Calendar

  • Dharma Talk by Rev. Edward Espe Brown

    Edward Espe Brown is a Soto Zen Buddhist teacher as well as a chef, photographer and author of several books. He was ordained in 1971 by Shunryu Suzuki Roshi, who gave him […]

  • Zen’s Chinese Ancestors: Hanshan

    Hanshan  (9th century) was a legendary figure associated with a collection of poems from the Chinese Tang Dynasty in the Taoist and Chan traditions. Jim Hare will present stories about this famous ancestor.

  • Retreat Night

    Retreat night consists of three 25-minute sitting periods with walking meditation in between – a time to sit quietly with no interruptions.

  • Haiku Poetry Night

    Sangha member, Linda Dekker, will lead us in an evening of reading and writing haiku poetry.

  • Dharma Talk by Rev. Kyosho Valorie Beer

    Rev. Kyosho Valorie Beer is an itinerant teacher for SF Zen Center's Branching Streams sanghas. She received dharma transmission from Edward Brown in 2013. In addition to leading retreats, Valorie is […]

  • Way-Seeking Mind Talk by Patti Mitchell

    The ‘way-seeking-mind talk’, gives a sangha member the opportunity to tell dharma friends the story of how we came to Zen practice.  It usually emphasizes two aspects - the suffering and the fortuitous circumstances that brought […]