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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/2026-10-31/
CATEGORIES:Sitting Meditation & Sesshins
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261031T085000
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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/2026-10-31/
CATEGORIES:Practice Groups
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261031T090000
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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-10-10-10-31/2026-10-31/
CATEGORIES:Classes & Extended Courses
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SUMMARY:Saturday 10:00 am Dharma Talk & Livestream: Shosan Victoria Austin\, CC 10/31
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-shosan-victoria-austin-cc-10-31/
CATEGORIES:Dharma Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261031T112000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261031T121500
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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/2026-10-31/
CATEGORIES:Sitting Meditation & Sesshins
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261031T130000
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SUMMARY:Love and Power: Responding to Fear\, CC 10/31
DESCRIPTION:A monk asked Ummon\, “What is the teaching of a whole lifetime?”Ummon replied\, “An appropriate response.”—Blue Cliff Record\, Case 14 \n\nResponding appropriately to the demands of life is a foundational practice for awakened living. In relationship with those we love\, and in meeting the wider world\, our capacity to respond with clarity and steadiness can feel obscured when fear arises.        In this day of practice\, we will gently and directly explore the nature of fear. How does fear take shape in body and mind? In what ways does it narrow our vision or limit our freedom? What becomes possible when we turn toward fear with awareness and compassion\, rather than turning away? How do we respond appropriately in fearful times? \nThrough zazen\, Dharma teachings\, guided reflection\, and discussion\, we will investigate how accepting fear—just as it is—can soften its grip. We will practice taking refuge in ways that no longer allow fear to stop or drive us\, instead establishing a path for appropriate response. \nParticipants are invited to arrive early in the day and attend the Dharma Talk at 10:15 am with the guiding teacher Shosan Victoria Austin. The talk will also be live-streamed via the online zendo.  \nParticipants are invited to enjoy tea and cookies and a vegetarian lunch (by donation onsite) at Beginner’s Mind Temple. \nThis registration is for the onsite workshop at City Center on Saturday\, October 31. There is a separate online workshop on Sunday\, November 1. Participants are welcome to register for either the onsite workshop\, the online workshop\, or both.
URL:https://www.sfzc.org/event/love-and-power-responding-to-fear-cc-10-31/
CATEGORIES:Workshops and Retreats
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