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 Saturday, Dec 23, 2023 Start Time Location Event 10:00 AM City Center Saturday 10:00 am: No Dharma Talk, 12/23 Sunday, Dec 24, 2023 Start Time Location Event 10:00 AM Green Gulch Farm Sunday 10:00am: No Dharma Talk, 12/24 Monday, Dec 25, 2023 Start Time Location Event 07:30 PM Online Meditation in Recovery, CC weekly meeting, Online 12/25 Tuesday, Dec 26, 2023 Start Time Location Event 07:15 PM City Center Young Urban Zen, 12/26 - not meeting Wednesday, Dec 27, 2023 Start Time Location Event 07:30 PM City Center Wednesday 7:30pm: No Dharma Talk, 12/27 Saturday, Dec 30, 2023 Start Time Location Event 06:30 AM Online Zen en Español, en línea 12/30 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, Dec 31, 2023 Start Time Location Event 10:00 AM Green Gulch Farm Sunday 10:00am: No Dharma Talk, 12/31 08:00 PM Green Gulch Farm New Year’s Eve at Green Gulch, GGF 12/31 Saturday, Jan 6, 2024 Start Time Location Event 10:00 AM City Center Saturday 10:00 am Livestream Dharma Talk: Keiryu Liên Shutt, Online/Onsite 12/16 03:00 PM Green Gulch Farm January 2024 Intensive at Green Gulch Farm, GGF 1/6 – 1/27 - applications are closed Wednesday, Jan 10, 2024 Start Time Location Event 12:00 PM Tassajara Winter 2024 Practice Period at Tassajara, 1/10 - 4/4 06:00 PM Online Meditation Training: Establishing a Meditation Practice in Four Short Weeks (class), Online 1/10 - 1/31 Saturday, Jan 13, 2024 Start Time Location Event 08:30 AM Online Grasping the Fundamental Point, Online 1/13 - 2/3 Monday, Jan 15, 2024 Start Time Location Event 05:30 PM Online Transforming Depression and Anxiety Practice Group, Online 1/15 - 3/25 Friday, Jan 19, 2024 Start Time Location Event 07:00 PM City Center Film Night at Beginner’s Mind Temple - Growing Up in America: Life After the Taliban Saturday, Jan 20, 2024 Start Time Location Event 02:00 PM Online Silent Illumination & Shikantaza: A Deep Dive into Chan and Zen Practices, Online 1/20 Sunday, Jan 21, 2024 Start Time Location Event 10:30 AM Online Contemplative Tending: Soji in Creative Practice, Online 1/21 - 4/28 Wednesday, Jan 24, 2024 Start Time Location Event 07:00 PM City Center Winter 2024 Practice Period at City Center: Visitor and Online Participation, 1/24 - 3/30 07:00 PM Online Winter 2024 Practice Period at City Center: Online and Visitor Participation, 1/24 - 3/30 Saturday, Jan 27, 2024 Start Time Location Event 09:30 AM City Center Embracing Change: Zen and the Art of Creating a Life You Want, CC 1/27 02:00 PM Online Silent Illumination: Exploring Teachings from Chan Master Hongzhi with Guo Gu, Online 1/27 Sunday, Jan 28, 2024 Start Time Location Event 09:30 AM Online Cultivating the Body and Mind of Tranquility, Online 1/28 - 3/17 Monday, Jan 29, 2024 Start Time Location Event 07:00 PM Online Zen Precepts in Daily Life (class), Online 1/29 - 3/25 07:00 PM City Center Zen Precepts in Daily Life (class), CC 1/29 - 3/25 Saturday, Feb 3, 2024 Start Time Location Event 09:00 AM Green Gulch Farm All Day Sitting with Everyday Zen, GGF 2/3 02:00 PM Online What is True Freedom? Sunday, Feb 4, 2024 Start Time Location Event 09:00 AM City Center Meditation Training Practice Day, CC 2/4 Wednesday, Feb 7, 2024 Start Time Location Event 06:00 PM Online Meditation Training 2.0: Mindfulness and Working with the Five Hindrances, Online 2/7 - 3/20 More Events