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SUMMARY:Civil Rights Pilgrimage with Rev. Parāvṛtti Doralee Grindler Katonah and Malia McCarthy (Hybrid)
DESCRIPTION:      OUR CIVIL RIGHTS PILGRIMAGE TO ALABAMA\nFacing Hate with Love – Beginning a new conversation. \nGoing on Pilgrimage can mean a journey to a sacred place….a seeking of a deeper connection to the larger truth guiding our lives through a visceral encounter with the tremendum.   From Sept. 5-10 eight bodhisattvas traveled to Alabama to witness and learn from the ‘places’ in the South where the roots of the civil rights movement began; where the courage of Black people whose ancestors were enslaved changed the world\, where these denied truths can be witnessed. \n  \nParāvṛtti Doralee Grindler Katonah along with Malia McCarthy will speak of their experiences with time for tender discussion amongst all of us. \nOur Monday night programs begin with zazen (sitting meditation) followed by a devotional service and dharma talk\, group discussion\, or practice circle. There are no membership requirements to participate. We invite donations to support the room rental\, visits by teachers\, and other sangha activities. \nValley 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*Click here for Zoom link. 
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/monday-night-meditation-and-program-2022-09-05-2022-11-07-2/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Hybrid Event,Monday Night Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231007T083000
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SUMMARY:Sitting in the Light of Buddha's Wisdom   ~    One-day Retreat Led by Rev. So'on Jim Hare
DESCRIPTION:Each and every thing is equally illumined in the light of Buddha’s wisdom. So\, there is no wisdom to get ahold of. Just sitting is enough. \nIn the second chapter of the Flower Adornment Sutra\, the Buddha responds to a set of questions from his followers by emitting rays of light in every direction. This kind of awesome\, magical display seems far from the precincts of grounded Zen practice\, yet it may have something to teach us. \nThis one-day retreat will consist of alternating periods of sitting and walking meditation and a Dharma talk. The retreat will be led by So’on Jim Hare\, practice leader at Valley Streams Zen. Please bring a bag lunch. If this will be your first one-day retreat with us\, please send a message to info@valleystreamszen.org to introduce yourself. \nA donation (Dana) of between $20 and $60 is requested. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. \nRegister on Eventbrite.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/sitting-in-the-light-of-buddhas-wisdom-one-day-retreat-led-by-rev-soon-jim-hare/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person Event,One-Day Sitting
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231009T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231009T210000
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CREATED:20230901T020607Z
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SUMMARY:Medicine Buddha Meditation with Susan Farrar
DESCRIPTION:Susan began practicing in the Tibetan tradition of Buddhism in 2008 and took refuge with Lama Yeshe Jinpa in 2009.  She competed the Buddhist Chaplaincy course of study through the Sati Center in 2019 and considers chaplaincy her “calling” after having spent 5 years as a hospice respite volunteer\, 4 years as a volunteer hospital chaplain\, and is now embarking on a path of hospice chaplaincy as a volunteer.  Through Lion’s Roar Dharma Center\, she has also taught beginners classes and facilitated discussion groups since 2015. \nSusan also sits with Valley Streams Zen Sangha and serves on its Board of Directors as well as on the Board of Directors of Lion’s Roar Dharma Center. \nOur Monday night programs begin with zazen (sitting meditation) followed by a devotional service and dharma talk\, group discussion\, or practice circle. There are no membership requirements to participate. We invite donations to support the room rental\, visits by teachers\, and other sangha activities. \nValley 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*Click here for Zoom link. 
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/medicine-buddha-meditation-with-susan-farrar/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,In-Person Event,Monday Night Meeting
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231014T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231014T130000
DTSTAMP:20260421T023358
CREATED:20231011T000134Z
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SUMMARY:Potluck Brunch and Valley Streams Zen Sangha Annual Meeting (In-person)
DESCRIPTION:Join the Valley Streams for a Sunday potluck brunch and Annual Meeting.   Spouses\, partners\, friends\, and family—all are invited.  Gather at 10 am to share a meal and each other’s company.  After a fun social mixer\, President Dave Jarrell will introduce the 2023-2024 Board and give a report on the state of the sangha.  We look forward to enjoyable conversations and thoughtful contributions to deepening our Buddhist practice in sangha life. \nRSVP via Eventbrite.   \n 
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/annual-meeting-celebrating-20-years-of-valley-streams-zen-sangha-in-person-2/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:All Events,In-Person Event,Special Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231016T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231016T210000
DTSTAMP:20260421T023358
CREATED:20231014T224413Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231014T225017Z
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SUMMARY:Civil Rights Pilgrimage with Rev. Parāvṛtti Doralee Grindler Katonah and Malia McCarthy (Hybrid)
DESCRIPTION:   Cultivating Courage to Engage Calls for Justice. \nInspired by the courage of the Civil Rights Movement Doralee and Malia will continue unfolding their pilgrimage experiences (first presentation was October 9) through reflecting upon the many faces of courage and how our practice life informs us. Come participate in this inquiry in both the larger community and practice circles..\n  \nParāvṛtti Doralee Grindler Katonah along with Malia McCarthy will speak of their experiences with time for tender discussion amongst all of us in a practice circle. \nOur Monday night programs begin with zazen (sitting meditation) followed by a devotional service and dharma talk\, group discussion\, or practice circle. There are no membership requirements to participate. We invite donations to support the room rental\, visits by teachers\, and other sangha activities. \nValley 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*Click here for Zoom link. 
