Calendar
Rohatsu Sesshin – Opening Evening Program (Online)
ONLINE via ZoomRohatsu means the 8th day of the 12th month, which is the traditional day for celebrating Buddha's enlightenment. Sesshin means 'to gather the mind.' As the darkest days of the […]
Rohatsu Sesshin Morning Program (Online)
ONLINE via ZoomMorning Rohatsu schedule, Monday - Wednesday - ONLINE 6:00 Zazen 6:30 Kinhin 6:40 Zazen 7:10 Service Register for week-long program on Eventbrite. Full Rohatsu schedule This traditional week of intensified […]
Dharma Talk by Rev. So’on Jim Hare (Hybrid)
Sacramento Dharma Center 3111 Wissemann Drive, Sacramento, CA, United StatesRev. 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 […]
Rohatsu Sesshin Evening Program (Online)
ONLINE via ZoomOnline Evening schedule for Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 5:00 pm Zazen 5:30 pm Service Break/Dinner 7:30 pm Zazen 8:00 pm Kinhin 8:10 pm Zazen 8:40 pm Refuges This traditional week of […]
Rohatsu Sesshin Morning Program (Hybrid)
Sacramento Dharma Center 3111 Wissemann Drive, Sacramento, CA, United StatesMorning Rohatsu schedule, Thursday hybrid event. 6:00 Zazen 6:30 Kinhin 6:40 Zazen 7:10 Service Register for week-long program on Eventbrite. See full Rohatsu schedule here. This traditional week of intensified […]
Rohatsu Sesshin Full Day Sitting (In-person)
Sacramento Dharma Center 3111 Wissemann Drive, Sacramento, CA, United StatesFull-Day Sitting - in person - 8:30 am - 8:45 pm This sitting will be in person at the Dharma Center and will not be offered on Zoom. Traditional oryoki […]
Rohatsu Sesshin Half-Day Sitting and Buddha’s Enlightenment Ceremony (In-person)
Sacramento Dharma Center 3111 Wissemann Drive, Sacramento, CA, United StatesHalf-day Sitting - in person - 8:30 am - 12 noon. Today concludes the seven days of intensive practice with a half-day sitting and the Buddha's Enlightenment Ceremony. We will […]
Full Moon Ceremony (Hybrid)
Sacramento Dharma Center 3111 Wissemann Drive, Sacramento, CA, United StatesThe 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 […]
Introduction to Zen Meditation (In Person)
Sacramento Dharma Center 3111 Wissemann Drive, Sacramento, CA, United StatesOn the second Monday of each month, we offer a 40-minute introduction to Zen practice. We focus on the art of sitting meditation, with emphasis on posture, breath and mental […]
Dharma Talk by Susan Moon (Hybrid – teacher in person)
Sacramento Dharma Center 3111 Wissemann Drive, Sacramento, CA, United StatesSusan 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 […]
Winter Solstice Celebration (Hybrid)
Sacramento Dharma Center 3111 Wissemann Drive, Sacramento, CA, United StatesCelebrate the winter solstice with your sangha friends. After a 35 minute meditation and service, we will gather to entertain each other on this long winter night with instruments, song, […]