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  • Full Moon Ceremony (Hybrid)

    Sacramento Dharma Center 3111 Wissemann Drive, Sacramento, CA, United States

    The Full Moon Ceremony acknowledges the karma created by our intentional actions, and reminds us to renew our commitment to the ethical conduct expressed as the 16 Bodhisattva Precepts. These […]

  • Dharma Talk by Rev. Parāvṛtti Doralee Grindler Katonah (Speaker in Person)

    Sacramento Dharma Center 3111 Wissemann Drive, Sacramento, CA, United States

    Topic: "PRACTICING WITH THE PRECEPTS - We Vow, We Receive, Giving Arises" Experiential exercise will be offered during discussion. Rev. Parāvṛtti Doralee Grindler Katonah serves as Ino, or head of […]

  • Dharma Talk by Rev. Mary Mocine (Hybrid, Speaker in Person)

    Valley Streams Zen Sangha 3111 Wisseman Dr., Sacramento, CA, United States

    Reverend Mary Mocine, former abbess of Clear Water Zendo, trained at San Francisco Zen Center, Berkeley Zen Center and Tassajara Zen Mountain Monastery. She was priest ordained by Sojun Mel […]

  • Way Seeking Mind Talk by Shawn Hampton (Hybrid, Speaker in Person)

    Valley Streams Zen Sangha 3111 Wisseman Dr., Sacramento, CA, United States

    *Zoom link to program Shawn Hampton is originally from Texas. He moved to California in 2020 and began attending VSZS in 2023. He has been involved with Contemplative Christianity for […]

  • Dharma Talk by Rev. So’on Jim Hare (Hybrid, Speaker in Person)

    Valley Streams Zen Sangha 3111 Wisseman Dr., Sacramento, CA, United States

    Rev. So’on Jim Hare serves as Tanto, or head of practice. He lived in the San Francisco Zen Center community from 1980 to 1984 and was lay ordained by Tenshin Reb Anderson in […]

  • Earth Day Event led by Shokan Clem Spring (Hybrid, Speaker in Person)

    Sacramento Dharma Center 3111 Wissemann Drive, Sacramento, CA, United States

    Our Earth Day celebration will begin with sitting meditation, followed by outside walking meditation and observation. Then we will return to the zendo for service to chant the Self-Receiving and […]

  • Way Seeking Mind Talk by Allison Claire (Hybrid, Speaker in Person)

    Sacramento Dharma Center 3111 Wissemann Drive, Sacramento, CA, United States

    Allison Claire is both a lay-ordained Zen practitioner and a Unitarian Universalist. She has been a peace and justice activist, a lawyer for death row inmates, a longtime federal employee, […]

  • Dharma Talk by Hoka Chris Fortin (Hybrid, Speaker on Zoom)

    Sacramento Dharma Center 3111 Wissemann Drive, Sacramento, CA, United States

    This evening we welcome guest teacher, Chris Fortin, a Soto Zen teacher who began practicing Buddhism in 1976 while living at the San Francisco Zen Center. After many years of practice she […]

  • Dharma Talk by Eli Brown-Stevenson (Hybrid, Speaker on Zoom)

    Sacramento Dharma Center 3111 Wissemann Drive, Sacramento, CA, United States

    Eli Brown-Stevenson has spent the past decade living at Tassajara and City Center (SFZC). He is currently a resident priest in the city and serves as the Director of Diversity, […]

  • Dharma Talk by Rev. So’on Jim Hare (Hybrid, Speaker in Person)

    Sacramento Dharma Center 3111 Wissemann Drive, Sacramento, CA, United States

    Rev. So’on Jim Hare serves as Tanto, or head of practice. He lived in the San Francisco Zen Center community from 1980 to 1984 and was lay ordained by Tenshin Reb Anderson […]