Zazen, Tea & Treats
After meditation & service, join us for tea and conversation. Taking care of the Sangha is a treasure to appreciate along with Buddha and Dharma.
After meditation & service, join us for tea and conversation. Taking care of the Sangha is a treasure to appreciate along with Buddha and Dharma.
Enjoy Labor Day weekend with family and friends.
Please enjoy the holiday with family and friends! We will start up again on Monday, September 11.
Led by sangha members who learned this method of sharing at the 2017 Branching Streams Network conference in Chicago.
Retreat night consists of three 25-minute sitting periods with walking meditation in between. All are welcome.
The theme for our Fall Study Period is the Perfection of Wisdom Sutras, or Prajñāpāramitā, mother of all Buddhas. Prajñāpāramitā refers to the perfected way of seeing the nature of reality, […]
In our Soto Zen-style one-day sittings we engage with alternating periods of sitting and walking meditation, Dharma talks, and silent bag lunch (please bring your own). If this is your […]
Practice Circle on the Perfection of Wisdom Sutras, or Prajñāpāramitā. Tonight we will discuss how we have practiced with Doralee's handouts during the past week. Doralee's Handouts: Suggestions for Practicing […]
On Maka Hanna Haramitsu, or The Perfection of Wisdom, the second book of the Shōbōgenzō by Eihei Dōgen.
You are invited to join a new study group that will meet on the third Thursday of every month from 9 am-10:30 am. The group is open to all sanghas […]
This is a once-a-year opportunity to meet your sangha friends, new board members and get the news about Valley Streams Zen Sangha. All members, along with their family & friends […]
We welcome our guiding teacher from Hartford Street Zen Center in San Francisco.