Featured Onsite & Hybrid Offerings Closing the Temple and Solstice Ceremony Wednesday, December 20, 7 – 8:30 pm, City CenterCome celebrate the Closing the Temple and Solstice Ceremony in the City Center courtyard. The ceremony ends with an apple cider toast. New Year’s Eve at Green Gulch With Tenshin Reb AndersonSunday, December 31, 8 – 10 pm, Green Gulch FarmRegistration required to attend Winter 2024 Practice Period at Tassajara Led by Ryushin Paul Haller January 10 - April 4First month only option: January 11 – February 10 Applications are due by December 9 City Center Packing and Preparation Tuesday, December 12 – Friday, December 22, 9 am – 4:30 pm each day Everyone is invited to participate in our volunteer ten-day support period to pack up and clean the temple in preparation for the renovation project. Shifts are flexible. Lunch is included. Embracing Change: Zen and the Art of Creating a Life You Want With Rev. Keiryu Liên Shutt Saturday, January 27, 9:30 am – 3:30 pm, City Center Conference Center All Day Sitting with Everyday Zen With Zoketsu Norman Fischer and Everyday Zen Dharma teachers Saturday, February 3, 9 am – 5 pm, GGF Registration opens on January 1 and closes on January 31 Featured Online Offerings Three-Day Rohatsu Sesshin 2023, Online 12/7 - 12/9 Led By Ryushin Paul HallerThursday, December 7 – Saturday, December 9, Online Poetry as Dharma, Dharma as Poetry: An Evening of Poetry With Norman Fischer and John HighThursday, December 14, 6 – 7:30 pm PT, Online Meditation Training: Establishing a Meditation Practice in Four Short Weeks (class) With Keiryu Liên ShuttFour Wednesdays, January 10 – 31, 6 – 7:30 pm PT, Online Calendar Event Type - Any -CeremoniesClasses & Extended CoursesDharma TalksFamily & Children's EventsGreen Gulch Farm, Garden & WatershedPractice GroupsPractice PeriodsSitting Meditation & SesshinsSpecial Events & ExhibitsTea EventsWorkshops and Retreats Practice Center - Any -City CenterGreen Gulch FarmOnlineTassajara Thursday, Dec 7, 2023 Start Time Sort descending Location Event 05:50 AM Online Three-Day Rohatsu Sesshin 2023, Online 12/7 - 12/9 Saturday, Dec 9, 2023 Start Time Sort descending Location Event 06:30 AM Online Zen en Español, en línea 12/9 07:00 AM City Center Buddha’s Enlightenment Ceremony, CC 12/9 08:50 AM City Center Urban Gate Sangha, not meeting 12/9 10:00 AM City Center Saturday 10:00 am Livestream Dharma Talk: Ryushin Paul Haller, Online/Onsite 12/9 Sunday, Dec 10, 2023 Start Time Sort descending Location Event 10:00 AM Green Gulch Farm Sunday 10:00am Livestream Dharma Talk: Kokyo Henkel, Online/Onsite 12/10 04:00 PM Green Gulch Farm Seven-Day Rohatsu Sesshin with Jiryu Rutschman-Byler, GGF 12/10 - 12/17 Monday, Dec 11, 2023 Start Time Sort descending Location Event 05:00 AM City Center Interim, CC and Online 12/11 - 12/13 07:30 PM Online Meditation in Recovery, CC weekly meeting, Online 12/11 Tuesday, Dec 12, 2023 Start Time Sort descending Location Event 09:00 AM City Center City Center Packing and Preparation, CC 12/12 - 12/22 07:15 PM City Center Young Urban Zen, 12/12 Wednesday, Dec 13, 2023 Start Time Sort descending Location Event 07:30 PM City Center Wednesday 7:30pm: No Dharma Talk, 12/13 Thursday, Dec 14, 2023 Start Time Sort descending Location Event 06:00 PM Online Poetry as Dharma, Dharma as Poetry: An Evening of Poetry, Online 12/14 Saturday, Dec 16, 2023 Start Time Sort descending Location Event 06:30 AM Online Zen en Español, en línea 12/16 08:40 AM City Center Zazen (Meditation) Instruction, CC 12/16 08:50 AM City Center Urban Gate Sangha, 12/16 10:00 AM City Center Saturday 10:00 am Livestream Dharma Talk: Tenzen David Zimmerman, Online/Onsite 12/16 11:20 AM City Center Zendo (Meditation Hall) Forms Instruction, CC 12/16 01:00 PM City Center Queer Dharma Group (topic/speaker: TBD), Online 12/16 Sunday, Dec 17, 2023 Start Time Sort descending Location Event 10:00 AM Green Gulch Farm Sunday 10:00am: No Dharma Talk, 12/17 Monday, Dec 18, 2023 Start Time Sort descending Location Event 07:30 PM City Center Meditation in Recovery, CC weekly meeting, Online/Onsite 12/18 Tuesday, Dec 19, 2023 Start Time Sort descending Location Event 07:15 PM City Center Young Urban Zen, 12/19 Wednesday, Dec 20, 2023 Start Time Sort descending Location Event 07:00 PM City Center Closing the Temple and Solstice Ceremony, CC 12/20 07:30 PM City Center Wednesday 7:30pm: No Dharma Talk, 12/20 Thursday, Dec 21, 2023 Start Time Sort descending Location Event 07:00 PM City Center Trans Sangha, CC 12/21 Saturday, Dec 23, 2023 Start Time Sort descending Location Event 06:30 AM City Center Interim, CC and Online 12/23 - 12/31 06:30 AM City Center Christmas Holiday, 12/23 – 12/25 06:30 AM Online Zen en Español, en línea 12/23 08:50 AM City Center Urban Gate Sangha, not meeting 12/23 10:00 AM City Center Saturday 10:00 am: No Dharma Talk, 12/23 More Events