Four Mondays, April 5–26, 5:30–6:30 pm PT - Did you know that in previous lives, the Buddha was a monkey, a parrot, and the queen of the dogs? These Jataka Tales, or “birth stories,” imparted important lessons about how to walk the Buddha way with courage, integrity, and compassion. In this four-week online class, Ryuko ...
Six Wednesdays, March 17–April 21, 5:30–7:00 pm PT - Treatise on Awakening Mahayana Faith is text of unknown origin. It appeared in China in the sixth century, around the time of Bodhidharma, and quickly became very influential for all schools of Chinese and Japanese Buddha-Dharma, especially Huayan, Tiantai, and Chan (Zen). It harmonizes the Indian ...
Four Thursdays, April 15–May 6, 6:00–7:30 pm PT - Soon after returning to Japan from China in 1227, Eihei Dogen entered an extraordinary period of teaching and writing. In this four-week course, John Kirk Phillips and Steve Given will explore four fascicles from Dogen’s Shobogenzo that have continued to inform and enrich Soto Zen practice ...
Monthly, Saturdays, December 19–May 15, 11:00–12:30 pm PT If you have previously participated in any of the “Dancing in the Dark Fields” series, we invite you to consider this ongoing ...
April 17, 1:00–4:00 pm PT - In this afternoon workshop, we will gather together for meditation, drawing, exploration, and play. Many studies illuminate the calming and restorative effects of meditative ...
Four Mondays, April 5–26, 5:30–6:30 pm PT - Did you know that in previous lives, the Buddha was a monkey, a parrot, and the queen of the dogs? These Jataka ...
Alternate Tuesdays, February 23–May 4, 5:30–7:30 pm PT - In SFZC’s Transforming Depression and Anxiety offerings, kindness, mindfulness, and tools from contemporary psychology are engaged to shift our relationship with ...
Six Wednesdays, March 17–April 21, 5:30–7:00 pm PT - Treatise on Awakening Mahayana Faith is text of unknown origin. It appeared in China in the sixth century, around the time ...
Four Thursdays, April 15–May 6, 6:00–7:30 pm PT - Soon after returning to Japan from China in 1227, Eihei Dogen entered an extraordinary period of teaching and writing. In this ...
Four Mondays, April 5–26, 5:30–6:30 pm PT - Did you know that in previous lives, the Buddha was a monkey, a parrot, and the queen of the dogs? These Jataka ...
Four Thursdays, April 15–May 6, 6:00–7:30 pm PT - Soon after returning to Japan from China in 1227, Eihei Dogen entered an extraordinary period of teaching and writing. In this ...
Alternate Tuesdays, February 23–May 4, 5:30–7:30 pm PT - In SFZC’s Transforming Depression and Anxiety offerings, kindness, mindfulness, and tools from contemporary psychology are engaged to shift our relationship with ...
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