Dharma Talks given at San Francisco Zen Center http://www.sfzc.org All rights reserved. San Francisco Zen Center en-us Sat, 06 Jun 2026 00:18:14 GMT Sat, 02 May 2026 19:00:00 GMT 60 audio@sfzc.org (Audio at SFZC) Engage Wisdom Export Public lectures given at San Francisco Zen Center Public lectures given at San Francisco Zen Center Zen,Buddhism,Dharma,Mahayana,Suzuki,Roshi San Francisco Zen Center no audio@sfzc.org San Francisco Zen Center <p><strong>Given by Gengyoko Tim Wicks at City Center on May 2nd, 2026</strong></p> <p>The talk discusses the significance of the Platform Sutra in Zen practice, highlighting its role in the exploration of sudden versus gradual enlightenment and the inherent purity of the mind. The discussion also emphasizes the historical continuity of Zen teachings through the teacher-student lineage, notably the transmission from Bodhidharma to his disciple Huike, and the subsequent teachings encapsulated in the Platform Sutra during the Tang Dynasty. The talk underscores the importance of direct experience and mindfulness in daily activities as a means to realize liberation from suffering.</p><ul><li><strong>Platform Sutra</strong>: Explores sudden vs. gradual enlightenment, emphasizing the inherent purity of the mind, and the unity of all things.</li><li><strong>Lankavatara Sutra</strong>: Referred to as the mind-only sutra, it discusses the manifestation of all phenomena from the mind and relates to the central Buddhist theme of transforming suffering through mindfulness.</li><li><strong>Dhammapada</strong>: An early Buddhist text illustrating the precedence and influence of the mind on lived experience and suffering.</li><li><strong>Zen Mind, Beginner&#39;s Mind by Shunryu Suzuki</strong>: Explores the importance of having a beginner&#39;s mind, which allows for many possibilities, as opposed to an expert&#39;s mind, which is more limited.</li><li><strong>Lineage of Bodhidharma</strong>: Chronicles the teacher-student relationship which maintains the Zen tradition, beginning with Bodhidharma as the first ancestor bringing Chan (Zen) to China.</li><li><strong>Koans</strong>: Referenced to illustrate important Zen teachings, such as the dialogue between Huike and Bodhidharma about pacifying the mind.</li></ul> https://sfzc.engagewisdom.com/talks/saturday-talk-7 Sat, 02 May 2026 19:00:00 GMT The talk discusses the significance of the Platform Sutra in Zen practice, highlighting its role in the exploration of sudden versus gradual enlightenment and the inherent purity of the mind. The discussion also emphasizes the historical continuity of Zen teachings through the teacher-student lineage, notably the transmission from Bodhidharma to his disciple Huike, and the subsequent teachings encapsulated in the Platform Sutra during the Tang Dynasty. The talk underscores the importance of direct experience and mindfulness in daily activities as a means to realize liberation from suffering. Platform Sutra : Explores sudden vs. gradual enlightenment, emphasizing the inherent purity of the mind, and the unity of all things. Lankavatara Sutra : Referred to as the mind-only sutra, it discusses the manifestation of all phenomena from the mind and relates to the central Buddhist theme of transforming suffering through mindfulness. Dhammapada : An early Buddhist text illustrating the precedence and influence of the mind on lived experience and suffering. Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind by Shunryu Suzuki : Explores the importance of having a beginner's mind, which allows for many possibilities, as opposed to an expert's mind, which is more limited. Lineage of Bodhidharma : Chronicles the teacher-student relationship which maintains the Zen tradition, beginning with Bodhidharma as the first ancestor bringing Chan (Zen) to China. Koans : Referenced to illustrate important Zen teachings, such as the dialogue between Huike and Bodhidharma about pacifying the mind. 00:32:36 Gengyoko Tim Wicks Suffering, Bodhidharma, Practice Period no https://sfzc.engagewisdom.com/talks/saturday-talk-7 Given by Gengyoko Tim Wicks at City Center on May 