Sejiki Ceremony (in-person & online)
Our Sejiki, or food-offering, ceremony is an opportunity to call forth the spirits of those who have passed this way before, offering them solace and acknowledging our ongoing connection to them. […]
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Yogacara: a One-day Virtual Retreat, led by Rev. Ben Connelly
Yogacara: Integrating Personal and Social Healing and Liberation (online retreat) How can we heal ourselves and our communities? How does our personal conduct, wellness, suffering, and trauma, relate to interpersonal […]
Introduction to Zen Meditation (in person)
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 […]
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 […]
Jukai Ceremony
The ceremony of Jukai consists in receiving the precepts of the Bodhisattva and, by doing so, takes refuge in the three treasures: Buddha, Dharma, Sangha.
Retreat Night (in person & online)
On Retreat Night we offer an opportunity to settle into your meditation practice with two or three 25-minute periods of zazen, interspersed with walking meditation (called kinhin). Turning the light inward […]
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 […]
Dharma Talk by Nyokai Laurie Senauke (in person & online)
Nyokai Laurie Senauke started formal Zen practice in 1980 at San Francisco Zen Center and lived at Tassajara for three years. In 1989 she married Hozan Alan Senauke, moved to […]
Rohatsu Sesshin, led by So-On Jim Hare (in person and online)
Welcome and orientation to Rohatsu Sesshin, Nov. 28 - Dec. 5, 2021 This traditional week of intensified practice celebrates the enlightenment of our original teacher in India, Shakyamuni Buddha. Rohatsu sesshin is […]
Rohatsu Sesshin, morning program (online)
Morning Rohatsu schedule, Monday - Wednesday. 6:00 Zazen 6:30 Kinhin 6:40 Zazen 7:10 Service Full Rohatsu Sesshin Schedule Register on Eventbrite.com This traditional week of intensified practice celebrates […]
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 […]