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Dharma Talk by Rev. So On Jim Hare (ONLINE)

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 […]

One-day Sitting: Benefitting All Beings (at the Dharma Center)

In Buddhism, the four unlimited mental attitudes are loving kindness, compassion, sympathetic joy and equanimity. These attiudes are unlimited because the benefits thay bring to self and other can't be quantified; they are immeasurable. In this day of in-person sitting meditation practice, we will focus on these four immeasurables that teach all sentient beings and […]

Welcome Back Practice Circle (in-person & online)

After zazen, we will hold a memorial service to remember all who have died or lost loved ones to the virus. For the practice circle, we explore the question "How has the pandemic affected your practice life?" This is our first IN-PERSON Monday night meeting since the COVID-19 pandemic began. We invite you to join us in […]

Introduction to Zen Meditation (in-person at the Dharma Center)

On the second Monday of each month, we offer a 40-minute introduction to Zen practice.  We focus on the art of sitting meditation, with emphasis on posture, breath and mental focus. This is for new meditators and those wishing to refresh their practice of meditative immersion. These classes are now being held at the Dharma […]

Dharma Talk by Anbo Stuart Kutchins (in-person AND online)

Anbo Stuart Kutchins has been practicing Zen since the early 1980’s.  He shares the path of  practice with his wife and fellow priest Ninen Carrie Kutchins. They ordained in 1994 with their principal teacher Tenshin Reb Anderson and lived in the San Francisco Zen Center community 1994 – 1999, at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center and […]

Morning Zazen & Service (in-person and online)

Please join us for early morning silent meditation each Thursday before Study Group meeting. Contact Rollin Ives at twl4148@gmail.com for Zoom login and program information. Schedule: 5:45-Zoom room opens, 6:00-Zazen, 6:30-Walking Meditation, 6:40-Zazen, 7:10-Service   •Download  SFZC Chants in PDF.

Dharma Talk by So-On Jim Hare (in-person & online)

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 […]

Morning Zazen & Service (in-person & online)

Please join us for early morning silent meditation each Thursday before Study Group meeting. Contact Rollin Ives at twl4148@gmail.com for Zoom login and program information. Schedule: 5:45-Zoom room opens, 6:00-Zazen, 6:30-Walking Meditation, 6:40-Zazen, 7:10-Service   •Download  SFZC Chants in PDF.

Dharma Talk by Rev. Dojin Sarah Emerson (in-person & online)

Dojin Sarah Emerson is co-Head Priest at Stone Creek Zen Center in Graton, CA.  She lived and trained at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center and other sites of the San Francisco Zen Center from 1998-2007. She received Dharma Transmission from Abbott Konjin Gaelyn Godwin of the Houston Zen Center in 2015. She has a Masters Degree […]

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Morning Zazen & Service (in-person and online)

Please join us for early morning silent meditation each Thursday before Study Group meeting. Contact Rollin Ives at twl4148@gmail.com for Zoom login and program information. Schedule: 5:45-Zoom room opens, 6:00-Zazen, 6:30-Walking Meditation, 6:40-Zazen, 7:10-Service   •Download  SFZC Chants in PDF.

Dharma Talk by Paravrtti Doralee Grindler Katonah (in-person & online)

Paravrtti Doralee Grindler Katonah serves as Ino, or head of the meditation hall. She studied in the Soto Zen lineage with Sojun Diane Martin in Illinois and Rev. Val Szymanski in California. She was priest ordained in 2019 by Sojun Diane Martin. Doralee works as a clinical psychologist.  (www.livingforwardwhole.com) Our Monday night programs begin with zazen […]

Half-day Zazenkai, led by So-On Jim Hare (in-person OR online)

This sitting may be on Zoom rather than outdoors at the Dharma Center as recently planned. In addition to heightened concerns about Covid, we are experiencing poor air quality due to fires in the Sierra. If these conditions continue on Saturday, the sitting will be held via Zoom. Please call or send an email for […]