2nd, 2026 San Francisco Zen Center 04/08/2026, Dan Zigmond, dharma talk at City Center. Dan Zigmond explores how the "monkey mind" the Buddha diagnosed 2,500 years ago is exactly what today's algorithms are engineered to exploit, drawing on nearly thirty years of building attention-capturing technology at Google, Facebook, Apple, and Headspace, alongside four decades of Zen practice. http://www.sfzc.org Thu, 9 Apr 2026 03:00:00 GMT 04/08/2026, Dan Zigmond, dharma talk at City Center. Dan Zigmond explores how the "monkey mind" the Buddha diagnosed 2,500 years ago is exactly what today's algorithms are engineered to exploit, drawing on nearly thirty years of building attention-capturing technology at Google, Facebook, Apple, and Headspace, alongside four decades of Zen practice. 00:42:38 Dan Zigmond "Buddhism, zen, zazen, sitting, Suzuki Roshi" no https://content.jwplatform.com/videos/juuI8SKZ-7pQQuprV.aac 04/08/2026, Dan Zigmond, dharma talk at City Center. Dan Zigmond explores how the "monkey mind" the Buddha diagnosed 2,500 years ago is exactly what today's algorithms are engineered to exploit, drawing on nearly thirty years of building attention-capturing technology at Google, Facebook, Apple, and Headspace, alongside four decades of Zen practice. San Francisco Zen Center 04/04/2026, Marc Lesser, dharma talk at City Center. Marc Lesser weaves together personal stories, Shunryu Suzuki, Dogen, and the Enneagram, in an exploration of how we interpret our identities and the world. http://www.sfzc.org Sat, 4 Apr 2026 18:00:00 GMT 04/04/2026, Marc Lesser, dharma talk at City Center. Marc Lesser weaves together personal stories, Shunryu Suzuki, Dogen, and the Enneagram, in an exploration of how we interpret our identities and the world. 00:40:38 Marc Lesser dogen, zen, buddhism, zazen, suzuki roshi no https://content.jwplatform.com/videos/ylyWBffz-7pQQuprV.aac 04/04/2026, Marc Lesser, dharma talk at City Center. Marc Lesser weaves together personal stories, Shunryu Suzuki, Dogen, and the Enneagram, in an exploration of how we interpret our identities and the world. San Francisco Zen Center 04/01/2026, Henzan Roger Hillyard, dharma talk at City Center. Roger Hillyard explores how Dogen's most poetic sutra, Mountains and Rivers, can help us practice with tragedy and lead us towards equanimity. http://www.sfzc.org Thu, 2 Apr 2026 03:00:00 GMT 04/01/2026, Henzan Roger Hillyard, dharma talk at City Center. Roger Hillyard explores how Dogen's most poetic sutra, Mountains and Rivers, can help us practice with tragedy and lead us towards equanimity. 00:42:19 Ro buddhism, zen, dogen, suzuki roshi, sangha, zazen no https://content.jwplatform.com/videos/1rtVqMVd-7pQQuprV.aac 04/01/2026, Henzan Roger Hillyard, dharma talk at City Center. Roger Hillyard explores how Dogen's most poetic sutra, Mountains and Rivers, can help us practice with tragedy and lead us towards equanimity. San Francisco Zen Center 03/18/2026, Doshin Patti Mitchell, dharma talk at City Center. Doshin Patti Mitchell shares how meditation and community helped her face suffering, expectations, and self-judgment. Speaking about the importance of honesty, gratitude, and spiritual friendship, she also honors the teachers and practitioners who supported her along the way. http://www.sfzc.org Thu, 19 Mar 2026 03:00:00 GMT 03/18/2026, Doshin Patti Mitchell, dharma talk at City Center. Doshin Patti Mitchell shares how meditation and community helped her face suffering, expectations, and self-judgment. Speaking about the importance of honesty, gratitude, and spiritual friendship, she also honors the teachers and practitioners who supported her along the way. 00:40:58 Doshin Patti Mitchell buddhism, zen, dogen, suzuki roshi, sangha, zazen no https://content.jwplatform.com/videos/qmyhbDd0-7pQQuprV.aac 03/18/2026, Doshin Patti Mitchell, dharma talk at City Center. Doshin Patti Mitchell shares how meditation and community helped her face suffering, expectations, and self-judgment. Speaking about the importance of honesty, gratitude, and spiritual friendship, she also honors the teachers and practitioners who supported her along the way. San Francisco Zen Center 03/15/2026, Zenju Earthlyn Manuel, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. Zenju Earthlyn Manuel Osho expands the teachings of Buddha from tools held in our hands (in our control) to a way of living that is wider than we can imagine. http://www.sfzc.org Sun, 15 Mar 2026 18:00:00 GMT 03/15/2026, Zenju Earthlyn Manuel, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. Zenju Earthlyn Manuel Osho expands the teachings of Buddha from tools held in our hands (in our control) to a way of living that is wider than we can imagine. 