Calendar

Rohatsu Sesshin (modified evening schedule)

Rohatsu sesshin is a time for bringing light into the dark time of the year and celebrating Buddha’s awakening, which is our awakening too. This Rohatsu will be on Zoom and will have a very different format.  It will last a full week, but we’ll be sitting only the morning and evening periods, Sunday, Nov. 29 […]

Rohatsu Sesshin, One-day Sitting (online)

Rohatsu sesshin is a time for bringing light into the dark time of the year and celebrating Buddha’s awakening, which is our awakening too. Our Rohatsu is on Zoom this year and has a very different format.  It will last a full week, but we’ll be sitting just the morning and evening periods, Sunday through […]

Rohatsu Sesshin – (closing program)

Last day of sesshin with morning zazen, a Dharma talk, and closing ceremony. Sat. & Sun. Sesshin Schedule Chants for Rohatsu Sesshin

Practice Circle, led by Paravrtti Doralee Grindler Katonah (ONLINE)

The Three Treasures are the foundation of the Practice Circle: (1) the Oneness of Buddha, (2) the Diversity of Dharma, (3) the Harmony of Sangha. The circle itself is a container for being in the present, manifesting just as we are in the truth of the moment.     During the Covid-19 pandemic, we will meet […]

Introduction to Zen Meditation – ONLINE

On the second Monday of each month, we offer a 40-minute introduction to Zen practice.  For now, we are offering the instruction online, using using Zoom video conferencing software. We focus on the art of sitting meditation, with emphasis on posture, breath and mental focus. This is for new meditators and those wishing to refresh […]

Dharma Talk by So-On Jim Hare (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 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 […]

Recurring

Morning Zazen & Service

Please join us for early morning silent meditation each Thursday before Study Group meeting. Contact Rollin Ives at twl4148@gmail.com for Zoom login and program information. Schedule: 5:45-Zoom room opens, 6:00-Zazen, 6:30-Walking Meditation, 6:40-Zazen, 7:10-Service   

Winter Solstice Celebration (ONLINE)

Welcome the new year by celebrating the treasure of sangha with your sangha friends - albeit virtually this year!  This will be an evening of sharing poetry, stories, or music, with time to visit in small groups on Zoom. One and all are welcome! Program Schedule During the Covid-19 pandemic, we will meet online using […]

Retreat Night (ONLINE)

On Retreat Night we offer an opportunity to settle into your meditation practice with three 25-minute periods of zazen, interspersed with walking meditation (called kinhin). Turning the light inward we explore the causes of suffering and what can end it. This invitation is extended to everyone. Our Monday night programs begin with zazen (sitting meditation) followed […]

Practice Circle: “Reflecting on the Year Past, and the Year to Come”

This evening's practice circle will be led by our head of practice, So-On Jim Hare. The Three Treasures are the foundation of the Practice Circle: (1) the Oneness of Buddha, (2) the Diversity of Dharma, (3) the Harmony of Sangha. The circle itself is a container for being in the present, manifesting just as we are in […]

Practicing Kind Speech: a One-day Sitting

"Kind speech" means that when you see sentient beings you arouse the mind of compassion and offer words of loving care. - Eihei Dogen With a morning Dharma talk and afternoon discussion, we will explore the Bodhisattva's practice of kind and compassionate speech. Our speaking will be bracketed by periods of sitting meditation. A detailed […]

Recurring

Introduction to Zen Meditation – ONLINE

On the second Monday of each month, we offer a 40-minute introduction to Zen practice.  For now, we are offering the instruction online, using using Zoom video conferencing software. We focus on the art of sitting meditation, with emphasis on posture, breath and mental focus. This is for new meditators and those wishing to refresh […]