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SUMMARY:Used Buddhist Book Sale\, CC 10/9–10/19
DESCRIPTION:This much-loved event is returning after several years! \nUsed Buddhist books as well as Richard Urban pottery will be on sale to benefit Outreach programs. We look forward to having you peruse the books and pottery and enjoy some time in our beautiful building.  \nAll proceeds go to Outreach events\, including providing books to incarcerated individuals.
URL:https://www.sfzc.org/event/used-buddhist-book-sale-cc-10-9-10-19/
CATEGORIES:Special Events & Exhibits
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261017T084000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261017T092500
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SUMMARY:Zazen (Meditation) Instruction\, CC
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, 8:40 – 9:25 am\, in the Buddha Hall at City Center \nPlease arrive by 8:30 am. \nZazen (Meditation) Instruction is offered by senior practitioners and is required before participation in a one-day sitting. \nZendo (Meditation Hall) Forms Instruction is offered at 11:40 am and complements Meditation Instruction.
URL:https://www.sfzc.org/event/zazen-meditation-instruction-cc/2026-10-17/
CATEGORIES:Sitting Meditation & Sesshins
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261017T085000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261017T130000
DTSTAMP:20260925T010102Z
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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/2026-10-17/
CATEGORIES:Practice Groups
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261017T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261017T100000
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SUMMARY:Monthly BIPOC Affinity Group\, CC 10/17
DESCRIPTION:In the Conference Center at 310 Page Street \nThis monthly affinity group offers a space of connection and support for those who identify as Black\, Indigenous\, or People of Color. All are welcome. We gather to sit zazen for 30 minutes\, followed by a time of study—often engaging with teachings by Suzuki Roshi—and open conversation over tea. The group offers an opportunity to explore the Dharma together\, reflect on shared and individual experiences\, and enjoy each other’s company in community. \nSign up for our mailing list for upcoming events and news. \nFor contact information\, please visit our BIPOC Affinity Group homepage.
URL:https://www.sfzc.org/event/monthly-bipoc-affinity-group-cc-10-17/
CATEGORIES:Practice Groups
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261017T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261017T103000
DTSTAMP:20260828T215521Z
CREATED:20260729T024525Z
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SUMMARY:The Inner Prison\, Koans and Freedom\, Online 10/10–10/31
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\nSaturdays\, October 10–31\, 20269:00–10:30 am PT \nMore than fifteen years ago\, Dario Doshin Girolami first entered Rebibbia Prison with an unusual proposal: to teach meditation behind bars. As abbot of L’Arco Zen Center–Zenmon Ji in Rome\, Doshin brought Zen practice into a labyrinth of bars and concrete\, where daily exposure to suffering led him to question the meaning of freedom. \nThe teachings he offers emerge from this encounter between lived experience and millennia-old Zen wisdom. Through koans and parables\, Doshin weaves together the stories of inmates with the wisdom of Buddhist masters such as Dōgen and Suzuki Roshi. \nTogether\, these stories and teachings open a journey beyond fixed ideas of good and evil\, beyond the visible walls of prison\, and toward the recognition that the most confining prisons are often those built by our own minds. As the Buddha teaches\, we are all imprisoned by greed\, hate\, and delusion. \nRecommended Reading/Viewing: \n\nMeet Dario Girolami\, A Zen Teacher Engaged in Interfaith Work\nLa Via Interiore: Meditazione a Rebibbia (The Inner Way: Meditation in Rebibbia)\, Documentary Film In Italian with English Subtitles\nL’Arco Zen Center (Zenmon Ji) in Rome\, Italy\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/the-inner-prison-koans-and-freedom-online-10-10-10-31/2026-10-17/
CATEGORIES:Classes & Extended Courses
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261017T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261017T120000
DTSTAMP:20260712T004315Z
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SUMMARY:Introductory Half-Day Sitting\, GGF 10/17
DESCRIPTION:A gentle introduction for beginning sitters. The morning will include instruction in sitting meditation (zazen) and walking meditation (kinhin)\, followed by alternating brief periods of zazen (20–25 minutes) and kinhin (10–15 minutes)\, and discussion with the leader.
URL:https://www.sfzc.org/event/introductory-half-day-sitting-ggf-10-17/
CATEGORIES:Sitting Meditation & Sesshins
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261017T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261017T110000
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SUMMARY:Saturday 10:00 am Dharma Talk & Livestream: Shundo David Haye\, CC 10/17
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-shundo-david-haye-cc-10-17/
CATEGORIES:Dharma Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261017T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261017T123000
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SUMMARY:One Breath\, One Brushstroke: An Introduction to Intuitive Painting Practice\, Center for Creative Exploration 10/17 – Waitlist Only
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, October 17\, 10 am–12:30 pm \nThe invitation is to be mindful as you paint. There is a simple structure of paint\, paper and a brush. You are encouraged to paint for the experience and not for the end product. When we spontaneously create we come back to the source at every moment. There is no need to plan\, no need to know anything\, or to have a goal in mind. It is about the process—the journey to be with whatever arises. \nCan you just watch your brush—take one brush stroke at a time? \nSomething always happens. Paint goes onto the paper. \nJust like in meditation we get to witness our thoughts\, our beliefs\, and personality structure. And then there are the moments when a color just gets picked for no reason\, maybe an unexpected image arises and we let it happen. We enter into a flow that touches deeper. Intuitive painting\, when we trust its strangeness\, can take us to the edge of knowing into the mystery.
URL:https://www.sfzc.org/event/one-breath-one-brushstroke-an-introduction-to-intuitive-painting-practice-center-for-creative-exploration-10-24/
CATEGORIES:Workshops and Retreats
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261017T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261017T123000
DTSTAMP:20260729T222554Z
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SUMMARY:Dancing with Chronic Illness and Pain: Ongoing Group\, Online 6/20–11/21
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\nMonthly on third Saturdays\, 11 am–12:30 pm PT\nJune 20\, July 18\, August 15\, September 19\, October 17\, and November 21 \nIf you have previously participated in any of the “Dancing in the Dark Fields” series\, we invite you to consider this ongoing monthly practice group\, which will expand on those teachings and community. \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 also a Zen priest and teacher\, co-editor of The Hidden Lamp: Stories from Twenty Five Centuries of Awakened Women\, and a Unitarian Universalist minister. \nZenshin Florence Caplow’s book\, Tend to Your Spirit: Mindful Living With Chronic Illness\, is available to order from the SFZC online bookstore. \nRecordings:\nAll 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-with-chronic-illness-and-pain-ongoing-group-online-6-20-11-21/2026-10-17/
CATEGORIES:Classes & Extended Courses
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261017T112000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261017T121500
DTSTAMP:20260907T023639Z
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SUMMARY:Zendo (Meditation Hall) Forms Instruction\, CC
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, 11:20 am – 12:15 pm \nPlease arrive by 11:10 am and enter by the side door on Laguna Street. \nZendo (Meditation Hall) Forms Instruction is offered by senior practitioners and is required before participation in a one-day sitting. \nZazen (Meditation) Instruction is offered at 8:40 am and should be attended before Forms Instruction.
URL:https://www.sfzc.org/event/zendo-meditation-hall-forms-instruction-cc/2026-10-17/
CATEGORIES:Sitting Meditation & Sesshins
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261017T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261017T141500
DTSTAMP:20260925T000517Z
CREATED:20260712T003947Z
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SUMMARY:Queer Dharma Group (topic/speaker: Mary Duryee)\, Online 10/17
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-mary-duryee-online-10-17/
CATEGORIES:Queer Dharma Group
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