Calendar
Dharma Talk by Rev. Myo Lahey
Rev. Myo Lahey is our guiding teacher and abbot of Hartford Street Zen Center in San Francisco. Fall study period ends.
New Moon Ceremony
The ceremony is an affirmation of the vow to live for the benefit of all beings.
Memorial Service for John Briggs
To celebrate the life and practice of Kogan Fukuden - Ancient vow, Field of Blessing May 20, 1940 - October 10, 2016
Rohatsu Retreat Night
Retreat night consists of three 25-minute sitting periods with walking meditation in between - a time to sit quietly with no interruptions. With Rohatsu we observe the enlightenment of the historical Buddha.
Dharma Talk by Guest Teacher Susan Moon
Susan Moon is a writer, editor, and lay teacher in the Soto Zen tradition. She has been a Zen student since 1976, practicing in the lineage of Suzuki Roshi at Berkeley Zen Center, Tassajara Zen Mountain Monastery, Green Gulch Farm, and with Zoketsu Norman Fischer’s Everyday Zen sangha. She received “entrustment” as a lay teacher […]
Introduction to Zen Meditation
For those who are new to Zen meditation, we offer this 40-minute introduction on the second Monday every month.
Dharma Talk by Rev. Myo Lahey
Rev. Myo Lahey is our guiding teacher and abbot of Hartford Street Zen Center in San Francisco.
Winter Solstice Celebration
Come share music, poetry, stories and refreshments with the sangha.
Introduction to Winter Theme by Doralee Grindler Katonah
"The highest value of Buddhist practice is to shine the light of awareness on habits of mind that perpetuate prejudice and discrimination so all may wake up together. This includes learning how we are conditioned to separate ourselves by race, gender, age, ability, sexual orientation and other forms of cultural identity." (VSZ Diversity Statement) This […]
Morning Zazen – CANCELED
Canceled due to installation of our new furnace. We'll be sitting NEXT THURSDAY, January 12th!
One-day Sitting
This is our first one-day sitting of the new year. This gentle one-day sitting will include a work period and formal tea in the afternoon if enough people attend. The day will include a Dharma talk by Practice Leader Jim Hare. Everyone is welcome. Register for the sitting. *Please note our one-day sittings are now held […]