Rev. Myō Lahey, Valley Streams' guiding teacher, joins us online via Zoom from Hartford Street Zen Center in San Francisco, where he is Abbot. He previously served as Practice Leader […]
Rev. So'on Jim Hare will lead a half-day sit in the morning with a special service at noon for the ceremonial washing of the Baby Buddha statue and the chanting […]
Dōan-ryo are the group of people who serve the sangha in temple roles including the dōan, the fukudo, the chiden, the jiko, and the kokyo. They meet bi-monthly after the […]
Rev. Parāvṛtti Doralee Grindler Katonah will present a dharma talk in person at the Dharma Center. She serves as Ino, or head of the meditation hall. She studied in the […]
•We will reconvene on May 18• Join us for two periods of zazen (seated meditation) and kinhin (walking meditation), or just the first or second second meditation periods, as your […]
*We will reconvene on May 18* The Zen Study Group meets at the Dharma Center AND on Zoom. The study group is facilitated by Rev. So'on Jim Hare, with readings […]
Join the sangha for two period of zazen (sitting meditation) with one period of kinhin (walking meditation). We will close the evening with the Three Refuges chanted in Pali. *Zoom […]
Spiritually inspired art can illuminate Zen teaching and enrich Zen practice without the need for verbal overlay. in his talk "Zen Practice and Inspired Art," Oscar will consider four approaches […]
The Study Group will take the month of June off and reconvene on Thursday, July 6. We'll start our new text, The Lankavatara Sutra, translated with commentary by Red Pine. The Zen […]
Come, monk* The ceremony of Shukke Tokudo consists in receiving the precepts of the Bodhisattva and, by doing so, taking refuge in the three treasures: Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha. It is the ceremony […]
This beloved text, unique among Buddhist Scriptures, contains the quintessence of Mahayana doctrines, taught with vivid imagery, dramatic encounters and sly humor. Members of the Thursday morning study group recently […]