00:54:41 Zenju Earthlyn Manuel Osho "dogen, practice period, zen, buddhism, zazen, paramitas" no https://content.jwplatform.com/videos/RRRegeKz-7pQQuprV.aac 03/15/2026, Zenju Earthlyn Manuel, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. Zenju Earthlyn Manuel Osho expands the teachings of Buddha from tools held in our hands (in our control) to a way of living that is wider than we can imagine. San Francisco Zen Center 03/14/2026, Doshin Mako Voelkel, dharma talk at City Center. Abiding Abbot Dōshin Mako Voelkel explores the life and lessons of Mahapajapati—the first Buddhist nun, and foster mother of the historical Buddha—after City Center’s annual ceremonial celebration for this first of our Buddhist women ancestors. http://www.sfzc.org Sat, 14 Mar 2026 18:00:00 GMT 03/14/2026, Doshin Mako Voelkel, dharma talk at City Center. Abiding Abbot Dōshin Mako Voelkel explores the life and lessons of Mahapajapati—the first Buddhist nun, and foster mother of the historical Buddha—after City Center’s annual ceremonial celebration for this first of our Buddhist women ancestors. 01:03:58 Doshin Mako Voelkel vow, women, teacher, student, zen, buddhism, suzuki roshi, sangha no https://content.jwplatform.com/videos/dDFm51uX-7pQQuprV.aac 03/14/2026, Doshin Mako Voelkel, dharma talk at City Center. Abiding Abbot Dōshin Mako Voelkel explores the life and lessons of Mahapajapati—the first Buddhist nun, and foster mother of the historical Buddha—after City Center’s annual ceremonial celebration for this first of our Buddhist women ancestors. San Francisco Zen Center 03/08/2026, Zenju Earthlyn Manuel Osho, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. Zenju Earthlyn Manuel Osho explores stillness and silence as a response to the great suffering we are facing today. Can we trust the discovery promised in a practice of silence to lead us to resolve or peace? http://www.sfzc.org Sun, 8 Mar 2026 18:00:00 GMT 03/08/2026, Zenju Earthlyn Manuel Osho, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. Zenju Earthlyn Manuel Osho explores stillness and silence as a response to the great suffering we are facing today. Can we trust the discovery promised in a practice of silence to lead us to resolve or peace? 00:35:00 Zenju Earthlyn Manuel Osho "dogen, practice period, zen, buddhism, zazen, paramitas" no https://content.jwplatform.com/videos/kX652BJM-7pQQuprV.aac 03/08/2026, Zenju Earthlyn Manuel Osho, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. Zenju Earthlyn Manuel Osho explores stillness and silence as a response to the great suffering we are facing today. Can we trust the discovery promised in a practice of silence to lead us to resolve or peace? San Francisco Zen Center 03/07/2026, Jeannie Linam and Myoju Erin Merk, dharma talk at City Center. Jeannie Linam and Myoju Erin Merk explore how our individual body is inseparable from the living Earth. http://www.sfzc.org Sat, 7 Mar 2026 19:00:00 GMT 03/07/2026, Jeannie Linam and Myoju Erin Merk, dharma talk at City Center. Jeannie Linam and Myoju Erin Merk explore how our individual body is inseparable from the living Earth. 