Valley Streams Zen Sangha

Dharma Calligraphy: Create Your Own Scroll, with Rev. Val Szymanski
2019-06-01 09:30 - 16:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | 3111 Wissemann Drive, Sacramento, CA, 95826, United States
Please join us for our 4th annual Dharma Art Day for an opportunity to create your own calligraphy scroll! The retreat will be led by Rev. Val Szymanski, founding teacher of Bamboo in the Wind Zen sangha, and esteemed calligrapher.
No previous experience is necessary, and all supplies will be provided. Class size is limited to 20.
Register at Eventbrite.com

Jukai Ceremony
2019-06-09 14:00 - 16:00 | 3111 Wissemann Drive, Sacramento, CA, 95826, United States

SDC Yard Sale - Volunteers needed!
2019-06-15 09:00 - 14:00 | 3111 Wissemann Drive, Sacramento, CA, 95826, United States
Clean out your closets and garage – then donate your lightly used items to the
Dharma Center Yard Sale.
Email Linda Dekker to volunteer and to arrange for dropping off donations at the Dharma Center. zendekker@gmail.com

Nature walk: Bats of the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area
2019-09-19 17:15 - 20:30 | 3111 Wissemann Drive, Sacramento, CA, 95826, United States
Join us at Yolo Basin Wildlife Headquarters for this special event of seeing and learning about the Mexican Free-tailed Bats. Following a 45-minute indoor presentation on bat natural history, the group will carpool to the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area to watch one of the largest colonies of bats in California as it emerges in large ribbons to hunt insects at sunset. To get to the bat viewing site, we will travel through leased rice farming fields to an area not open to the public. The whole experience takes about three hours. This is a family friendly event with a small amount of walking.
Directions from Sacramento: From interstate 80 West take the Mace Boulevard Exit in Davis. Turn left at the off-ramp light. Turn left at the next light at the Mace Boulevard and Chiles Road intersection. Once on Chiles Road east of the Mace intersection, travel approximately 1.5 mileseast to the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area headquarters, 45211 County Road 32B (Chiles Road).
Want to Carpool? Meet at the Sacramento Dharma Center at 4:30 p.m. (3111 Wissemann Dr., Sacramento) Consider parking on the street as this is a SIM practice evening.
**Sign up at a sangha meeting or email info@valleystreamszen.org to let us know how many people you will bring.

Buddha Activity: a Two-day Teaching Retreat with Tenshin Reb Anderson
2019-10-05 09:00 - 17:00 | 3111 Wissemann Drive, Sacramento, CA, 95826, United States
Tenshin Reb Anderson will lead this 2-day retreat. His theme is: “An old time buddha said, ‘earth, grass, trees, all living beings are engaged in buddha activity.’ Buddha activity is the unceasing process of freeing all beings so they may live in peace and harmony. The buddha ancestors called this buddha activity zazen. In this retreat we will study, practice and realize this great activity.”
Reb Anderson was ordained as a priest in 1970 by Shunryu Suzuki roshi, who gave him the name Tenshin Zenki (“Naturally Real, The Whole Works”). He received dharma transmission in 1983 and served as abbot of San Francisco Zen Center from 1986 to 1995. Tenshin Roshi continues to teach at Zen Center and No Abode Hermitage, and leads retreats across the U.S. and in Europe.
Register on Eventbrite.com or at a sangha meeting.

A separate teaching donation will be requested at the retreat.
A vegan box lunch is available for people who register by September 30th. Please purchase the $12 meal ticket in addition to your registration or bring your own lunch.
If the registration cost is beyond your means, please email info@valleystreamszen.org to request a reduced rate or scholarship.
Saturday-only registration is available for those unable to attend the full retreat.

Thangka Paintings - History, Construction & Symbols
2019-10-12 08:30 - 13:00 | 3111 Wissemann Drive, Sacramento, CA, 95826, United States
Gus Koehler will offer a half-day course on the study of Buddhist Thangkas, and how to use them to support practice. Gus will decode the symbols and meanings of the Buddha Shakyamuni, Manjusri, and White Tara paintings which hang in our meditation hall. The Wheel of Time image will also be examined.
Gus has studied with various teachers including: Paramahansa Muktananda, Sixteenth Gyalwa Karmapa, Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, Ajit Mukerji, Sogyal Rinpoche, His Holiness the Dali Lama, Lama Lodo, Lama Surya Das, Anam Thubten, Lama Dawa and Dzogchen Lama Drimed.

