Online
Welcome to SFZC Online
Below you’ll find information about our online offerings: resources for beginners, zazen (meditation) and chanting, Dharma talks, live online practice sessions with teachers, as well as classes and workshops from our Online Programs. We’re delighted that you’re interested in discovering and deepening your Zen practice in this online environment. If you have questions, please contact OPC@sfzc.org.
Livestream Practice
Featured Programs
Saturday One-Day Sitting
With Abbot Tenzen David Zimmerman
Saturday, November 7, 5:40 am–6 pm PT
Please register by November 4, 2026.
Resources
Online Calendar
Events
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Thursday Drop-in Practice Session, Online
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 ...
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Sandokai’s Teaching of Wholeness, Online 10/29–11/19
Four Thursdays, October 29–November 19, 6:00 pm–8:00 pm PT - How can an 8th-century Zen poem illuminate some of the deepest challenges of the 21st century? The Sandokai (“Harmony of ...
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Meditation in Recovery, Friday weekly meeting, Online
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 ...
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Love and Power: Responding to Fear, Online 11/1
Sunday, November 1, 10 am–12 pm PT - A monk asked Ummon, "What is the teaching of a whole lifetime?" Ummon replied, "An appropriate response." —Blue Cliff Record, Case 14 ...
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Sunday Sangha with Senior Dharma Teacher Fu Schroeder
Every Sunday, 5:00–6:15 pm PT - In addition to the Online Zendo schedule and Dharma offerings of classes and lectures, we offer a weekly drop-in Sangha Practice Session with Senior Dharma Teacher Fu Schroeder from Green Gulch Farm. This session is hosted on Zoom and features: 5 minutes of silent sitting - Dharma offering from ...
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The Heart Sutra: Wisdom Beyond Wisdom, Online 11/3–11/24
Four Tuesdays, November 3–24, 5–6:30 pm PT - In this four-week online course, we will explore the Heart Sutra, or Sutra on the Heart of Realizing Wisdom Beyond Wisdom (Prajna ...
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Meditation Training 1.5: Working with the Five Hindrances, Online 10/28–11/18 – Canceled
Four Wednesdays, 6:00–7:30 pm PT “For Zen students, a weed is a treasure.” —Shunryu Suzuki Roshi - Are you having difficulty in meditation or concentrating in daily life? Do you ...
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Three-Day Sesshin, Online 11/5–11/7
This page is for ONLINE sesshin registration. If you want to sit in-person at City Center please register for the Three-Day Sesshin, City Center 11/5-11/7. Sesshins are traditional Soto Zen ...
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Thursday Drop-in Practice Session, Online
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 ...
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Sandokai’s Teaching of Wholeness, Online 10/29–11/19
Four Thursdays, October 29–November 19, 6:00 pm–8:00 pm PT - How can an 8th-century Zen poem illuminate some of the deepest challenges of the 21st century? The Sandokai (“Harmony of ...
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Meditation in Recovery, Friday weekly meeting, Online
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 the usual time; log in five minutes before the meeting opens. Fridays, 7:30 – 9 pm - This drop-in group explores the connections between Buddhist ...
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Saturday One-Day Sitting, Online 11/7
This page is for the ONLINE sesshin registration. If you want to sit in-person at City Center, register for the Saturday One-Day Sitting, City Center 11/7. One-day sittings offer traditional ...