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 ...
Every Thursday, 5:30 – 6:30 pm PT. Join San Francisco Zen Center teachers for a weekly online drop-in session, offering opportunities to connect in real time. Each session includes: 20 minutes of meditation - A brief Dharma reflection - Group discussion - These sessions provide a welcoming space for practice and community connection, open to ...
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 ...
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: Sangha Night is on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month: a community building focused evening open to all ...
Meditation in Recovery will be meeting by Zoom. Friday Nights at 7:30 - Join Online Meeting - Meeting ID: 886 966 3311 - Passcode: Meditate23 - Please join us at ...
Saturday, 8:40 – 9:25 am, in the Buddha Hall at City Center - Please arrive by 8:30 am. Zazen (Meditation) Instruction is offered by senior practitioners and is required before ...
Weekly meeting: Saturdays, 8:50 am – 1:00 pm. Saturday Sangha is for anyone who joins the zazen schedule during the weekdays and/or on Saturday. Within the container of traditional forms, ...
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 monthly practice group, which will expand on those teachings and community. Zenshin Florence Caplow, who will be teaching the class, has "danced" with auto-immune illness ...
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 ...
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 drawing, and its positive effects on brain health and well-being. We’ll start with exercises to enjoy the meditative movement of pen or pencil on paper, ...
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 ...
Meditation in Recovery will meet in a hybrid format—In person AND on Zoom— each Monday. Monday Nights at 7:30 - Join Online Meeting - Meeting ID: 886 966 3311 - ...
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