Sejiki Ceremony
2019-10-28 19:00 - 21:00 | 3111 Wissemann Drive, Sacramento, CA, 95826, United States
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. Treats, tea and conversation after the ceremony. Please bring noise makers and a treat to share.

If you would like the name of a loved one who has died during the past year, recited in the ceremony, please send the full name of that person (and pronunciation) to info@valleystreamszen.org.
All are welcome.

Sangha Annual Meeting & Potluck Brunch
2019-11-03 10:00 - 13:00 | 3111 Wissemann Drive, Sacramento, CA, 95826, United States
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 are warmly invited to attend.
Please let us know by email or in person, what food offering, and how many people you will bring. Drinks and utensils will be provided.

Celebration of Doralee Grindler Katonah's Priest Ordination
2019-11-04 19:00 - 21:00 | 3111 Wissemann Drive, Sacramento, CA, 95826, United States
After zazen, we will celebrate Doralee Grindler Katonah’s recent priest ordination with her root teacher, Sojun Diane Martin, with whom she has studied for the past 18 years. Doralee’s ordination into the Soto Zen lineages of Shunryu Suzuki and Dainin Katagiri, took place on October 19th at Indian Creek Zen Farm near Ottawa, Illinois.
During her time of priest training Rev. Val Szymanski, Guiding Teacher at Bamboo in the Wind Zen Sangha in Sunnyvale, CA. has been her second teacher, here in California. Rev. Val received transmission from Roshi Diane Martin in 2010. In addition, Cornelia Junfu Shonkwiler, Head Teacher at Middle Way Zen in San Jose, Ca., was Doralee’s sewing teacher.
Rev. Val with the assistance of Practice Leader Jim Hare will conduct this welcoming of priesthood ceremony at the Sacramento Dharma Center.
All are invited to share in this auspicious event and enjoy tea and treats after the ceremony.

Sacramento Dharma Center's Third Anniversary Party
2019-11-09 13:00 - 16:00 | 3111 Wissemann Drive, Sacramento, CA, 95826, United States
You are invited to celebrate what your generous time, effort and financial support has manifested as we mark another year together in our beautiful Dharma Center building. Bring your family and friends!
More details at SDC website.
If you would like to be on the volunteer committee for the party contact Linda Dekker at zendekker@gmail.com.

Rohatsu Sesshin, Day 1
2019-12-06 09:00 - 21:00 | 3111 Wissemann Drive, Sacramento, CA, 95826, United States
“…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 its true activity.” ~Suzuki Roshi
For the third year, Valley Streams Zen is offering a two-and-a half day non-residential sesshin. This is an opportunity to set aside daily concerns, giving all our attention to our sitting practice, and taking care of ourselves as we would a guest. The schedule for this retreat will be 9am – 9pm on Friday, December 6 and Saturday, December 7, and 9am – 12pm on Sunday, December 8 (plus 1/1/2 hours cleanup). In addition to a schedule that includes sitting and walking meditation, break periods and Dharma talks, we will serve oryoki-style meals for lunch and dinner on the first two days of the retreat. Oryoki is the traditional practice of serving and eating meals together in silence. Please sign up by November 25, by completing the form below and returning it to Practice Leader Jim Hare.
Schedule: Friday & Saturday, 9 am – 9 pm.; Sunday, 9 am – 2 pm.
Cost: $60 for full sesshin; $30 per full day; $15 per half day (scholarships available)
Register using this form; on a Monday night; or email So-On Jim Hare at info@valleystreamszen.org
** Watch a short video demonstrating basic Oryoki forms
** Oryoki Instruction Booklet

