Mountain Stream Meditation Center supports Buddhist Meditation in the Northern California Sierra Foothills area. We have been active since 1986. We support a number of weekly sitting groups in many communities, and we hold a number of daylongs and longer retreats each year. We publish and distribute our newsletter, Dharma Stream, twice yearly to over 2,500 individuals. Our mission is to serve as a enter for the Buddhist community in the Northern California Sierra Foothills area.

Mountain Stream was founded by John M. Travis. John has been a student of vipassana meditation since 1969. His work and teaching have been important to the growth and development of Buddhism in the Northern Sierra Nevada region.


Upcoming Retreats and Events:

Beginning Classes in Auburn and Nevada City will be held in the spring of 2010.

April 3, Sat 9-5
Daylong
John Travis
Sacramento Buddhist Meditation Group
Sacramento, CA
Barbara: bareese2@earthlink.net

April 4, Sun 7:00pm - 9:45pm
Evening Talk
John Travis
Sacramento Buddhist Meditation Group
Sacramento, CA
Barbara: bareese2@earthlink.net


April 10 – 11, Sat and Sun
2 Daylongs
Reno/ Carson City
Christy: 775-882-1662
christyTews@gmail.com

April 16 – 25, Fri - Sun
9-Night Residential Retreat
Jackson, Wyoming
www.tentonsangha.com  


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Click here for John Travis's poems from the 2009 Month Long Retreat at Spirit Rock Meditation Center.

Click here to read other poetry by John M. Travis

Pilgrimage to Mt. Kailash

In late September of 2008, twenty-one souls undertook the pilgrimage to Mount Kailash. The twenty-three day undertaking was planned by John Travis and Christy Tews. The trip is an arduous undertaking involving trekking out the western end of Nepal, crossing the border into Tibet, driving to Manasarowar and then trekking around Kailash. As many of us discovered it was not only arduous but also a personal journey of resolve. More about the pilgrimage...

Click here for the upcoming schedule of topics and teachers for the sitting groups in Nevada City/Grass Valley and in Auburn and also for Dharma Zephyr Sangha in Carson City, Nevada

 

Be sure to go to our Audio page to download free Dharma Talks. This is one of the most popular pages on our website, and it has over 65 Dharma Talks that you can listen to or download. Enjoy...