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  • Zendo (Meditation Hall) Forms Instruction, CC

    City Center

    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.

  • Sunday 10:00am Dharma Talk: Eijun Linda Cutts, Livestream/Onsite 7/26

    Eijun Linda Cutts · Green Gulch Farm

    Dharma talks by Zen teachers are a traditional method of transmitting the heart and understanding of Buddha's Way. Public Dharma talks with follow-up Q&A are offered at Green Gulch Farm from 10:00–11:20 am every Sunday morning (with some exceptions) following zazen instruction at 8:15 am and an optional period of zazen (sitting meditation) from 9:30–10:00 ...

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  • Trans Sangha Half-Day Retreat, CC 7/26

    City Center

    A half-day program of extended meditation and community practice, led by members of the Trans Sangha. Meditation instruction will be provided. Some experience with meditation is encouraged. Open to anyone who identifies as trans.  - Email TransSangha@proton.me to register or with questions.  - There is no fee to participate. Registration deadline: July 19 -

  • SFZC Family Sangha Retreat at Tassajara, ZMC 7/28–8/2 – Waitlist Only

    With Meikyo Chelsea True, Junsen Shelly Hughes, and Kanjin Yael Raff Peskin - The SFZC Family Sangha is happy to welcome families to this annual five-night retreat at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center. In this special offering, we make space for moving at the pace of mountains and waters, discover the wisdom of children, and share ...

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  • Young Urban Zen

    City Center
    Young Urban Zen

    YUZ meets in person weekly in the Buddha Hall of City Center on 300 Page Street. For the latest information, visit the Young Urban Zen site. Tuesday evenings, 7:15 – 8:45 pm - Young Urban Zen (YUZ) is a group under the auspices of the San Francisco Zen Center, with a particular focus on those ...

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  • Full Moon Ceremony, CC 7/29

    City Center

    Each month at the full moon, the community gathers to renew our Bodhisattva vows. All are welcome. This is a formal ceremony including chanting and full bows. If it is your first full moon ceremony or you are unfamiliar with the forms, please follow others. An example of the ceremony can be downloaded here. The text ...

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  • City Center Summer Resident’s Retreat, CC 7/29–7/31

    City Center

    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 ...

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