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. He was priest ordained by Myo Lahey in 2016.

*To join by computer,

1. Download the free Zoom Client for Meetings (13 MB)
2. Meeting ID for Monday Evenings is https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82008151977
3. As you wait for the host to start the meeting click the Test Computer Audio button to make sure you can hear and be heard by others.
4. Download the chants in PDF.
5. At 6:50 pm, join the meeting.
6. The program will begin at 7pm with this approximate schedule: 30 minute sitting; 5 minute chant; announcements; then a 30-40 minute Talk/Discussion.

*To join by telephone (audio only):

1. Dial 669 900 6833 (San Jose) and follow voice prompts for entering the Meeting ID and password.
2. The one tap string of numbers are included in the Weekly Email.
3. Phone Controls: *9 = Raise hand; *6 = Mute/unmute