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, and was priest ordained by Rev. Myo Lahey in […]
For our Dharma program this evening we will do a group reading Chapter 4 of the Lotus Sutra, titled "Faith Discernment" or “Faith and Understanding.” This chapter tells the story of a son long-separated from his father and is a parable for students of the Way who have trouble recognizing their kinship with Buddha. *Zoom […]
The Full Moon Ceremony acknowledges the karma created by our intentional actions, and reminds us to renew our commitment to the ethical conduct expressed as the 16 Bodhisattva Precepts. These are guiding principles for our daily conduct in the world. This ceremony is rooted in a ritual from pre-Buddhist India. To prepare for the ceremony […]
WILD WOMEN’S SANGHA 3RD ANNUAL RETREAT AT GREEN GULCH FARM (April 2026) PANEL PRESENTATION by Sangha Participants – Paravrtti Doralee Grindler Katonah, Wa Den Barbara Baccei UnJo Karen Hamilton, Valerie Hanson, Lori Chambers It is important, when some of us go off on ‘pilgrimage’ upon returning, to bring our gifts of wisdom and discovery to the larger community. […]
Tonight we will learn about and practice together with the ingredients, or processes that make us human – form, feeling, perception, formation, and consciousness – to be liberated from all that bind us to enter the field of awakened life. Parāvṛtti Doralee Grindler Katonah serves as Ino, or head of the meditation hall. She studied […]
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, and was priest ordained by Rev. Myo Lahey in […]
Danan John Wark is a teacher in the Single Flower Sangha line that descends from the Kwan Um School of Zen, which in turn derives from the Sudeoksa mountain lineage of the Jogye Order of Korean Zen (Seon). Danan received precepts in 2009 and Inka in 2019 from Zen Master George Bo Mun Bowman, the […]
Shokan Clement Spring serves as Head Doan on the Practice Committee of Valley Streams Zen Sangha. He received Jukai (lay precepts) with Rev. Myō Lahey in 2013 and Shukke Tokudo (priest ordination) with Rev. Kyosho Valorie Beer in 2023. He has completed three practice periods, two pre- and one post-ordination at Green Gulch Farm in Marin […]
On Retreat Night we offer an opportunity to settle into your meditation practice with two 25-minute periods of zazen (sitting meditation), interspersed with kinhin (walking meditation). Turning the light inward, we explore the causes of suffering and what can end it. If you are new to meditation or just exploring the idea, the Introduction to Meditation […]
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, and was priest ordained by Rev. Myo Lahey in […]
Nyokai Kristin Diggs joined our sangha as Teacher in 2026. Prior to moving to Sacramento, she trained residentially at all three San Francisco Zen Center temples (2014-2025), holding a number of senior positions, including Ino, Tenzo, and Work Leader. Lay ordained by Tenshin Reb Anderson and priest ordained by Eijun Linda Cutts, she served as […]
The Full Moon Ceremony acknowledges the karma created by our intentional actions, and reminds us to renew our commitment to the ethical conduct expressed as the 16 Bodhisattva Precepts. These are guiding principles for our daily conduct in the world. This ceremony is rooted in a ritual from pre-Buddhist India. To prepare for the ceremony […]