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 […]
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One Mind: a cinematic meditation
One Mind is an intimate portrait of life inside one of China's most respected & austere monastic communities. Eschewing talking-head interviews and the authority of a narrative voice, audiences can expect […]
Dharma Talk by Lama Yeshe Jinpa
Lama Yeshe Jinpa is the spiritual director and resident teacher of Lion’s Roar Dharma Center in Sacramento. In 1995, Lama Jinpa received direct heart/mind transmission from Geshe Gyatso after 25 […]
Dharma Talk by Rev. Myo Lahey
We welcome our guiding teacher from Hartford Street Zen Center in San Francisco.
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 building plans envisioned for our home, the Sacramento Dharma Center.
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 […]
Dharma Talk by Susan Moon
Susan Moon is a writer, editor, and lay teacher in the Soto Zen tradition. She is the author of a number of books about Buddhism, including the humor book The Life and […]
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).
Deep Listening as a Spiritual Practice, by Doralee Grindler Katonah
Suzuki Roshi said practice is about "listening to ourselves." This is not always so easy. Being truly understood by another helps us to listen within. In ordinary conversation, it is […]