Calendar

Zazen & Full Moon Ceremony

This ceremony is an affirmation of the vow to live for the benefit of all beings. In the Zen tradition we associate the full moon with the ideal of awakening. […]

Dharma Talk by So On Jim Hare

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 […]

Half-day Sitting, led by Rev. So On Jim Hare

Like a Snake in a Bamboo Tube - a half-day Zen sitting and Dharma talk "Putting a snake in a bamboo tube" is an old simile for zazen.  Just as […]

Study Group – CANCELLED

Thursday morning Study Group is cancelled this week due to conflicting activities. Please join us next Thursday morning. Facilitated by Rev. So On Jim Hare. Current text:  Living by Vow: […]

Tassajara Study Week – Presentation

Tassajara was established in 1967 as the first Soto Zen training monastery outside of Japan. It offers monastic training periods during the fall and winter months, and each year from […]

Dharma Talk by Rev. Myo Lahey

Rev. Myō Lahey is Abbot at Hartford Street Zen Center in San Francisco and our guiding teacher. He has previously served as Practice Leader at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center.  He is a Dharma heir […]

Half-Day Sangha Work Practice, led by Linda Dekker

“Work as meditation” illustrates how work is just as important a time for mindfulness practice as sitting zazen or walking meditation. In work as meditation, there isn't too much need […]

Practice Circle: Acceptance & Respect in Community

Practice Circle led by So On Jim Hare The Three Treasures are the foundation of the Practice Circle: (1) the Oneness of Buddha, (2) the Diversity of Dharma, (3) the Harmony […]

Practice Talk by Doralee Grindler Katonah

Peggy McIntosh, in her article "White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack", describes white privilege as "an invisible package of unearned assets.” These advantages in a very deep way remain invisible […]