Introduction to Zen Meditation
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 […]
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Monday Night Meeting
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 […]
Dharma Talk by Rev. Ben Connelly (in-person & online)
Ben Connelly is a Soto Zen teacher and Dharma heir in the Dainin Katagiri Roshi lineage. He also teaches mindfulness in a wide variety of secular contexts including police and corporate […]
Dharma Talk by Lama Rod Owens (online video)
Love and Rage - The Path of Liberation Through Anger - Lama Rod Owens interviewed by Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz : an online video. All of us have many reasons to […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Dharma Talk on Patience by Paravrtti Doralee Grindler Katonah (in person & online)
What my quirky coffee pot taught me about patience and what this has to do with Buddha’s Awakening -- According to Norman Fischer, “Patience (Kshanti paramita) is the most important […]
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 […]