Rohatsu Sesshin, Day 2
2019-12-07 09:00 - 21:00 | 3111 Wissemann Drive, Sacramento, CA, 95826, United States
“…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 its true activity.” ~Suzuki Roshi
For the third year, Valley Streams Zen is offering a two-and-a half day non-residential sesshin. This is an opportunity to set aside daily concerns, giving all our attention to our sitting practice, and taking care of ourselves as we would a guest. The schedule for this retreat will be 9am – 9pm on Friday, December 6 and Saturday, December 7, and 9am – 12pm on Sunday, December 8 (plus 1/1/2 hours cleanup). In addition to a schedule that includes sitting and walking meditation, break periods and Dharma talks, we will serve oryoki-style meals for lunch and dinner on the first two days of the retreat. Oryoki is the traditional practice of serving and eating meals together in silence. Please sign up by November 25, by completing the form below and returning it to Practice Leader Jim Hare.
Schedule: Friday & Saturday, 9 am – 9 pm.; Sunday, 9 am – 2 pm.
Cost: $60 for full sesshin; $30 per full day; $15 per half day (scholarships available)
Register using this form; on a Monday night; or email So-On Jim Hare at info@valleystreamszen.org
** Watch a short video demonstrating basic Oryoki forms

Rohatsu Sesshin, Day 3
2019-12-08 09:00 - 14:00 | 3111 Wissemann Drive, Sacramento, CA, 95826, United States

Winter Celebration & Refreshments
2019-12-30 19:00 - 21:00 | 3111 Wissemann Drive, Sacramento, CA, 95826, United States
Welcome the new year by celebrating the treasure of sangha with your sangha friends!
After meditation & service, join us for tea and conversation. Taking care of the Sangha is a treasure to appreciate along with Buddha and Dharma. Please bring a finger food offering, and poetry, story, or music to share (if you wish).

Jizo Ceremony - For Loved Ones Who Have Died and Other Losses
2020-03-07 13:00 - 16:00 | 3111 Wissemann Drive, Sacramento, CA, 95826, United States
Jizo is the beloved Great Bodhisattva found within many Buddhist traditions, who carries us across the threshold of death and loss and safely accompanies us through the ‘hell zones’ of deep suffering.
Especially honored in Japan, Jizo (also known as ‘Earth Store’ or ‘Earth Womb’) brings to us the qualities of courage, fearlessness, and tenderness needed to enter into our experiences of grief and loss and to open our hearts to the mystery of life and death.
This will be a sacred time for us to come together to acknowledge and remember the death of someone dear to us or another kind of significant loss, whether recent or from long ago. We will take refuge in the safe container of our shared presence with each other for the sake of our healing.
We will be introduced to this ceremony by our facilitators and then in silence we will create hand-made offerings for our loved ones. In a ceremony of remembrance we will honor their lives and our relationship with them. We will complete the ceremony with a processional into our garden to offer prayer flag messages for the dying and for ourselves as we continue to live our lives.
In this sacred space we will together turn towards the complexity of grief and discover the strength that arises when we embrace our interconnectedness with all beings.
Everyone is welcome and there is no fee. Donations offered will be given to the Susan Orr Memorial Garden.
Registrer at Eventbrite.com
For further information contact: Doralee Grindler Katonah at grindkaton@icloud.com
This ceremony has been brought to us from Japan by Yvonne Rand and Jan Chosen-Bays and transmitted to Chris Forten and Sarah Emerson (all transmitted Zen Priests). Doralee Grindler Katonah will lead, assisted by Rev. Amie Diller. Doralee has received two years of training in preparation for guiding this ceremony.

ONLINE - Writing & Sitting Together at our Dharma Gates
2020-04-03 12:00 - 13:00 | 3111 Wissemann Drive, Sacramento, CA, 95826, United States
Join us for this shared opportunity for growth and development, co-led by Doralee Grindler Katonah and Linda Dekker. We will come together for one hour, with a guided writing time as the preamble to a 20-minute zazen practice; followed by another guided writing time, and then time to share. With pens and silent stillness, we will open our hearts to the dharma gates arising in the moment and journal before ‘sitting’ together and after our ‘sit’.
During this challenging time our possibilities for spiritual development and greater aliveness continue. In the words of Beth Jacobs:
“Deep experience is beyond words, but writing doesn’t just convey information. It causes things to happen, things that change both the writer and the reader forever.” (from A Buddhist Journal – Guided Practices for Writers and Meditators, Berkeley, CA: North Atlantic Books, 2018)
*To join the meeting by computer, you must install Zoom software:

Prior to the meeting, download the free Zoom Client for Meetings (13 MB) As you “Wait for the host to start the meeting” click the Test Computer Audio button to make sure you can hear and be heard by others.
Meeting ID: 963528048
At 11:50 am, join the meeting at: https://zoom.us/j/963528048
If you cannot download or run the application, you can join from your browser. (Using Chrome seems to work best.)
The program will start at noon and go for about 1 hour.

