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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Monday Night Meeting
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 […]
Dharma Talk by Susan Moon (in person & online)
Susan Moon is a writer, editor, and lay teacher in the Soto Zen tradition. She is the author of a number of books about Buddhism, including the humor book The […]
Winter Solstice Celebration (in person and online)
Welcome the new year by celebrating the treasure of sangha with your sangha friends. This will be an evening of sharing poetry, stories, and music. Our Monday night programs begin with […]
Relinquishment Ceremony, led by Paravrtti Doralee Grindler Katonah (in-person & online)
We are entering a New Year – an auspicious time to "commune with the source" and ask what specific mind habit or pattern is in the way of our enlightenment […]
Way-seeking Mind Talk by Cody Miller (in-person & online)
Each of us has come to Zen practice as a seeker, with a spirit of inquiry, from diverse backgrounds. The idea of our way-seeking mind talks is for members to share how […]