID:10390-1647889200-1647896400@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Dharma Talk by So'on Jim Hare (in-person and online)
DESCRIPTION:This will be will be a short Dharma talk and small group discussion exploring Suzuki roshi’s saying:\n“even if the sun were to rise from the west\, the Bodhisattva only has one way.” \nSo 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. \n  \n\nThis evening’s chant: Song of the Jewel Mirror Samadhi \n*Zoom link for this program: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82008151977
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/monday-night-program-in-person-and-online-2022-03-21-2/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Monday Night Meeting,Online Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220314T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220314T210000
DTSTAMP:20260417T063906
CREATED:20211212T164513Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220917T040710Z
UID:10389-1647284400-1647291600@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Dharma Talk by So'on Jim Hare (in-person and 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. \n\nWe will discuss the topic: “A Buddhist response to war.” War is an assault on all that we hold dear as people of the Way.  How do we meet the feelings of helplessness and hopeless that arise when we see great suffering willfully inflicted on a peaceful nation?  And how do we respond? \nDana collected this evening will be sent to the United Nations Human Rights Commission to aid their work with refugees. \n*Zoom link for this program: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82008151977
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/monday-night-program-in-person-and-online-2/2022-03-14/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Monday Night Meeting,Online Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220307T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220307T210000
DTSTAMP:20260417T063906
CREATED:20211212T163629Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211212T163629Z
UID:10384-1646679600-1646686800@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Dharma Talk by Rev. Myo Lahey (in-person and online)
DESCRIPTION:Rev. Myo Lahey is Abbot at Hartford Street Zen Center in San Francisco and our guiding teacher. He has previously served as Practice Leader at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center. He is a Dharma heir of Tenshin Reb Anderson. Tonight’s talk will be online from Hartford Street Zen Center. \n  \n*Zoom link for this program: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82008151977
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/dharma-talk-by-rev-myo-lahey-in-person-and-online-2-2/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Monday Night Meeting,Online Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220228T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220228T210000
DTSTAMP:20260417T063906
CREATED:20211206T234124Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211206T234124Z
UID:10375-1646074800-1646082000@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Retreat Night (in-person and online)
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  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82008151977 \n\n 
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/monday-night-zazen-and-program-in-person-and-online-2022-02-28-2/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Monday Night Meeting,Online Event
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220221T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220221T210000
DTSTAMP:20260417T063906
CREATED:20211206T234124Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260117T010126Z
UID:10374-1645470000-1645477200@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. \n\n*Zoom link for this program: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82008151977
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/monday-night-zazen-and-program-in-person-and-online-2022-02-21-2/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Monday Night Meeting,Online Event
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220214T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220214T210000
DTSTAMP:20260417T063906
CREATED:20211206T234124Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211206T234124Z
UID:10373-1644865200-1644872400@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Dharma Talk by Paravrtti Doralee Grindler Katonah (in-person and online)
DESCRIPTION:Paravrtti Doralee Grindler Katonah serves as Ino\, or head of the meditation hall\, and president of our 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. \n*Zoom link for this program: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82008151977
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/monday-night-zazen-and-program-in-person-and-online-2022-02-14-2/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Monday Night Meeting,Online Event
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