*To join by telephone (audio only):

call 1 669 900 6833 (Milpitas)
At the voice prompt, enter the Meeting ID: 963528048
Controls for phone: *9 = Raise hand; *6 = Mute/unmute

Writing & Sitting Together at our Dharma Gates
2020-04-17 11:45 - 13:00 | 3111 Wissemann Drive, Sacramento, CA, 95826, United States
Led by Doralee Grindler Katonah and Linda Dekker.
Coming together online for one hour, with a guided writing time as the preamble to a 20-minute zazen practice together, followed by another guided writing time and then time to share. The sharing time will be facilitated with practice circle guidelines – silent listening with no cross talk or commentary. Sharing of thoughts and/or writing are welcomed with respect for when we choose not to share. During this challenging time our possibilities for spiritual development and greater aliveness continue.
Meetings are planned for Friday April 17, May 1, 15 & 29.
Please log in at 11:45 am so we can begin at noon.
For latest information, contact Doralee Grindler Katonah, grindkaton@icloud.com or sign up for our Weekly Emails.

If you are new to Zoom, download Zoom Client for Meetings (13 MB)
Get the Meeting ID Number from Doralee or in the Weekly Email.
Or, dial in by telephone (audio only), by calling 669 900 6833, then follow the prompts for entering the meeting ID.

Journal Practice for the Pandemic, led by Beth Jacobs, Ph.D. (ONLINE)
2020-06-20 10:00 - 12:00 | 3111 Wissemann Drive, Sacramento, CA, 95826, United States
In this unprecedented time, a writing practice can help sustain a sense of orientation within the chaos. We can discern awareness of the First Noble Truth through articulation of our personal challenges, behaviors, feelings, and reactions to events. Expressive writing helps us both stay with and let go of the enormous pressure of current changes as expressed by the pandemic. After a 30-minute meditation, we will discuss applications of therapeutic writing processes to global and shared trauma. Beth Jacobs will guide us through three different writing techniques.
Beth Jacobs is a writer, clinical psychologist, and a lay-entrusted Soto Zen teacher. Her books include The Original Buddhist Psychology, A Buddhist Journal; Guided Practices for Writers and Meditators.
REGISTRATION: at Eventbrite.com
Fee: $20 or what is realistic for you.
Information: Doralee at grindkaton@icloud.com

Annual Sangha "Brunch" (Virtual)
2020-11-08 10:00 - 12:00 | 3111 Wissemann Drive, Sacramento, CA, 95826, United States
Bring your coffee or tea and a pastry and spend a relaxed Sunday morning catching up with Sangha friends, hearing the latest news from VSZS Board members, and sharing your ideas!
President Doralee will review the past year’s events and Treasurer Larry Smith will present the Sangha’s financial report. We will assemble in our Zoom cubicles and in breakout rooms to more easily talk about what has been and what could be for our sangha in the coming year.
• Register on Eventbrite

Winter Solstice Celebration (ONLINE)
2020-12-21 19:00 - 20:30 | 3111 Wissemann Drive, Sacramento, CA, 95826, United States
Welcome the new year by celebrating the treasure of sangha with your sangha friends – albeit virtually this year! This will be an evening of sharing poetry, stories, or music, with time to visit in small groups on Zoom.
One and all are welcome!
Program Schedule

During the Covid-19 pandemic, we will meet online using Zoom video conferencing software. We will continue to monitor local health advisories regarding group meetings. We of course hope to be able to resume our in-person programs as soon as it is safe to do so.

