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SUMMARY:Three-Day Sesshin\, City Center 11/5–11/7
DESCRIPTION:This page is for the in-person at City Center sesshin. If you want to attend the online version\, register for the Three-Day Sesshin\, Online 11/5–11/7. \nSesshins are traditional Soto Zen meditation retreats that include formal zendo meals\, Dharma talks\, sitting and walking meditation\, and private interviews with senior teachers.  \nIn order to understand the nature of our formal retreats\, and to be clear about the details of the practice\, please review a typical sesshin schedule\, as well as our guidelines for zendo conduct We ask that those who attend sesshin commit to following these guidelines and to participating in the schedule completely. If you have questions regarding the schedule or guidelines\, please consult with the head of the meditation hall\, the Ino\, via email (ccino@sfzc.org) before completing your registration. \nWe will be using the traditional Zen form of oryoki for eating breakfast and lunch in the zendo. While meals are included as part of the sesshin\, you will need an oryoki set to participate. You may either borrow informal bowls\, bring your own set\, purchase one ($100)\, or rent a set for the day. If needed\, the formal oryoki meal can be substituted with silent meals in the dining room. \nPrerequisitesAll participants are asked to have at least participated in one SFZC half-day sitting and one-day sitting\, attended Zazen Instruction and Zendo Forms Instruction at City Center\, and have received training in oryoki or commit to participating in the Oryoki Training on the evening before the Three Day Sit at 5:00 pm in the City Center dining room. \nIf you have any questions regarding the schedule\, guidelines\, or your eligibility for the Three-Day Sitting\, please consult with the head of the meditation hall (ino) at ccino@sfzc.org  before completing your registration. \nThis sesshin is included with the 2026 Fall Practice Period at City Center\, but is open to registration by those not participating in the practice period. If you already registered for the practice period as a resident\, there is no need to register for this sesshin. \nIf you are not a practice period residential student and are interested in staying at City Center for sesshin\, please look for the housing option when you register. Housing is dependent on availability. Prices depend on the type of room chosen. \nThe registration deadline is October 30.
URL:https://www.sfzc.org/event/three-day-sesshin-city-center-11-5-11-7/
CATEGORIES:Sitting Meditation & Sesshins
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SUMMARY:Three-Day Sesshin\, Online 11/5–11/7
DESCRIPTION:This page is for ONLINE sesshin registration. If you want to sit in-person at City Center please register for the Three-Day Sesshin\, City Center 11/5-11/7. \nSesshins are traditional Soto Zen meditation retreats that include Dharma talks\, sitting and walking meditation\, and the opportunity for group practice discussion sessions. \nThis sesshin will be offered through the Online Practice Center and will be geared towards supporting those who are participating at home. In addition to sitting and walking meditation and online morning\, noon\, and evening service\, there will be Dharma talks each morning. \nWe ask those who attend sesshin to commit to participating in the schedule as completely as possible. If you have questions regarding the schedule\, please consult with the director of the Online Practice Center via email (dan.gudgel@sfzc.org) before completing your registration. \nThis three-day online sesshin is included with the 2026 City Center Fall Practice Period\, Online/Commuter\, but is open to registration by those not participating in the practice period. If you already registered for the practice period there is no need to register for the online sesshin. \nThe registration deadline is November 4.
