Introduction to Zen Meditation
For those who are new to Zen meditation, we offer this 40-minute introduction to our forms of practice on the second Monday every month.
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Dharma Talk by Rev. Mary Mocine (by recording)
Due to family illness, Rev. Mary Mocine will not be able to attend as planned. However, we will be able to hear her teaching on Death and Dying by listening to a recording made on January 13th at SBMG. She recommends reading this article in advance of listening to her talk. Reverend Mary Mocine, is abbess of […]
Program Inspired by Martin Luther King
led by Doralee Grindler Katonah.
Dharma Talk by Rev. Myo Lahey
Rev. Myo Lahey is Abbot at Hartford Street Zen Center in San Francisco and our guiding teacher. He has previously served as Practice Leader at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center. He is a Dharma heir of Tenshin Reb Anderson. Rev. Myo is available for individual practice discussion by appointment prior to our evening program.
Jizo Ceremony – For Loved Ones Who Have Died and Other Losses
Jizo is the beloved Great Bodhisattva found within many Buddhist traditions, who carries us across the threshold of death and loss and safely accompanies us through the ‘hell zones’ of deep suffering. Especially honored in Japan, Jizo (also known as ‘Earth Store’ or ‘Earth Womb’) brings to us the qualities of courage, fearlessness, and tenderness needed […]
Inquiry into the Nature of Socially Engaged Buddhism
Two Evenings of Inquiry into the Nature of Socially Engaged Buddhism February 4th and 11th Do not be daunted by the enormity of the world's grief. Do justly, now. Love mercy, now. Walk humbly, now. You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to abandon it. -The Talmud On this […]
Introduction to Zen Meditation
For those who are new to Zen meditation, we offer this 40-minute introduction to our forms of practice on the second Monday every month.
Inquiry into the Nature of Socially Engaged Buddhism
Two Evenings of Inquiry into the Nature of Socially Engaged Buddhism February 4th and 11th Do not be daunted by the enormity of the world's grief. Do justly, now. Love mercy, now. Walk humbly, now. You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to abandon it. -The Talmud The February […]
Full Moon Ceremony
This ceremony reminds us that enlightenment is enacted with Bodhisattva precepts, which are recited in a call and response format during the ceremony. We enter the ceremony following two periods of zazen interspersed with walking meditation. Whole-heartedly we celebrate the whole moon. Everyone is invited to participate.
Dharma Talk by Rev. Myo Lahey
Rev. Myo Lahey is Abbot at Hartford Street Zen Center in San Francisco and our guiding teacher. He has previously served as Practice Leader at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center. He is a Dharma heir of Tenshin Reb Anderson. Rev. Myo is available for individual practice discussion by appointment prior to our evening program.
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One-day Sitting, led by So On Jim Hare
"I said to my soul, be still, and wait without hope For hope would be hope for the wrong thing; wait without love, For love would be love of the wrong thing; there is yet faith But the faith and the love and the hope are all in the waiting. Wait without thought, for you […]