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Potluck Supper with Susan Moon

You are invited to share a meal with the sangha prior to our evening sit and Dharma talk.

Dharma Talk by Susan Moon

Susan Moon is a writer, editor, and lay teacher in the Soto Zen tradition.  She is the author of a number of books about Buddhism, including the humor book The Life and Letters of Tofu Roshi and This Is Getting Old: Zen Thoughts on Aging with Humor and Dignity. For many years she was the editor of Turning Wheel, the journal of […]

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Winter Celebration & Refreshments

Welcome the new year by celebrating the treasure of sangha with your sangha! Please bring a finger food offering, and poetry, story, or music to share (if you wish).

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Study Group

Study is one of the pillars of Zen practice. Please join us every Thursday morning for our ongoing study group to discuss ancient and contemporary texts. Facilitated by Rev. So On Jim Hare. Current text: TBA Contact Rollin Ives (twl4148@gmail.com) for details.

Introduction to Zen Meditation

For those who are new to Zen meditation, we offer this 40-minute introduction to our forms of practice on the second Monday every month.

Dharma Talk by Rev. Mary Mocine (by recording)

Due to family illness, Rev. Mary Mocine will not be able to attend as planned.  However, we will be able to hear her teaching on Death and Dying by listening to a recording made on January 13th at SBMG.  She recommends reading this article in advance of listening to her talk. Reverend Mary Mocine, is abbess of […]

Dharma Talk by Rev. Myo Lahey

Rev. Myo 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 of Tenshin Reb Anderson. Rev. Myo is available for individual practice discussion by appointment prior to our evening program.

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Jizo Ceremony – For Loved Ones Who Have Died and Other Losses

Jizo is the beloved Great Bodhisattva found within many Buddhist traditions, who carries us across the threshold of death and loss and safely accompanies us through the ‘hell zones’ of deep suffering. Especially honored in Japan, Jizo (also known as ‘Earth Store’ or ‘Earth Womb’) brings to us the qualities of courage, fearlessness, and tenderness needed […]

Inquiry into the Nature of Socially Engaged Buddhism

Two Evenings of Inquiry into the Nature of Socially Engaged Buddhism February 4th and 11th Do not be daunted by the enormity of the world's grief. Do justly, now. Love mercy, now.  Walk humbly, now. You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to abandon it. -The Talmud On this […]