URL:https://www.sfzc.org/event/three-day-sesshin-online-11-5-11-7/
CATEGORIES:Sitting Meditation & Sesshins
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261105T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261105T183000
DTSTAMP:20260826T220900Z
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SUMMARY:Thursday Drop-in Practice Session\, Online
DESCRIPTION:Every Thursday\, 5:30 – 6:30 pm PT. \nJoin San Francisco Zen Center teachers for a weekly online drop-in session\, offering opportunities to connect in real time. \nEach session includes: \n\n20 minutes of meditation\nA brief Dharma reflection\nGroup discussion\n\nThese sessions provide a welcoming space for practice and community connection\, open to practitioners of all levels. \nFor more information\, visit the Thursday Drop-in Practice Session homepage. \n\nJoin the teacher in the Online Zendo with a computer or mobile device: \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 \nSee Tips for Using Zoom
URL:https://www.sfzc.org/event/thursday-drop-in-practice-session-online/2026-11-05/
CATEGORIES:Practice Groups
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261105T180000
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DTSTAMP:20260828T215747Z
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SUMMARY:Sandokai's Teaching of Wholeness\, Online 10/29–11/19
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\nFour Thursdays\, October 29–November 19\, 6:00 pm–8:00 pm PT \nHow can an 8th-century Zen poem illuminate some of the deepest challenges of the 21st century? The Sandokai (“Harmony of Difference and Equality”) takes up one of humanity’s oldest and most enduring questions: How can reality be both one and many—unified yet diverse\, ordered yet ever-changing?  \nThe Sandokai invites us beyond the habitual oppositional thinking that shapes and limits our lives: self and other\, unity and diversity\, inclusion and exclusion\, certainty and uncertainty\, harmony and conflict. For more than twelve centuries\, it has expressed the heart of the Soto Zen understanding and practice of total dynamic inclusion\, wholeness and fundamental equality within difference. \nIn this four-session online class\, we will explore the origins and enduring significance of the Sandokai\, its influence on the teachings of Eihei Dogen\, Shunryu Suzuki Roshi and the practices of the Soto Zen school\, and its continuous relevance in a world marked by conflict\, uncertainty\, fragmentation\, and suffering.  \nThrough careful reading\, discussion\, and application to contemporary life circumstances\, we will explore how this remarkable poem offers “hidden” practical guidance for living and practicing with wisdom and compassion\, in ways that can heal both fracture and erasure. \nAlong the way\, we will occasionally draw upon the Western alchemical understanding of the coniunctio—the transformative union of apparent opposites and opening into a fuller and more vital expression of wholeness—as a complimentary way of appreciating the processes of integration\, maturation\, and awakening that a sustained Zen practice can foster.  \nRather than interpreting the Sandokai through another tradition\, reflections upon the coniunctio will simply offer additional language and perspective for recognizing a transformative movement that practitioners in both the East and West have experienced and described in their own distinct ways over the centuries. \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/sandokais-teaching-of-wholeness-online-10-29-11-19/2026-11-05/
CATEGORIES:Classes & Extended Courses
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SUMMARY:Trans Sangha\, Buddha Night (Silent Meditation)\, CC
DESCRIPTION:Trans Sangha is a meditation group by and for transgender people; beginners and newcomers are always welcome. Trans Sangha meets weekly in the zendo at 300 Page Street\, with different offerings depending on the week: \nSangha Night is on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month: a community building focused evening open to all trans people. Includes 25 minutes of guided meditation\, check-ins\, a short talk\, and community discussion. \nBIPOC Affinity Night is on the 3rd Thursday: a practice space reserved for members of our community who are Black\, Indigenous\, People of Color (if you identify as white\, please do not attend this night). \nBuddha Night is on the 1st Thursday: a silent meditation focused evening that includes introductions and two silent\, unguided meditation periods. There’s no talk or discussion during the session\, although optional snacks and conversation are shared after the session closes. \nDharma Night is on the 5th Thursday: different each time it comes around. It will involve a concentrated look at a Buddhist text\, a ceremony of some sort\, or anything else that feels relevant. \nJoin us after each session for cookies and conversation shared outdoors. \nFor the latest information\, and to sign up for updates via the Signal app\, visit the Trans Sangha website at transsangha.org. \nKN95 or N95 are required when attending Trans Sangha. Cloth masks and surgical masks are not permitted. We mask as an act of community care & to make this space accessible to sangha members who are disabled\, chronically ill\, and/or immunocompromised \nContact info: TransSangha@proton.me
URL:https://www.sfzc.org/event/trans-sangha-buddha-night-silent-meditation-cc/2026-11-05/
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