Entering the seasons/the movement from day to night/the swirling of earth around the sun/the faces of the moon/the new year's dawn. Come practice together at the dawn of the New Year, sensing freshly the interconnectednes of all of life and our unique places in the universe. Periods of zazen, and kinhin, a Dharma talk, and […]
In sitting and walking meditation, Dharma talk and discussion we will consider "one essence in three bodies," aka the triple body of Buddha. The 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 […]
The Sixth Ancestor of Chinese Zen awakening his Dharma brother by asking "without thinking of good and bad, what is your original face?" This 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 […]
Join us for a half-day of sitting and walking meditation with a Dharma talk focusing on the practice that releases us from self-obsession. There is a movie playing in the untrained consciousness. This movie stars me, is produced and directed by me. The plot of the movie features my interests, my problems, and my desires. […]
For details please contact Doralee Grindler Katonah at ino@valleystreamszen.org
For this retreat we're keeping it simple with no Eventbrite registration, no Dharma talk and no service. We will chant the refuges at the end. We’ll start at 9 and end at 12:30, followed by a social lunch for those who want to stay. Just show up enough before 9 a.m. so we can start […]
These lines beckon us to meet the clear, still, nature of reality as our own intimacy and immediacy. This 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 […]
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. Please register here.
“The Way is not difficult, just avoid picking and choosing.” So said one of our ancient Chinese Zen teachers. The irony of this statement has not been lost over the centuries: as human beings we seem to be built for picking and choosing. Does that mean we will always be remote from the Buddha Way? […]
Manifesting the promise of liberation becomes our legacy for future generations. This 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. Attendance is available on a […]
During Rohatsu sesshin we celebrate Shakyamuni Buddha's enlightment by dedicating ourselves to zazen practice. 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. This year's Rohatsu will be co-led by So'on Jim Hare and Paravritti […]