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SUMMARY:Dharma Talk by Rev. So'on Jim Hare (Hybrid)
DESCRIPTION:Rev. 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 2016. \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. \n*Zoom link for this program: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82008151977
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/dharma-talk-with-rev-soon-jim-hare-hybrid/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Hybrid Event,Monday Night Meeting
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230105T060000
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SUMMARY:Morning Zazen and Service (Hybrid)
DESCRIPTION:Join us for two periods of zazen (seated meditation) and kinhin (walking meditation)\, or just the first or second second meditation periods\, as your schedule allows. \n6:00 am  – Zazen (sitting meditation) \n6:30 am –  Kinhin (walking meditation) \n6:40 am –  Zazen \n7:10 am –  Morning Service \nPlease arrive a few minutes before the beginning of each period to t ake your seat in the zendo or\, if arriving via zoom\, to allow the AV person time to admit you.  If you arrive on zoom after the beginning of the sit\, the AV person will not admit latecomers until the beginning of the next period.  Stay for a cup of tea after service if you join in person. \nClick here for zoom meeting link. \nTo download chants used in the morning service\, visit the San Francisco Zen Center website. \nTo offer dana to support building rental expenses\, click on our Paypal link.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/morning-zazen-and-service-hybrid-2023-01-05/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Hybrid Event,Morning Zazen
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230107T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230107T123000
DTSTAMP:20260422T043324
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SUMMARY:There is no "you" to say "I" -  Half-day Retreat Led by Rev. So'on Jim Hare (In-person)
DESCRIPTION:“What we call ‘I’ is just a swing door which moves when we inhale and when we exhale. It just moves; that is all. When your mind is pure and calm enough to follow this movement\, there is nothing: no ‘I\,’ no world\, no mind nor body: just a swing door.” – Shunryu Suzuki roshi \nOur morning will entail alternating periods of sitting and walking meditation\, Dharma talk\, and end with a chanting service. Please bring some previous meditation experience and\, if you like\, a bag lunch – there will be a social lunch following the sitting. \nIf this will be your first half-day sitting or you have questions\, please contact us through our website or at 916-456-7752. \nTo register go to Eventbrite.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/there-is-no-you-to-say-i-half-day-retreat-led-by-rev-soon-jim-hare-in-person/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Half-Day Sitting,In-Person Event,Retreat
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230109T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230109T210000
DTSTAMP:20260422T043324
CREATED:20221221T190912Z
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SUMMARY:Retreat Night (Hybrid)
DESCRIPTION:On Retreat Night we offer an opportunity to settle into your meditation practice with two or three 25-minute periods of zazen\, interspersed with walking meditation (called kinhin). Turning the light inward we explore the causes of suffering and what can end it. This invitation is extended to everyone. \n  \n*Zoom link for thisprogram: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82008151977
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/retreat-night-hybrid/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Hybrid Event,Monday Night Meeting
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230116T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230116T210000
DTSTAMP:20260422T043324
CREATED:20221213T002735Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230108T234727Z
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SUMMARY:Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration\, led by Sarah O'Gara (Hybrid speaker in person)
DESCRIPTION:Photo: Ralph Abernathy (L)\, James Forman\, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr\, Rev S. L. Douglas\, and John Lewis during a protest march to the courthouse on March 17\, 1965.\nSarah O’Gara shares how she became a racist; learning these habits of mind from her family and the white supremacist culture into which she was born.  She reflects on how her Buddhist practice supports and informs her efforts to live now as an anti-racist.  She invites others to share reflections on their own path. \nAfter the murder of George Floyd on May 25\, 2020\, sangha members Doralee Grindler Katonah and Linda Dekker created a curriculum\, arising out of Buddhist practice\, to explore an appropriate response to the continuing violence against people of color in America.  The first step was “to study the self”\,  and also the causes and conditions that created and perpetuate a culture of white supremacy\,  white privilege\, and structural racism embedded in our laws.  It was with the support of her sangha sisters that Sarah started on this journey.  Download class syllabus here: White Privilege and the Dharma \nSarah has been a member of Valley Streams Zen Sangha since 2007 and currently serves on the Board of Directors\, the Practice Committee\, and the Dōan-ryo.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/martin-luther-king-jr-celebration-led-by-sarah-ogara-hybrid/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Hybrid Event,Monday Night Meeting
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230123T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230123T210000
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SUMMARY:Practice Talk by Shuji Cody Miller (Hybrid speaker in person)
DESCRIPTION:Shuji Cody Miller began practice in the Soto Zen lineage of Shunryu Suzuki at the San Francisco Zen Center in 2015. He was lay ordained in 2016 through Anshin Rosalie Curtis and began practicing with the Valley Streams Zen Sangha in 2020. When not working at the clinic as a Doctor of Chiropractic\, he loves spending time hiking in nature with his wife and son. \n*Zoom link for this program: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82008151977
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/practice-talk-by-shuji-cody-miller-hybrid-speaker-in-person/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Hybrid Event,Monday Night Meeting
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230130T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230130T210000
DTSTAMP:20260422T043324
CREATED:20211206T234124Z
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SUMMARY:Dharma Talk by Rev. Taiga Ito (Speaker In-person)
DESCRIPTION:Our guest\, Rev. Taiga Ito\, trained at Daihonzan Sojiji\, one of the head monasteries of Soto Shu (Soto Zen in Japan). In 2016\, Taiga Ito became Kokusaifukyoshi (international teacher of Soto Shu). He served as secretary of the Soto Zen Buddhism International Center between 2016 and 2018\, and has served as its Assistant Director since 2019. \nOur Monday night programs begin with zazen (sitting meditation) followed by a devotional service and dharma talk.  There are no membership requirements to participate. We invite newcomers and experienced Zen students to join us in person or on zoom. \n*Zoom link for this program: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82008151977
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/monday-night-zazen-and-program-in-person-and-online-2022-01-31-2/
LOCATION:3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Hybrid Event,Monday Night Meeting,Online Event
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