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The Possibilities of Life: One-day Sitting, led by So’on Jim Hare (In Person)

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

When sitting zazen we sit in the wellspring of life. Come practice together to further awaken our abilities to listen to the activity of wisdom that emerges from living intimately in stillness and receiving what comes. This retreat, originally scheduled to be led by Paravrtti Doralee Grindler Katonah, will include periods of sitting and walking […]

Dharma Talk by Rev. Renshin Bunce (Hybrid : teacher in person)

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

Rev. Renshin Bunce will offer the dharma talk in the zendo this evening. She was lay ordained by Myogen Steve Stucky in 1996, and priest ordained by Zenkei Blanche Hartman at San Francisco Zen Center in 2003. She served as Shuso (head student) with Myogen at Tassajara in 2008 and received dharma transmission from him in […]

Full Moon Ceremony (Hybrid)

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

This ceremony reminds us that enlightenment is enacted with Bodhisattva precepts, which are recited in a call and response format during the ceremony.  We enter the ceremony following two 30-minute periods of zazen interspersed with walking meditation. Whole-heartedly we celebrate the whole moon.  Everyone is invited to participate. *Full Moon Ceremony Chants *Zoom link for this […]

Dharma Talk by So’on Jim Hare (Hybrid)

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

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 1985. He served as Head Student at Green Gulch Farm during the spring 2002 practice period, and was priest ordained by Rev. Myo Lahey in […]

Practice Talk by Oscar Balaguer (Hybrid, speaker in person)

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

Senior student and longtime member of Valley Streams Sangha, Oscar was lay ordained by Tenshin Reb Anderson. *Zoom link for this program: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82008151977

CANCELED: One-day Retreat

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

We will not be meeting for our usual sitting on the first Saturday of September.  Our next Retreat will be on Saturday, October 1 at the Sacramento Dharma Center (In-person). Our one-day and half-day sittings are held on the first Saturday of every month at the Sacramento Dharma Center. They include sitting meditation, walking meditation, and usually […]

Social Identities as a Cause of Suffering (Hybrid)

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

A program presented (in-person) by Paravrtti Doralee Grindler-Katonah and Sarah O’Gara in preparation for our September 12th program with Rhonda V. Magee, MA, JD.  Our evening will include:    Introduction to Rhonda V. Magee's concepts of Color-Insight, not Color-Blindness; Making - not Taking Refuge; Guided Meditation; Small Group Reflection. *Zoom link for this program: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82008151977

CANCELED – Morning Zazen & Service (Hybrid)

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

Taking a one-week hiatus. Please join us for early morning silent meditation next Thursday before Study Group meeting. Contact Rollin Ives at twl4148@gmail.com for Zoom login and program information. Schedule: 5:45-Zoom room opens 6:00-Zazen 6:30-Walking Meditation 6:40-Zazen 7:10-Service   •Download  SFZC Chants in PDF.

CANCELED – Study Group (Hybrid)

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

We will reconvene next Thursday, September 15. The Zen Study Group  meets at the Dharma Center AND online. The study group is facilitated by Rev. So-On Jim Hare, with readings from ancient and contemporary Mahayana Buddhist & Soto Zen texts and commentaries. To join the Thursday morning study group, email the coordinator, Rollin Ives, twl4148@gmail.com

BIPOC Sangha Meeting with Rhonda V. Magee (Online)

ONLINE via Zoom

BIPOC Sangha is pleased to welcome Professor Rhonda Magee for "Reflections on Engaged Mindfulness: The Inner Work of Confronting Social Injustice in a Time of Distress"  *This program is for BIPOC practitioners.  REGISTER FOR THIS ONLINE PROGRAM Rhonda Magee, MA, JD has dedicated her life to healing and teaching that inspires personal, interpersonal and collective transformation.  Professor […]

Reflections on Engaged Mindfulness with Rhonda V. Magee (Hybrid)

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

Rhonda Magee, MA, JD  joins us on zoom with reflections on the inner work of confronting social injustice in a time of distress.  She is an internationally recognized educator, author, and practice leader, focused on integrating mindfulness into social change.  She draws from Buddhist teachings, law and legal history, weaving together storytelling, poetry, analysis and […]

Exploring the Many Faces of Compassion with Paravrtti Doralee Grindler-Katonah (Hybrid)

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

Paravrtti Doralee Grindler Katonah serves as Ino, or head of the meditation hall, and president of the Valley Streams Board of Directors. She studied in the Soto Zen lineage with Sojun Diane Martin in Illinois and Rev. Val Szymanski in California. She was priest ordained in 2019 by Sojun Diane Martin. A Practice Circle: Exploring the […]