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SUMMARY:Full Moon Ceremony\, CC 9/26
DESCRIPTION:SFZC’s Beginners Mind Temple/City Center invites you to join us for these special ceremonies\, as well as to be aware of the changes to our regular schedule. For more information\, call 415.863.3136\, or email ccoffice@sfzc.org. \nEach month at the full moon\, the community gathers to renew our Bodhisattva vows. All are welcome. This is a formal ceremony including chanting and full bows. If it is your first full moon ceremony or you are unfamiliar with the forms\, please follow others in offering incense or flower petals before entering the Buddha Hall and be sure to take a chant card. \nResourcesListen to a recording of a full moon ceremonyFull Moon Bodhisattva Ceremony text (PDF)
URL:https://www.sfzc.org/event/full-moon-ceremony-cc-9-26/
CATEGORIES:Ceremonies
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SUMMARY:Saturday Sangha
DESCRIPTION:Weekly meeting: Saturdays\, 8:50 am – 1:00 pm. \nSaturday Sangha is for anyone who joins the zazen schedule during the weekdays and/or on Saturday. Within the container of traditional forms\, members of this group participate in doanryo training\, temple care and kitchen practice\, and study. \nDuring the week\, participation includes zazen with the invitation to join the doanryo. On Saturdays\, the Saturday Sangha group bows in together in the courtyard at 8:50 am. The Saturday schedule typically ends at 1:00 pm\, and includes zazen\, a Dharma talk\, tea and cookies\, and study with a teacher.
URL:https://www.sfzc.org/event/saturday-sangha/2026-09-26/
CATEGORIES:Practice Groups
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SUMMARY:Saturday One-Day Sitting\, GGF 9/26
DESCRIPTION:This gentle one-day sitting will begin mid-morning to allow participants coming from outside Green Gulch to join more easily. \nWe’ll begin at 9am and follow the traditional forms of zazen (seated meditation) and kinhin (walking meditation)\, along with silent walking in the garden in the afternoon. \nThere will be a dharma talk in the morning\, and lunch will be held in silence in the dining room. All participants are also welcome to join the Green Gulch community for dinner in the dining room at 6:00 pm\, after the sitting. \nDevoting this day to sitting together offers a chance to step outside the busyness and noise of everyday life\, resettle\, and clarify what’s most important. \nIf you are new to Green Gulch or Zen forms\, an orientation will be held at 8:15 am. Please plan on arriving at Green Gulch by 8:00 am to have time to find your way to the zendo for instruction. \nIf you have any questions regarding the schedule\, guidelines\, or your eligibility for the One-Day Sitting\, please consult with the head of the meditation hall (ino) at ggfino@sfzc.org before completing your registration. \nSample Schedule
URL:https://www.sfzc.org/event/saturday-one-day-sitting-ggf-9-26/
CATEGORIES:Sitting Meditation & Sesshins
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SUMMARY:Saturday 10:00 am Dharma Talk & Livestream: Dōshin Dan Gudgel\, CC 9/26
DESCRIPTION:Dharma talks by Zen teachers are a traditional method of transmitting the heart and understanding of Buddha’s Way. Everyone is welcome to attend. All public dharma talks are held in the Buddha Hall. \n\nNOTE: Preceding the Dharma talk\, from 10 – 10:15\, there is a 15-minute period of gathering and settling to allow everyone to sign in on time and be prepared for the talk to begin. \nTo join the Dharma Talk using Zoom:\nMeeting ID: 264-616-8381Passcode: 805991 \nBy phone:+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)+1 646 876 9923 US (New York)Find your local number
URL:https://www.sfzc.org/event/saturday-1000-am-dharma-talk-livestream-doshin-dan-gudgel-cc-9-26/
CATEGORIES:Dharma Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260926T130000
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SUMMARY:Queer Dharma Group (topic/speaker: Cynthia Kear)\, Online 9/26
DESCRIPTION:Queer Dharma is meeting online. \nMeeting time is 1 – 2:15 pm. \nOnline linkMeeting ID: 883 3143 0600 \n\nThe LGBTIQ Queer Dharma Group is an open group\, and newcomers are welcome. It meets regularly (once a month). For more information\, visit the main Queer Dharma page. \n \nSocial Media \nFor the Facebook Group \nSan Francisco Zen Center Queer Dharma on Facebook
URL:https://www.sfzc.org/event/queer-dharma-group-topic-speaker-cynthia-kear-online-9-26/
