San Francisco Zen Center Dharma Talks

Appreciation as a practice of refuge. 02/16/2022, Kiku Christina Lehnherr, dharma talk at City Center.

What is “continuous practice,” all day long, and with each and every thing? 02/13/2022, Jiryu Rutschman-Byler, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm.

Examining Dogen's famous phrase, "To study the self is to forget the self." 02/12/2022, Rinso Ed Sattizahn, dharma talk at City Center.

Buddha's teaching on refuge and entering freedom through the refuge of coming home. 02/09/2022, Gil Fronsdal, dharma talk at City Center.

A talk about the Bodhisattva’s vow - to live for the benefit of others - as exemplified by the world's greatest chef, Massimo Bottura. 02/06/2022, Furyu Nancy Schroeder, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm.

On the day of the celebration of Bodhidharma's Awakening a talk on the mind as fiction. 02/05/2022, Ryushin Paul Haller, dharma talk at City Center.

An exploration of how engaging every moment, every place, every activity can become refuge. 01/29/2022, Kiku Christina Lehnherr, dharma talk at City Center.

Opening talk to the Winter 2022 Practice Period at Hosshin-ji Beginners Temple (City Center). 01/26/2022, Kiku Christina Lehnherr, Ryushin Paul Haller, dharma talk at City Center.

A dharma talk on the day of a jukai ceremony, exploring vow and the 16 Bodhisattva precepts. 01/22/2022, Kyoshin Wendy Lewis, Jisan Tova Green, Anshi Zachary Smith, dharma talk at City Center.

01/19/2022, Shoren Heather Iarusso, dharma talk at City Center.

An exploration of the Buddhist practice of cutting through the delusion of our disconnectedness highlighting Dr. Martin Luther King and Eihei Dogen's teaching of Uji (Time Being) 01/15/2022, Chimyo Atkinson, dharma talk at City Center.

Guided by the great Mahāyāna teachings of Prajñāpāramitā our Zen training asks us to join with all beings and follow the investigation of our karmic responsibilities from even the distant past to where we practice today without preference for where it may lead. 01/12/2022, Gengyoko Tim Wicks, dharma talk at City Center.

A rhapsody by Tenshin Roshi on a theme provided by our great ancestor Eihei Dogen. 01/09/2022, Tenshin Reb Anderson, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm.

Transforming: one season to another. Practicing and transforming through difficult times. 01/08/2022, Gendo Lucy Xiao, dharma talk at City Center.

As we enter the third year of the pandemic, reflecting on how our practice, and the legacy of Suzuki Roshi, can help us to keep moving forward. 01/05/2022, Shundo David Haye, dharma talk at City Center.