*To join the meeting by computer, you must install Zoom software:

Sign Up for Weekly Emails to receive each Meeting ID and Password.
Prior to the meeting, download the free Zoom Client for Meetings (13 MB) As you Wait for the host to start the meeting click the Test Computer Audio button to make sure you can hear and be heard by others.
Download the chants in PDF.
At 6:50 pm, join the meeting at: https://zoom.us/j/[Meeting ID],[Password]
The program will begin at 7pm with this approximate schedule: 20 minute sitting; 5 minute chant; announcements; then a 30-40 minute Talk/Discussion.

*To join by telephone (audio only):

Dial 669 900 6833 (San Jose) and follow voice prompts for entering the Meeting ID and password.
The one tap string of numbers are included in the Weekly Email.
Phone Controls: *9 = Raise hand; *6 = Mute/unmute

Half-day Sitting, followed by Jizo Ceremony (online)
2021-04-03 09:00 - 13:00 | 3111 Wissemann Drive, Sacramento, CA, 95826, United States
This half-day sitting (9 am – noon) will be followed by a Jizo Ceremony to celebrate the arrival of McKinsey Shrader, Joshua and Laura Shrader’s soon-to-be-born second daughter. Rev. Doralee Grindler Katonah will offer the dharma talk and lead this special ceremony.
Jizo, known as the ‘Earth Store’ or ‘Earth Womb’ Bodhisattva, embodies and transmits the qualities of fearlessness, tenderness, and open heartedness – qualities that protect the mother and cradle the child during birth. Everyone is invited to participate by offering blessings and good wishes through a spoken prayer to Jizo. The prayers will be typed into the Zoom chat and later made into prayer flags for the family to hang.
Register on Eventbrite.com
A detailed schedule and Zoom Meeting ID will be sent to all who register.

During the Covid-19 pandemic, we will meet online using Zoom video conferencing software. We will continue to monitor local health advisories regarding group meetings. We of course hope to be able to resume our in-person programs as soon as it is safe to do so.
*To join a meeting by computer, you must install Zoom software:

Sign Up for Weekly Emails to receive each Meeting ID and Password.
Prior to the meeting, download the free Zoom Client for Meetings (13 MB) As you Wait for the host to start the meeting click the Test Computer Audio button to make sure you can hear and be heard by others.
Download the chants in PDF.
At 6:50 pm, join the meeting at: https://zoom.us/j/[Meeting ID],[Password]
The program will begin at 7pm with this approximate schedule: 30 minute sitting; 5 minute chant; announcements; then a 30-40 minute Talk/Discussion.

*To join by telephone (audio only):

Dial 669 900 6833 (San Jose) and follow voice prompts for entering the Meeting ID and password.
The one tap string of numbers are included in the Weekly Email.
Phone Controls: *9 = Raise hand; *6 = Mute/unmute

Remembering Bruce Baccei
2021-04-18 10:30 - 13:00 | 3111 Wissemann Drive, Sacramento, CA, 95826, United States
Beloved sangha member Bruce Baccei left us one year ago. The sangha invites you to share memories of Bruce with a walk or bike ride, followed by picnic lunch.
• CSUS Alumni Grove, on campus near Hornet Bookstore along American River
• 10:30 am – walking or bike riding together
• 11:30 am – Bring your own lunch for a picnic
• Parking: CSUS Parking Garage II, State University Dr., $7; or on University Avenue on the opposite side of the river.

May We Gather: A National Buddhist Memorial Ceremony for Asian American Ancestors
2021-05-04 16:00 - 17:30 | 3111 Wissemann Drive, Sacramento, CA, 95826, United States
May We Gather: A National Buddhist Memorial Ceremony for Asian American Ancestors (livestreamed)

This event is offered by Higashi Honganji Temple in Los Angeles to help us address anti-Asian American racism.
Download the flyer.

