Half-day Sitting
Zen meditation retreat led by Practice Leader, Jim Hare. This is a great opportunity to sit quietly for the afternoon. A short dharma talk will be offered.
Zen meditation retreat led by Practice Leader, Jim Hare. This is a great opportunity to sit quietly for the afternoon. A short dharma talk will be offered.
Zen meditation retreat led by Practice Leader, Jim Hare. This is a great opportunity to sit quietly for the afternoon. A short dharma talk will be offered.
Sitting together, working together, eating together we create sangha. (Bring a bag lunch and work clothes.)
This is our first one-day sitting at the Sacramento Dharma Center! Fall study period participants should make a special effort to attend, as this is the sole opportunity to "sit […]
This is our first one-day sitting of the new year. This gentle one-day sitting will include a work period and formal tea in the afternoon if enough people attend. The […]
This gentle half-day sitting will include informal tea, discussion and a short work period. Everyone is welcome. *NOTE - our one-day and half-day sittings are held on the first Saturday every […]
We sometimes call zazen “choiceless awareness.” This means that in zazen we don’t attempt to regulate what comes into awareness; we just let what arises arise. We let our feelings […]
Rediscover beginner's mind while creating a collage or assemblage out of bits and pieces; paint and glue. No art experience needed - in fact, the less you know, the better! Led by Barbara […]
Visiting teacher, Rev. Zenju Earthlyn Manuel, of Still Breathing Zen Meditation Center in Oakland, will lead our meditation and offer dharma talks during this special one-day sitting. Rev. Zenju was ordained by Zenkei Blanche Hartman Roshi […]
Please join us for our bi-monthly half-day sitting. At the conclusion of the sitting, we will enjoy a social lunch together, so please bring a bag lunch.
Zazen surfaces our "mind of clover," a pliant mind, a flexibile mind, a mind like clouds and water. This mind that is not "our" mind, but rather one that comes […]
Enjoy Labor Day weekend with family and friends.