2026 Fall Practice Period at City Center, 9/30–12/5
The Six Paramitas: Bodhisattva Practices for an Uncertain World - Use this page to register for RESIDENTIAL participation (living at 300 Page St. for the duration of the practice period). ...
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Events for October 31, 2026
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2026 Fall Practice Period at City Center, Online/Commuter 9/30–12/5
The Six Paramitas: Bodhisattva Practices for an Uncertain World - Use this page to register for ONLINE/COMMUTER participation. There is also a Residential option (living at 300 Page St. for ...
2026 Tassajara Fall Practice Period, ZMC 10/7–12/19
The 116th Practice Period at Tassajara Led by Abbot Dōshin Mako Voelkel October 7 – December 19, 2026 Application due date is September 30 Ango (Practice Period) offers a rare ...
2026 Fall Practice Period at Green Gulch Farm, GGF 10/14–12/15 – Waitlist Only
The Fall 2026 Practice Period at Green Gulch Farm is an opportunity for beginning and experienced students to participate in an intense period of residential practice that centers around daily ...
Zazen (Meditation) Instruction, CC
Saturday, 8:40 – 9:25 am, in the Buddha Hall at City Center - Please arrive by 8:30 am. Zazen (Meditation) Instruction is offered by senior practitioners and is required before participation in a one-day sitting. Zendo (Meditation Hall) Forms Instruction is offered at 11:40 am and complements Meditation Instruction.
Saturday Sangha
Weekly meeting: Saturdays, 8:50 am – 1:00 pm. Saturday 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. During the week, participation includes zazen with the invitation to ...
The Inner Prison, Koans and Freedom, Online 10/10–10/31
Saturdays, October 10–31, 2026 - 9:00–10:30 am PT - More than fifteen years ago, Dario Doshin Girolami first entered Rebibbia Prison with an unusual proposal: to teach meditation behind bars. ...
Saturday 10:00 am Dharma Talk & Livestream: Shosan Victoria Austin, CC 10/31
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 ...
Zendo (Meditation Hall) Forms Instruction, CC
Saturday, 11:20 am – 12:15 pm - Please arrive by 11:10 am and enter by the side door on Laguna Street. Zendo (Meditation Hall) Forms Instruction is offered by senior practitioners and is required before participation in a one-day sitting. Zazen (Meditation) Instruction is offered at 8:40 am and should be attended before Forms Instruction.
Love and Power: Responding to Fear, CC 10/31
A monk asked Ummon, "What is the teaching of a whole lifetime?" Ummon replied, "An appropriate response." —Blue Cliff Record, Case 14 - Responding appropriately to the demands of life ...