Allowing Emptiness to Fill the Page: a Sitting & Writing Retreat with Beth Jacobs (online)
2021-06-05 09:00 - 16:00 | 3111 Wissemann Drive, Sacramento, CA, 95826, United States
This workshop will be dedicated to writing practices that honor the Buddhist path. We will practice techniques that illustrate the overlap between mindfulness training and expressive writing. Using material from the Abhidharma, Mahayana sutras and writings of Eihei Dogen, we will demonstrate how personal writing can enrich our study of the dharma and provide a space where teachings can come to life in our creativity.
Beth Jacobs is a writer, transmitted lay teacher in the Soto Zen Buddhist lineage, and a clinical psychologist in private practice. She is the author of The Original Buddhist Psychology; Long Shadows of Practice, Poems; and A Buddhist Journal: Guided Practices for Writers and Meditators. She facilitates expressive writing groups for children, teenagers, and grandparents. She has taught Abhidharma classes at several sanghas and has co-taught “Abhidhamma and Buddhist Thought” through the Mid-American Buddhist Association and the University of Kelaniya in Sri Lanka.
Register on Eventbrite.com
Tickets: $20-$60 (or an amount that is right for you.)
For questions, email Doralee at grindkaton@icloud.com

*To join a meeting by computer, you must install Zoom software:

Register for the retreat to receive the Meeting ID and Password.
Prior to the meeting, download the free Zoom Client for Meetings (13 MB) As you Wait for the host to start the meeting click the Test Computer Audio button to make sure you can hear and be heard by others.
Download the chants in PDF.
Join the meeting at: https://zoom.us/j/[Meeting ID],[Password]
A detailed schedule will be emailed to those who are registered.

*To join by telephone (audio only):

Dial 669 900 6833 (San Jose) and follow voice prompts for entering the Meeting ID and password.
Phone Controls: *9 = Raise hand; *6 = Mute/unmute

Annual Sangha Meeting - on ZOOM
2021-10-24 10:30 - 12:00 | 3111 Wissemann Drive, Sacramento, CA, 95826, United States
It’s a virtual event!
Bring your coffee or tea and a pastry and spend a relaxed Sunday morning catching up with Sangha friends, hearing the latest news from VSZS Board members, meeting our two new Board members, adventuring into an ice-breaker game, and sharing ideas!
President Doralee will review events of the past year, and Treasurer Larry Smith will present the Sangha’s financial report. We will assemble in our Zoom cubicles and in breakout rooms to more easily talk about what has been and what could be for our sangha in the coming year.
• Register on Eventbrite

Sejiki Ceremony (in-person & online)
2021-11-01 19:00 - 21:00 | 3111 Wissemann Drive, Sacramento, CA, 95826, United States
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.
If you would like the name of a loved one who has died during the past year, recited in the ceremony, please send the full name of that person (and pronunciation) to info@valleystreamszen.org.
All are welcome.

Our 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.

Jukai Ceremony
2021-11-14 13:30 - 15:30 | 3111 Wissemann Drive, Sacramento, CA, 95826, United States
The ceremony of Jukai consists in receiving the precepts of the Bodhisattva and, by doing so, takes refuge in the three treasures: Buddha, Dharma, Sangha.

Winter Solstice Celebration (in person and online)
2021-12-20 19:00 - 21:00 | 3111 Wissemann Drive, Sacramento, CA, 95826, United States
Welcome the new year by celebrating the treasure of sangha with your sangha friends. This will be an evening of sharing poetry, stories, and music.

Our 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.

POSTPONED to May 1 - Buddha's Birthday Celebration
2022-04-16 10:30 - 14:00 | Sacramento Dharma Center, Sacramento Dharma Center, 3111 Wissemann Drive, Sacramento, CA, 95826, United States
This event has been moved to Sunday, May 1 at the Dharma Center.

Buddha's Birthday Celebration & Family Picnic (in person)
2022-05-01 10:30 - 14:00 | Sacramento Dharma Center, Sacramento Dharma Center, 3111 Wissemann Drive, Sacramento, CA, 95826, United States
Join the sangha and their families at the Dharma Center for a celebration of Shakyamuni Buddha’s birth and to honor his mother, Queen Maya, who died shortly after his birth. We will ceremoniously bathe the baby Buddha; then have a dramatic reading of Norman Fischer’s Buddha’s Birthday poem.
• Bring a picnic lunch and drinks for your family. Cupcakes will be provided for dessert.
• 10:30 am – 2:00 pm
• REGISTER on EVENTBRITE.COM (If you registered before the date/location change, you do not need to register again.)
