Senior student and longtime member of Valley Streams Sangha, Oscar was lay ordained by Tenshin Reb Anderson. *Zoom link for this program:Â https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82008151977
Please join us for early morning silent meditation each 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.
The Zen Study Group is now meeting 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
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 […]
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
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.
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 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 […]
On the second Monday of each month, we offer a 40-minute introduction to Zen practice. Â We focus on the art of sitting meditation, with emphasis on posture, breath and mental focus. This is for new meditators and those wishing to refresh their practice of meditative immersion. * Meets in the Library at the Sacramento Dharma […]
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 […]
Please join us for early morning silent meditation each 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.
The Zen Study Group is now meeting 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
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 […]
Please join us for early morning silent meditation each 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.
The Zen Study Group is now meeting 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
Family Sangha - Last Sunday of the Month 10:00am - 12:00 pm One of the many dilemmas that parents face is how to hand down their spiritual values and practice to their children. We are fortunate that the Sacramento Dharma Center is now hosting a Family Sangha! Meeting on the last Sunday of the month […]
Rev. Myo Lahey, our guiding teacher,  will join us online via Zoom from Hartford Street Zen Center in San Francisco, where he is Abbot.  He previously served as Practice Leader at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center. He is a Dharma heir of Tenshin Reb Anderson. Our Monday night programs begin with zazen (sitting meditation) followed by a […]
Please join us for early morning silent meditation each 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.
The Zen Study Group is now meeting 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