What is Baika-ryū Eisanka (Sōtō Zen Buddhist Hymns)? Baika-ryū Eisanka refers to a tradition of Buddhist hymns chanted within the Sōtō Zen school. This tradition was formally established in 1952. Through chanting these hymns, practitioners study the teachings of the Buddha (Shakyamuni), as well as the founding teachers of the Sōtō Zen tradition, Dōgen Zenji ...
Friday, July 3–Saturday, July 4 - City Center, including the offices and zendo as well as the Online Zendo, will be closed Friday July 3 and Saturday July 4. While Green Gulch Farm is still open to hike through, all facilities will be closed on July 4.
Wednesday, July 29—Friday, July 31 - City Center will be closed to the public for our annual three-day Residents Summer Retreat. July 29–July 31: City Center will be closed, including the Front Office and Bookstore. There will be no morning or evening public zazen and no Dharma talk on Wednesday, July 29. On Saturday, August ...
City Center, including the offices, zendo, and bookstore will be closed. The Online Zendo will be closed. Meditation in Recovery will still meet at 7:30 pm PT.
Practice doesn't only happen on the cushion, it happens in connection, too! Join us for a casual gathering of SFZC members to meet one another and build the kind of community that sustains us beyond our time in the zendo. We will be distributing wrist malas (ojuzu) at the gathering. Used for generations to steady ...
Practice doesn't only happen on the cushion,it happens in connection, too! Join us for a casual gathering of SFZC members to meet one another and build the kind of community ...
This much-loved event is returning after several years! Used 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. All proceeds go to Outreach events, including providing books to incarcerated ...
City Center, including the offices and zendo, will be closed in honor of Indigenous People's Day. The Online Zendo will be available.
City Center, including the offices, zendo, and Online Zendo, will be closed in honor of Veterans Day.
Friday, November 13, 2026 Doors open at 6:00 pm Event starts at 7:00 pm and ends by 11:00 pm Great American Music Hall 859 O’Farrell St, San Francisco In November ...
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