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  • 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.

  • 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 […]

  • Introduction to Zen Meditation

    For those who are new to Zen meditation, we offer this 40-minute introduction on the second Monday every month.

  • Recurring

    Full Moon Ceremony

    This ceremony is an affirmation of the vow to live for the benefit of all beings. In the Zen tradition we associate the full moon with the ideal of awakening.  All are welcome.