Sangha member, Linda Dekker, will lead us in an evening of reading and writing poetry.  Linda was lay ordained by Tenshin Reb Anderson in 2001 and lived at San Francisco Zen […]

Doralee serves as head of the mediation hall and is also president of the VSZS board of directors. She was priest ordained in 2019 by Sojun Diane Martin. During the […]

Shosan Victoria Austin began practicing both Zen and yoga in 1971. In the Soto Zen tradition, she is entrusted as a Dharma heir in the lineage of Shunryu Suzuki, an […]

So-On Jim Hare  serves as 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 […]

Rev. Myo Lahey, Abbot of Hartford Street Zen Center in San Francisco and our guiding teacher, will offer the Dharma talk this evening. Myo has previously served as head of […]

Tonight's talk, "Uses of the Heart Sutra" is Part 1 of 2. The second talk will be given next Monday, Sept. 21. So-On Jim Hare  serves as head of practice. […]

Join us tonight for Part 2 of "Uses of the Heart Sutra", given by So-On Jim Hare. So-On Jim Hare  serves as head of practice. He lived in the San […]

Rev. Myo Lahey, Abbot of Hartford Street Zen Center in San Francisco and our guiding teacher, will offer the Dharma talk this evening. Myo has previously served as head of […]

Our Monday night programs begin with zazen (sitting meditation) followed by a devotional service and dharma talk, group discussion, practice circle or retreat night. There are no membership requirements to […]

Our Monday night programs begin with zazen (sitting meditation) followed by a devotional service and dharma talk, group discussion, practice circle or retreat night. There are no membership requirements to […]

This evening we welcome guest teacher, Chris Fortin, a Soto Zen teacher who began practicing Buddhism in 1976 while living at the San Francisco Zen Center. After many years of practice she […]