00:40:04 Jeannie Linam, Myoju Erin Merk zen, ecology, nature, buddhism, suzuki roshi no https://content.jwplatform.com/videos/8cp3aVky-7pQQuprV.aac 03/07/2026, Jeannie Linam and Myoju Erin Merk, dharma talk at City Center. Jeannie Linam and Myoju Erin Merk explore how our individual body is inseparable from the living Earth. San Francisco Zen Center 03/04/2026, Shosan Victoria Austin, dharma talk at City Center. Shosan Victoria Austin explores love as an internal posture, rather than a feeling. A stable base for our posture of love is awareness and patience with the negative emotions that often come up without our noticing them. http://www.sfzc.org Thu, 5 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT 03/04/2026, Shosan Victoria Austin, dharma talk at City Center. Shosan Victoria Austin explores love as an internal posture, rather than a feeling. A stable base for our posture of love is awareness and patience with the negative emotions that often come up without our noticing them. 00:32:32 sho dogen, practice period, zen, buddhism, zazen, paramitas, suzuki roshi no https://content.jwplatform.com/videos/h5Neu3yQ-7pQQuprV.aac 03/04/2026, Shosan Victoria Austin, dharma talk at City Center. Shosan Victoria Austin explores love as an internal posture, rather than a feeling. A stable base for our posture of love is awareness and patience with the negative emotions that often come up without our noticing them. San Francisco Zen Center 03/01/2026, Abbot Jiryu Rutschman-Byler, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. Jiryu Rutschman-Byler reflects on the classical Zen teaching "the ten thousand things are one body," exploring how understanding that truth plants seeds of peace in our hearts and in this world of confusion and violence, in which we see the "left hand" and "right hand" of this "one body" choose again and again to go to war with each other. http://www.sfzc.org Sun, 1 Mar 2026 19:00:00 GMT 03/01/2026, Abbot Jiryu Rutschman-Byler, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. Jiryu Rutschman-Byler reflects on the classical Zen teaching "the ten thousand things are one body," exploring how understanding that truth plants seeds of peace in our hearts and in this world of confusion and violence, in which we see the "left hand" and "right hand" of this "one body" choose again and again to go to war with each other. 00:43:04 Jiryu Rutschman-Byler dogen, practice period, zen, buddhism, zazen, paramitas, suzuki roshi no https://content.jwplatform.com/videos/GQuaSdCd-7pQQuprV.aac 03/01/2026, Abbot Jiryu Rutschman-Byler, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. Jiryu Rutschman-Byler reflects on the classical Zen teaching "the ten thousand things are one body," exploring how understanding that truth plants seeds of peace in our hearts and in this world of confusion and violence, in which we see the "left hand" and "right hand" of this "one body" choose again and again to go to war with each other. San Francisco Zen Center 02/28/2026, Grace Dammann, dharma talk at City Center. Dr. Grace Dammann shares her journey through medicine, Zen practice, disability, and spiritual awakening. http://www.sfzc.org Sat, 28 Feb 2026 19:00:00 GMT 02/28/2026, Grace Dammann, dharma talk at City Center. Dr. Grace Dammann shares her journey through medicine, Zen practice, disability, and spiritual awakening. 00:44:17 Dr Grace Dammann "dogen, practice period, zen, buddhism, zazen, suzuki roshi" no https://content.jwplatform.com/videos/acoMuwnQ-7pQQuprV.aac 02/28/2026, Grace Dammann, dharma talk at City Center. Dr. Grace Dammann shares her journey through medicine, Zen practice, disability, and spiritual awakening. San Francisco Zen Center 02/25/2026, Hokyo Lorenzo Garbo, dharma talk at City Center. Hokyo Lorenzo Garbo reflects on full presence as direct, embodied, moment-to-moment awareness beyond judgment or self-narrative, illustrated by a wordless encounter with a newborn and cultivated through zazen as “practice 24/7.” http://www.sfzc.org Thu, 26 Feb 2026 04:00:00 GMT 02/25/2026, Hokyo Lorenzo Garbo, dharma talk at City Center. Hokyo Lorenzo Garbo reflects on full presence as direct, embodied, moment-to-moment awareness beyond judgment or self-narrative, illustrated by a wordless encounter with a newborn and cultivated through zazen as “practice 24/7.” 