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Poetry Night, led by Linda Dekker – ONLINE

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 Center’s Green Gulch Farm in 2003-04. She has served on the Board of Directors, as Ino, and on the Practice Committee. She is Office Manager […]

Practice Circle, led by Doralee Grindler Katonah (ONLINE)

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 current health crisis, we will meet online using Zoom video conferencing software. *To join the meeting by computer, you must install Zoom software. Sign Up for Weekly […]

Dharma Talk by Shosan Vicki Austin (ONLINE)

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 international priest of the Soto School, and a Dharma teacher at San Francisco Zen Center. She trained in the U.S., in India, and in Japan. […]

Dharma Talk by So-On Jim Hare (ONLINE)

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 1985. He served as Head Student at Green Gulch Farm during the spring 2002 practice period. He was priest ordained by Myo Lahey in 2016. […]

Dharma Talk by Rev. Myo Lahey (ONLINE)

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 practice (Tanto) at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center. He is a Dharma heir of Tenshin Reb Anderson. Raised in an observant Roman Catholic home, Myo was […]

Recurring

Study Group (ONLINE)

During this time of separation, please join us online for our ongoing study of ancient and contemporary texts. The study group is facilitated by Rev. So-On Jim Hare, with readings from Mahayana Buddhism & Soto Zen texts and commentaries. We are currently reading The Wholehearted Way, Eihei Dogen's Bendowa, translated by Shohaku Okumura and Taigen Daniel Leighton. To […]

“Uses of the Heart Sutra” (Pt. 1 of 2) by So-On Jim Hare (ONLINE)

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. 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 […]

“Uses of the Heart Sutra” (Pt. 2) by So-On Jim Hare (ONLINE)

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 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 […]