Who really really wants a Dharma Center?

December 13, 2015

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So — who’s behind the Dharma Center? Who are these people that want to actually acquire a physical home, for practicing this dharma path of kindness and wisdom? My friends? Here’s a great collection of photos where you can see some of the generous friends who have chosen to build the SDC Sustaining Circle. You’ll see members of Valley Streams Zen Sangha, Sacramento Buddhist Meditation Group, and Sacramento Insight Meditation who are making the vision come real for 2016 ~ come join us!

Doralee: "It is through engaging in diversity that our practice deepens." — Doralee: “It is through engaging in diversity that our practice deepens.”

Angela: "I'm wanting us to have access to the persuasive choices that only a dedicated space will bring us." — Angela: “I’m wanting us to have access to the persuasive choices that only a dedicated space will bring us.”

Brandon: "The Dharma Center is really important because of what my sangha has done for me. I hope SDC can do the same for others" — Brandon: “The Dharma Center is really important because of what my sangha has done for me. I hope SDC can do the same for others”

Chris became part of the Sustaining Circle: "because it would really be nice to have our own place!" — Chris became part of the Sustaining Circle: “because it would really be nice to have our own place!”

Heather: “I make it a practice in my life to be on the look out for opportunities to give back, especially to the dharma, which has transformed my life. So when SBMG asked me to consider joining the SDC Sustaining Sangha, I was delighted to support the efforts to manifest our next local meditation center, in Sacramento. I hope everyone else feels inspired to give what they can too! Money, time, skills, good wishes - they all help grow our local communities.” — Heather: “I make it a practice in my life to be on the look out for opportunities to give back, especially to the dharma, which has transformed my life. So when SBMG asked me to consider joining the SDC Sustaining Sangha, I was delighted to support the efforts to manifest our next local meditation center, in Sacramento.
I hope everyone else feels inspired to give what they can too! Money, time, skills, good wishes – they all help grow our local communities.”

Joe: "It's time to have our own home." — Joe: “It’s time to have our own home.”

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Judy: "I'm in." — Judy: “I’m in.”

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Julia: "I want a clubhouse for Buddhists -- to be of service to our community!" — Julia: “I want a clubhouse for Buddhists — to be of service to our community!”

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Cathy: "I like the idea of having all the sanghas working together, having a place in the community where people can come." — Cathy: “I like the idea of having all the sanghas working together, having a place in the community where people can come.”

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Kent: After a long day and then setting up the audio system for Sunday's meeting, then packing up, and returning the equipment to storage. We asked why he became a sustaining donor?: "I'm tired of setting things up and putting them away." — Kent: After a long day and then setting up the audio system for Sunday’s meeting, then packing up, and returning the equipment to storage. We asked why he became a sustaining donor?: “I’m tired of setting things up and putting them away.”

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Mark: "I want Sacramento to have a common center -- it's amazing and historical if we all come together." — Mark: “I want Sacramento to have a common center — it’s amazing and historical if we all come together.”

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Karen: "A center for dharma in our town - for all - to sustain and maintain and remain. Let it be." — Karen: “A center for dharma in our town – for all – to sustain and maintain and remain. Let it be.”

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Kenny: "Because our sanghas need a home." — Kenny: “Because our sanghas need a home.”

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Oscar: "A dedicated practice-place will provide practical benefits, but what excites me most about a multi-tradition dharma center is how it will enhance possibilities for individual practice and for offering the gift of dharma to a world that needs it." — Oscar: “A dedicated practice-place will provide practical benefits, but what excites me most about a multi-tradition dharma center is how it will enhance possibilities for individual practice and for offering the gift of dharma to a world that needs it.”

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Sarah: "A Dharma Center will give our three Buddhist sanghas in Sacramento a dedicated space to practice for the benefit of all beings." — Sarah: “A Dharma Center will give our three Buddhist sanghas in Sacramento a dedicated space to practice for the benefit of all beings.”

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Andria: "I'm inspired by the greater possibility of a deep connection, a deepening of our community." — Andria: “I’m inspired by the greater possibility of a deep connection, a deepening of our community.”

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Nikos: "A dharma center will be an invaluable venue to explore and practice meditation, mindful movement, and other tools to cultivate our innate goodness with the company and support of others. Co-creating a rich and inclusive culture of awakening for the benefit of all will also enhance the life of the larger community." — Nikos: “A dharma center will be an invaluable venue to explore and practice meditation, mindful movement, and other tools to cultivate our innate goodness with the company and support of others. Co-creating a rich and inclusive culture of awakening for the benefit of all will also enhance the life of the larger community.”

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Bruce: Is a Sustaining donor and on the SDC Board — Bruce: Is a Sustaining donor and on the SDC Board.

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Clem: "A tree needs roots, the dharma needs a home. Let us grow together and bear fruit." — Clem: “A tree needs roots, the dharma needs a home. Let us grow together and bear fruit.”

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Jeff: "A home for our Sanghas brings opportunity to further develop our practice, both in frequency and in intensity. Established and dedicated toward open dialog and collaboration, we grow exponentially." — Jeff: “A home for our Sanghas brings opportunity to further develop our practice, both in frequency and in intensity. Established and dedicated toward open dialog and collaboration, we grow exponentially.”

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Jim: "My heart’s desire is that the Sacramento Dharma Center will realize its mission - manifesting a Buddhist practice place that will be a creative presence for inner and outer peace in our community." — Jim: “My heart’s desire is that the Sacramento Dharma Center will realize its mission – manifesting a Buddhist practice place that will be a creative presence for inner and outer peace in our community.”

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John: "I've had the wish for fruition of a dharma center home since I served on the SBMG board years ago. That wish lives on in the loving efforts of the SDC board now, and in all of us who contribute whatever we can." — John: “I’ve had the wish for fruition of a dharma center home since I served on the SBMG board years ago. That wish lives on in the loving efforts of the SDC board now, and in all of us who contribute whatever we can.”

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Nicole: "I've been attending sangha about a year and a half, and have come to value the need for a physical place." — Nicole: “I’ve been attending sangha about a year and a half, and have come to value the need for a physical place.”

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Cynthia: "My own practice has been greatly enriched by learning from and sharing with those whose hearts and minds have taken them down a different path along the wide Buddha Way. It is inspiring to me that people from several different Buddhist lineages are working together so diligently to create a true home for the Dharma in our community" — Cynthia: “My own practice has been greatly enriched by learning from and sharing with those whose hearts and minds have taken them down a different path along the wide Buddha Way. It is inspiring to me that people from several different Buddhist lineages are working together so diligently to create a true home for the Dharma in our community”

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Amanda: I'm in! — Amanda: I’m in!

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Jerry: "I want a Sacramento Dharma Center because it will provide an opportunity for each of our sanghas to expand their programs, serving practitioners and the Sacramento community at large. It is also a huge opportunity for us, the individual practioniers, to expand our own practices, and explore the many different faces of Buddhist practice within our partner sanghas. " — Jerry: “I want a Sacramento Dharma Center because it will provide an opportunity for each of our sanghas to expand their programs, serving practitioners and the Sacramento community at large. It is also a huge opportunity for us, the individual practitioners, to expand our own practices, and explore the many different faces of Buddhist practice within our partner sanghas. “

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