00:28:35 hok Buddhism, zen, bodhisattva, practice period, zazen no https://content.jwplatform.com/videos/ESKq3NQk-7pQQuprV.aac 02/25/2026, Hokyo Lorenzo Garbo, dharma talk at City Center. Hokyo Lorenzo Garbo reflects on full presence as direct, embodied, moment-to-moment awareness beyond judgment or self-narrative, illustrated by a wordless encounter with a newborn and cultivated through zazen as “practice 24/7.” San Francisco Zen Center 02/22/2026, Zenju Earthlyn Manuel Osho, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. Zenju Earthlyn Manuel Osho speaks to the fear of being consumed by great suffering while being turned towards the expansion of life at the same time. http://www.sfzc.org Sun, 22 Feb 2026 19:00:00 GMT 02/22/2026, Zenju Earthlyn Manuel Osho, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. Zenju Earthlyn Manuel Osho speaks to the fear of being consumed by great suffering while being turned towards the expansion of life at the same time. 00:35:00 Zenju Earthlyn Manuel Osho Buddhism, zen, bodhisattva, practice period, zazen no https://content.jwplatform.com/videos/3D6nx0Vm-7pQQuprV.aac 02/22/2026, Zenju Earthlyn Manuel Osho, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. Zenju Earthlyn Manuel Osho speaks to the fear of being consumed by great suffering while being turned towards the expansion of life at the same time. San Francisco Zen Center 02/21/2026, Kiku Christina Lehnherr, dharma talk at City Center. Kiku Christina Lehnherr explores meeting everything that presents itself to our awareness with tender and gentle attention. http://www.sfzc.org Sat, 21 Feb 2026 19:00:00 GMT 02/21/2026, Kiku Christina Lehnherr, dharma talk at City Center. Kiku Christina Lehnherr explores meeting everything that presents itself to our awareness with tender and gentle attention. 00:38:37 Kiku Christina Lehnherr "Buddhism, zen, zazen, sitting, Suzuki Roshi" no https://content.jwplatform.com/videos/x6Mhl2SP-7pQQuprV.aac 02/21/2026, Kiku Christina Lehnherr, dharma talk at City Center. Kiku Christina Lehnherr explores meeting everything that presents itself to our awareness with tender and gentle attention. San Francisco Zen Center 02/20/2026, Hokyo Lorenzo Garbo, sesshin dharma talk at City Center. Hokyo Lorenzo Garbo explores how lifelong, internalized expectations—shaped by personal history and conditioning—distort perception and create suffering by separating us from present-moment experience. http://www.sfzc.org Fri, 20 Feb 2026 19:00:00 GMT 02/20/2026, Hokyo Lorenzo Garbo, sesshin dharma talk at City Center. Hokyo Lorenzo Garbo explores how lifelong, internalized expectations—shaped by personal history and conditioning—distort perception and create suffering by separating us from present-moment experience. 00:37:27 Hokyo Lorenzo Garbo "Buddhism, zen, zazen, sitting, Suzuki Roshi" no https://content.jwplatform.com/videos/beqbo70U-7pQQuprV.aac 02/20/2026, Hokyo Lorenzo Garbo, sesshin dharma talk at City Center. Hokyo Lorenzo Garbo explores how lifelong, internalized expectations—shaped by personal history and conditioning—distort perception and create suffering by separating us from present-moment experience. San Francisco Zen Center 02/19/2026, Kiku Christina Lehnherr, sesshin dharma talk at City Center. Kiku Christina Lehnherr explores how resting our attention on our breath coming in and going out for a while, unites body and mind, calms them and brings them into the present moment. http://www.sfzc.org Thu, 19 Feb 2026 19:00:00 GMT 02/19/2026, Kiku Christina Lehnherr, sesshin dharma talk at City Center. Kiku Christina Lehnherr explores how resting our attention on our breath coming in and going out for a while, unites body and mind, calms them and brings them into the present moment. 00:34:34 Kiku Christina Lehnherr "Buddhism, zen, Suzuki Roshi, sesshin" no https://content.jwplatform.com/videos/8qs72VIX-7pQQuprV.aac 02/19/2026, Kiku Christina Lehnherr, sesshin dharma talk at City Center. Kiku Christina Lehnherr explores how resting our attention on our breath coming in and going out for a while, unites body and mind, calms them and brings them into the present moment. San Francisco Zen Center 02/15/2026, Heather Shoren Iarusso, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. Heather Shōren Iarusso discusses an encounter with a rattlesnake when, in the flash of danger, there is no “Heather,” no narrative, no arising mental formations—only pure perception and appropriate response. http://www.sfzc.org Sun, 15 Feb 2026 19:00:00 GMT 02/15/2026, Heather Shoren Iarusso, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. Heather Shōren Iarusso discusses an encounter with a rattlesnake when, in the flash of danger, there is no “Heather,” no narrative, no arising mental formations—only pure perception and appropriate response. 