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/monday-night-meditation-and-program-2022-09-05-2022-11-07-2-3/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Hybrid Event,Monday Night Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231022T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231022T170000
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SUMMARY:Workshop with Keiryu Liên Shutt (Zen) and Dawn Haney (Vipassana) (Speakers in person)
DESCRIPTION:Home Is Here: Healing Harm with Compassionate Connection\nWhat does it mean to attend to our suffering in body\, heart\, and mind when racism has caused such intense hurt and pain\, individually and collectively? \nGrounded in the Eightfold Path\, this workshop offers us a journey on the Path of restoration from the results of white supremacy culture’s racism by examining deeply and fully individual and collective conditioning\, questioning it in mindful and compassionate ways. With courageous honesty\, we investigate how we may have been misled\, misinformed\, or perhaps\, even colluded in perpetuating or creating hurt and harm. \nWe’ll engage in practices from Rev. Liên’s book Home is Here: Practicing Antiracism with the Engaged Eightfold Path* which emphasizes wholeness-based interactions\, or Compassionate Connections\, with each other. These exercises will support and allow us to let go of old beliefs. We will learn new skills and behaviors\, building confidence that we are able to heal from the hurts and harms of racism as we practice co-creating liberation for all. \nTo foster brave spaces\, this workshop will have teachings and instructions for the full group while exercises and processing will be in BIPOC or white-identified affinity groups.  It is sponsored by SBMG and co-sponsored by the BIPOC Sangha.  Please contact the scholarship coordinator; no one will be turned away for lack of funds. \nThis workshop** is for anyone seeking restoration and healing from the hurts and harm of racism. \n* Rev. Liên & Dawn will be in dialogue about the book at Capital Books on Saturday\, 10/21\, at 3 p.m. Come join us and buy your book for the workshop! \n**Workshop participants are encouraged to attend SBMG’s morning program led by Rev. Liên and Dawn on Oct 22\, 10 am-12 noon\,  3111 Wissemann Dr\, Sacramento.     \nRev. Liên Shutt (she/they) is a priest lineage holder in the Shunryu Suzuki tradition. Born to a Buddhist family in Vietnam\, she received her meditation training in the Insight and Soto Zen traditions in the U.S.\, Japan\, Thailand\, and Vietnam. She was a founding member of the Buddhists of Color in 1998 and currently is the guiding teacher of Access to Zen\, an inclusive\, anti-oppression sangha and non-profit in the SF Bay Area. She lives on Ohlone land\, currently called San Francisco\, with her partner\, exploring waterways and forests as often as they can. Visit AccessToZen.org for ways to connect and practice together. Her new book\, Home Is Here: Practicing Antiracism with the Engaged Eightfold Path (North Atlantic Books\, pub 8/22/2023) builds on foundational Buddhist teachings – the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path — offering an intersectional framework to help us embody antiracist practices and tend to our healing and wholeness. \nDawn Haney (they/she) has been organizing\, coaching\, teaching\, and writing for 20 years\, on feminism\, white anti-racism\, Buddhism\, leadership\, and liberation. They braid together wisdom from Buddhism and social justice traditions\, understanding identity\, power\, and change through their own experiences as a white\, fat\, queer\, nonbinary femme\, and through social movements from migrant justice to fat liberation. A dharma student since 2003\, she is a graduate of Spirit Rock’s Community Dharma Leaders program\, a Community Teacher at East Bay Meditation Center and the Alphabet Sangha\, and taught across the US as former Co-Director of the Buddhist Peace Fellowship. \nClick here to register. \n 
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/workshop-with-keiryu-lien-shutt-zen-and-dawn-haney-vipassana/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Retreat
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231023T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231023T190000
DTSTAMP:20260421T023358
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SUMMARY:Dharma Talk with Rev. So'on Jim Hare (Speaker In-person)
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.\n \nOur Monday night programs begin with zazen (sitting meditation) followed by a devotional service and dharma talk\, group discussion\, or practice circle. 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.  If this is your first visit please arrive at least 15 minutes early for a brief orientation. \n*Click here for  zoom link.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/dharma-talk-with-rev-soon-jim-hare-2-2-2/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Hybrid Event,Monday Night Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231030T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231030T210000
DTSTAMP:20260421T023358
CREATED:20231002T234712Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231030T042104Z
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SUMMARY:Sejiki Ceremony (Hybrid)
DESCRIPTION:Our Sejiki\, or food-offering\, ceremony is an opportunity to call forth the spirits of those who have passed this way before\, offering them solace and acknowledging our ongoing connection to them. \nIf you would like the name of a loved one who has died during the past year\, recited in the ceremony\, please send the full name of that person (and pronunciation) to info@valleystreamszen.org.  \nPlease bring bells\, cymbals\, drums\, or other noisemakers with which to call the hungry ghosts into the Dharma Hall to eat our food offerings.  Everyone is invited to stay for treats and conversation after the ceremony. \n*Click here for zoom link.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/monday-night-meditation-and-program-2022-09-05-2022-10-31-2/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Hybrid Event,Monday Night Meeting,Special Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
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