Training in Compassion, Zen Teachings on the Practice of Lojong, Online 1/8–1/27
Description
The Zoom link to participate in this event will be provided at least 24 hours before it begins. Please call 415-354-0360 if you have any questions.
January 8–26, 9:00–11:15 am PT
The theme for this three-week online offering is Training in Compassion: Zen Teachings on the Practice of Lojong. Lojong is the Tibetan Buddhist practice that involves working with short phrases (called “slogans”) as a way of generating bodhichitta, the heart and mind of enlightened compassion.
This live series is an opportunity to join the classes and Dharma talks offered by Zoketsu Norman Fischer during the January 2027 intensive at Green Gulch Farm.
Registration includes online attendance for all classes and talks, with recordings and curricula available through the Online Practice Center portal website. Onsite attendance is not available as part of this online registration; register for the in-person intensive if you would like to attend at Green Gulch Farm.
There are four classes, meeting at 9:00 am–10:30am PT:
- Friday, January 8
- Wednesday, January 13
- Friday, January 15
- Monday, January 19
There are seven Dharma talks:
- Sunday, January 10, 10:15 am–11:20 am PT
- Sunday, January 17, 10:15 am–11:20 am PT
- Daily from Friday, January 22 through Tuesday January 25, 10:00 am–11:15 am PT
Recordings:
All course sessions will be recorded, and registered participants will receive temporary access to the recordings for later viewing.
Fee Information
- Standard ticket price: $325 — covers full program costs
- Member (Become an SFZC Member): $292.50 — for current SFZC members
- Supported: $195 — community supported rate
- Deeply Supported: $81.25 — for broadest accessibility
- Current SFZC residents and qualified SFZC retirees may attend this course for free. To register, please email onlineprograms@sfzc.org at least 72 hours before the program begins.
Registration Information
Or call 415-354-0360.
Zoketsu Norman Fischer
Senior Dharma Teacher
Zoketsu Norman Fischer was ordained by Zentatsu Richard Baker in 1980 and received shiho (Dharma transmission) from Sojun Mel Weitsman in 1988. He practiced at San Francisco Zen Center for 25 years, serving as co-abbot from 1995 to 2000, when he founded the Everyday Zen Foundation, which he continues to lead.