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SUMMARY:CLOSED for Labor Day Holiday
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/closed-for-labor-day-holiday-2-4/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,CLOSED,Monday Night Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190907T083000
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SUMMARY:Zazenkai Half-day Sitting
DESCRIPTION:Zazenkai means “to come together for meditation.”  As such\, it is a short retreat\, with the periods marked by the usual bells and interspersed with walking meditation\, but with no Dharma talk or instruction.  It is a time to come together and enjoy sitting and walking with one’s Dharma friends.  It is a time for uninterrupted practice. Everyone is welcome . \n\nPlease bring a bag lunch if you would like to join us for a social lunch after the formal program.\nIf this is your first time practicing with us or your first half-day sitting\, please call Jim at 916-456-7752 so you can learn more about the day.  $20 or scholarship.\n\nRegister on Eventbrite.com – or sign up on a Monday evening.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/zazenkai-half-day-sitting-4/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Half-Day Sitting,Retreat
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190909T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190909T210000
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SUMMARY:Dharma Talk by Rev.  Amie Diller
DESCRIPTION:Sensei Chiko Amie Diller practiced at San Francisco Zen Center before being priest ordained by Maurine Stuart\, Roshi.  In 2019 she received dharma transmission from Sokaku Kathie Fischer.  Her Buddhist training has also included study and teaching in the Tibetan Gelupa tradition. She is a certified nurse-midwife\, mother\, and teacher of ‘Cultivating Emotional Balance’. \n  \nOur Monday night programs begin with zazen (sitting meditation) followed by a devotional service and dharma talk\, group discussion\, practice circle or retreat night. There are no membership requirements to participate. We invite donations to support the room rental\, visits by teachers\, and other sangha activities. Valley Streams Zen Sangha is dedicated to the study of Buddha’s teaching and the practice of meditation. We invite newcomers and experienced Zen students to join us.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/monday-evening-zazen-service-and-program-2019-07-22-2019-09-09-4/2019-09-09/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Monday Night Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190916T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190916T210000
DTSTAMP:20260429T091525
CREATED:20190326T231836Z
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SUMMARY:Full Moon Ceremony
DESCRIPTION:This ceremony is an affirmation of the vow to live for the benefit of all beings. In the Zen tradition we associate the full moon with the ideal of awakening.  All are welcome.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/monday-evening-zazen-service-and-program-2019-07-22-2019-09-16-4/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Full Moon Ceremony,Monday Night Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190919T171500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190919T203000
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SUMMARY:Nature walk: Bats of the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Yolo Basin Wildlife Headquarters for this special event of seeing and learning about the Mexican Free-tailed Bats. Following a 45-minute indoor presentation on bat natural history\, the group will carpool to the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area to watch one of the largest colonies of  bats in California as it emerges in large ribbons to hunt insects at sunset. To get to the bat viewing site\, we will travel through leased rice farming fields to an area not open to the public. The whole experience takes about three hours. This is a family friendly event with a small amount of walking. \nDirections from Sacramento:  From interstate 80 West take the Mace Boulevard Exit in Davis.  Turn left at the off-ramp light.  Turn left at the next light at the Mace Boulevard and Chiles Road intersection. Once on Chiles Road east of the Mace intersection\, travel approximately 1.5 mileseast to the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area headquarters\, 45211 County Road 32B (Chiles Road). \nWant to Carpool?  Meet at the Sacramento Dharma Center at 4:30 p.m. (3111 Wissemann Dr.\, Sacramento) Consider parking on the street as this is a SIM practice evening. \n**Sign up at a sangha meeting or email info@valleystreamszen.org to let us know how many people you will bring.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/nature-walk-bats-at-the-yolo-causeway-4/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Special Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190923T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190923T210000
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SUMMARY:Dharma Talk by Rev. Myo Lahey
DESCRIPTION:Rev. Myo Lahey is Abbot at Hartford Street Zen Center in San Francisco and our guiding teacher. He has previously served as Practice Leader at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center. He is a Dharma heir of Tenshin Reb Anderson. Rev. Myo is available for individual practice discussion by appointment prior to our evening program at the Dharma Center.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/monday-evening-zazen-service-and-program-2019-07-22-2019-09-23-4/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Monday Night Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190930T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190930T210000
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SUMMARY:Practice Circle - Topic TBA
DESCRIPTION:The Three Treasures are the foundation of the Practice Circle: (1) the Oneness of Buddha\, (2) the Diversity of Dharma\, (3) the Harmony of Sangha. The circle itself is a container for being in the present\, manifesting just as we are in the truth of the moment. \nOur Practice Circle Guidelines:  (adapted from the Zen Center of Los Angeles)\nWhen speaking\, we practice speaking from integrity and speak the truth as we know it. We stay focused on our own experience as opposed to taking about others or talking abstractly.\nIn listening\, we try not to interrupt\, even with our thoughts. We practice receiving whatever is being offered by another without attachments or judgements.\nIn silence\, we allow all things to arise and pass away\, accepting and honoring different expressions and perspectives. We sit with our discomfort. \n 
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/monday-evening-zazen-service-and-program-2019-07-22-2019-09-30-4/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Monday Night Meeting
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