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 Wednesday, Jan 10, 2024 Start Time Location Sort descending Event 12:00 PM Tassajara Winter 2024 Practice Period at Tassajara, 1/10 - 4/4 Saturday, Dec 16, 2023 Start Time Location Sort descending Event 08:40 AM City Center Zazen (Meditation) Instruction, CC 12/16 08:50 AM City Center Urban Gate Sangha, 12/16 11:20 AM City Center Zendo (Meditation Hall) Forms Instruction, CC 12/16 10:00 AM City Center Saturday 10:00 am Livestream Dharma Talk: Tenzen David Zimmerman, Online/Onsite 12/16 01:00 PM City Center Queer Dharma Group (topic/speaker: TBD), Online 12/16 Saturday, Dec 30, 2023 Start Time Location Sort descending Event 08:50 AM City Center Urban Gate Sangha, 12/30 10:00 AM City Center Saturday 10:00 am: No Dharma Talk, 12/30 Sunday, Mar 17, 2024 Start Time Location Sort descending Event 09:00 AM City Center Caregiver's Sitting, CC 3/17 Saturday, Dec 23, 2023 Start Time Location Sort descending Event 06:30 AM City Center Interim, CC and Online 12/23 - 12/31 08:50 AM City Center Urban Gate Sangha, not meeting 12/23 06:30 AM City Center Christmas Holiday, 12/23 – 12/25 10:00 AM City Center Saturday 10:00 am: No Dharma Talk, 12/23 Wednesday, Jan 24, 2024 Start Time Location Sort descending Event 07:00 PM City Center Winter 2024 Practice Period at City Center: Visitor and Online Participation, 1/24 - 3/30 Monday, Dec 18, 2023 Start Time Location Sort descending Event 07:30 PM City Center Meditation in Recovery, CC weekly meeting, Online/Onsite 12/18 Saturday, Dec 9, 2023 Start Time Location Sort descending Event 07:00 AM City Center Buddha’s Enlightenment Ceremony, CC 12/9 10:00 AM City Center Saturday 10:00 am Livestream Dharma Talk: Ryushin Paul Haller, Online/Onsite 12/9 Tuesday, Dec 12, 2023 Start Time Location Sort descending 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 Monday, Jan 29, 2024 Start Time Location Sort descending Event 07:00 PM City Center Zen Precepts in Daily Life (class), CC 1/29 - 3/25 Wednesday, Dec 6, 2023 Start Time Location Sort descending Event 07:30 PM City Center Wednesday 7:30pm: No Dharma Talk, 12/6 Thursday, Dec 21, 2023 Start Time Location Sort descending Event 07:00 PM City Center Trans Sangha, CC 12/21 Wednesday, Dec 13, 2023 Start Time Location Sort descending Event 07:30 PM City Center Wednesday 7:30pm: No Dharma Talk, 12/13 Wednesday, Dec 20, 2023 Start Time Location Sort descending 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 Saturday, Jan 6, 2024 Start Time Location Sort descending Event 10:00 AM City Center Saturday 10:00 am Livestream Dharma Talk: Keiryu Liên Shutt, Online/Onsite 12/16 Wednesday, Dec 27, 2023 Start Time Location Sort descending Event 07:30 PM City Center Wednesday 7:30pm: No Dharma Talk, 12/27 Tuesday, Dec 19, 2023 Start Time Location Sort descending Event 07:15 PM City Center Young Urban Zen, 12/19 Tuesday, Dec 26, 2023 Start Time Location Sort descending Event 07:15 PM City Center Young Urban Zen, 12/26 - not meeting Monday, Dec 11, 2023 Start Time Location Sort descending Event 05:00 AM City Center Interim, CC and Online 12/11 - 12/13 More Events