Dharma Art Day 2017
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 […]
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 […]
This time is set aside for all of us in the community to have the opportunity to discuss together how we want to use our new space – both inside and outside the building. We encourage […]
Join SDC for its Second Annual Interdependence Day party, Saturday, July 8, 2017, from 2 to 4 p.m. A celebration of our donors, volunteers, and the greater Sangha that makes our existence […]
In April 2017, Jim Hare traveled with a group of Western pilgrims to visit (and stay in) Buddhist monasteries in Zhejiang Province, south of Shanghai. Jim will present a thematic […]
This is a once-a-year opportunity to meet your sangha friends, new board members and get the news about Valley Streams Zen Sangha. All members, along with their family & friends […]
Our Sejiki or food-offering, ceremony is an opportunity to call forth the spirits of those who have passed this way before, offering them solace and acknowledging our ongoing connection to them. […]
Please join us as we take a look back at how far we've come in our first year. We'll get an "Envisioning" update from Lynelle and Steve McNiel that will […]
"...when we practice zazen, it is not that big mind is actually controlling small mind, but simply that when small mind becomes calm, big mind starts it true activity." ~Suzuki […]
After meditation & service, join us for tea and discussion. The evening will be devoted to responding to landscape plans envisioned for our home, the Sacramento Dharma Center. Lynelle McNeil, landscape […]
Welcome the new year by celebrating the treasure of sangha with your sangha! Please bring a finger food offering, and poetry, story, or music to share (if you wish).
In drawing, we have an opportunity to set aside our egos while becoming one with the object. The investigation takes us into the essence of the object, seeing it as it […]
Misha Merrill is the primary teacher for Zen Heart Sangha in Menlo Park and Woodside, California and has been practicing Zen since 1984. She was ordained as a Zen priest […]