A Glimpse of Buddhism in China
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 […]
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Sangha Annual Meeting & Potluck Brunch
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 […]
Sejiki Ceremony
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. […]
Sacramento Dharma Center’s One-Year Anniversary Celebration
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 […]
3-day Rohatsu Sesshin
"...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 […]
Tea & Discussion of SDC Envisioning
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 […]
Winter Celebration & Refreshments
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).
Seeing / Drawing Meditation Retreat
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 […]
Tea Ceremony with Misha Merrill
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 […]
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Sangha Annual Meeting & Potluck Brunch
This is a once-a-year opportunity to meet your sangha friends, new board members and get the latest news about Valley Streams Zen Sangha. All members, along with their family & […]
Sejiki Ceremony
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. […]
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An evening with Wendy Garling: Stories of Women in the Buddha’s Life
Stars at Dawn is a retelling of ancient legends of the women in Gautama Buddha’s intimate circle. Lesser-known stories from Sanskrit and Pali sources are for the first time woven into an […]