CATEGORIES:Queer Dharma Group
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260926T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260926T143000
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SUMMARY:Dancing in the Dark Fields of Illness & Pain\, Online 8/22–10/3
DESCRIPTION:The Zoom link to participate in this event will be provided at least 24 hours before it begins. Please call 415-354-0360 if you have any questions. \n\nSix Saturdays\, August 22–October 3\, 1–2:30 pm PTClass does not meet on September 12 \nThis is an online introductory class for people who are working with the fierce teachers of chronic illness or chronic pain. In this six-part interactive class we will share our stories and explore practices that may be useful on the journey. \nZenshin Florence Caplow\, who will be teaching the class\, has “danced” with auto-immune illness for the last two decades\, including rheumatoid arthritis. She is a Zen priest and teacher\, co-author of Tend to Your Spirit: Mindful Living With Chronic Illness\, and a Unitarian Universalist minister. She is also co-editor of The Hidden Lamp: Stories from Twenty-Five Centuries of Awakened Women. \nOptional readings will be shared during the class. To prepare\, students may wish to read Turning Suffering Inside Out by Darlene Cohen and/or How to Live Well With Chronic Pain and Illness\, by Toni Bernhard. Please see Zenshin Florence Caplow’s essay on “Dancing in the Dark Fields” as well as her Dharma talk on this subject below. \n\nThis talk was given at Beginner’s Mind Temple by Zenshin Florence Caplow. Zenshin offers stories and teachings from her life as both a Zen practitioner and person with chronic illness\, and readings from her new book\, Tend to Your Spirit: Mindful Living With Chronic Illness. Recorded on Saturday\, November 1\, 2025. \nTestimonials: \n\nChronic suffering is impossible to ignore\, often excruciating and isolating. Florence Caplow’s Dancing in the Fields of Chronic Pain workshops\, with her cheerful and enlightened guidance and the open participation of others\, have consistently provided me with refuge\, inspiration\, and comfort. These workshops are subtle\, magical\, gentle\, and transformative. They embody wisdom in service of compassion. It feels less like practice and more like a rally\, opening our hearts. Thanks to everyone participating and to Zenshin Florence; it has been like a prayer flag of compassion touching my countenance.—Barry E. \n\n\nIn this monthly online gathering\, there is no ‘othering.’ The open and trusting atmosphere that Zenshin and the group co-create is invaluable. Sharing my experiences with chronic illness in this supportive environment brings a sense of release and companionship\, without falling into self-pity. The Zoom format allows us to connect\, forming a familiar\, supportive group without needing to be physically present. Zenshin’s integration of Buddhist teachings with the experience of illness has deepened my understanding of impermanence and dealing with suffering. There’s room to feel lost and be carried\, to be grateful and to complain\, to share and to learn. ‘There is no I\, there is only a we’ has profoundly impacted me\, ending the isolation of chronic illness. The course is truly a gift that nourishes me and reminds me that I am never alone.—Monika R. \n\nRecordings:All course sessions will be recorded\, and registered participants will receive temporary access to the recordings for later viewing.
URL:https://www.sfzc.org/event/dancing-in-the-dark-fields-of-illness-pain-online-8-22-10-3/2026-09-26/
CATEGORIES:Classes & Extended Courses
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SUMMARY:Seasonal Alchemy to Attune Autumn\, CC 9/26 – Canceled
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Wang specializes in integrative self-care methods to counterbalance the stressors of modern life\, because he believes collective wellness depends on cultivating individual wholeness. \nTake care of your lungs\, immunity\, and grief with Metal Qigong. Synergize with the first Full Moon after Fall Equinox to attune yourself for the season. Find greater balance through practical Dao wisdom\, breath\, movement\, emotion\, and voice training. Open to all who value health\, self-care\, and nature. No prior experience required.
URL:https://www.sfzc.org/event/seasonal-dao-alchemy-to-attune-autumn-wellness-cc-9-26/
CATEGORIES:Workshops and Retreats
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