00:44:16 Heather Shoren Iarusso "Buddhism, zen, zazen, sitting, Suzuki Roshi" no https://content.jwplatform.com/videos/sfW9C3WO-7pQQuprV.aac 02/15/2026, Heather Shoren Iarusso, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. Heather Shōren Iarusso discusses an encounter with a rattlesnake when, in the flash of danger, there is no “Heather,” no narrative, no arising mental formations—only pure perception and appropriate response. San Francisco Zen Center 02/14/2026, Gendo Lucy Xiao, dharma talk at City Center. Gendo Lucy Xiao 玄道 invites us to welcome the Lunar New Year by settling into inner stability and ease—remembering that peace is not something we chase outside ourselves, but something we can return to right where we are. http://www.sfzc.org Sat, 14 Feb 2026 19:00:00 GMT 02/14/2026, Gendo Lucy Xiao, dharma talk at City Center. Gendo Lucy Xiao 玄道 invites us to welcome the Lunar New Year by settling into inner stability and ease—remembering that peace is not something we chase outside ourselves, but something we can return to right where we are. 00:52:11 Gendo Lucy Xiao 玄道 practice, buddhism, zen, dogen, suzuki roshi, sangha, zazen no https://content.jwplatform.com/videos/AjHKifCD-7pQQuprV.aac 02/14/2026, Gendo Lucy Xiao, dharma talk at City Center. Gendo Lucy Xiao 玄道 invites us to welcome the Lunar New Year by settling into inner stability and ease—remembering that peace is not something we chase outside ourselves, but something we can return to right where we are. San Francisco Zen Center 02/11/2026, Gengyoko Tim Wicks, dharma talk at City Center. Gengyoko Tim Wicks speaks about the history of the robes we wear (Buddha's Robe) and how it follows the geographic travel of Zen Buddhism. http://www.sfzc.org Thu, 12 Feb 2026 04:00:00 GMT 02/11/2026, Gengyoko Tim Wicks, dharma talk at City Center. Gengyoko Tim Wicks speaks about the history of the robes we wear (Buddha's Robe) and how it follows the geographic travel of Zen Buddhism. 00:31:23 Gengyoko Tim Wicks sewing, robe, zen, buddhism, chant, ritual no https://content.jwplatform.com/videos/DQz5uVoI-7pQQuprV.aac 02/11/2026, Gengyoko Tim Wicks, dharma talk at City Center. Gengyoko Tim Wicks speaks about the history of the robes we wear (Buddha's Robe) and how it follows the geographic travel of Zen Buddhism. San Francisco Zen Center 02/08/2026, Marc Lesser, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. Marc Lesser explores awareness, compassion, and the idea that nothing in the universe is truly hidden. http://www.sfzc.org Sun, 8 Feb 2026 19:00:00 GMT 02/08/2026, Marc Lesser, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. Marc Lesser explores awareness, compassion, and the idea that nothing in the universe is truly hidden. 00:34:36 Marc Lesser "dogen, practice period, zen, buddhism, zazen, paramitas" no https://content.jwplatform.com/videos/4PtJ617u-7pQQuprV.aac 02/08/2026, Marc Lesser, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. Marc Lesser explores awareness, compassion, and the idea that nothing in the universe is truly hidden. San Francisco Zen Center 02/07/2026, Onryu Mary Stares, dharma talk at City Center. Onryu Mary Stares explores how external stimuli can act as a gate to practice if we use intention and curiosity. http://www.sfzc.org Sat, 7 Feb 2026 19:00:00 GMT 02/07/2026, Onryu Mary Stares, dharma talk at City Center. Onryu Mary Stares explores how external stimuli can act as a gate to practice if we use intention and curiosity. 00:36:04 Onryu Mary Stares "dogen, practice period, zen, buddhism, zazen, paramitas" no https://content.jwplatform.com/videos/gDF0GwSf-7pQQuprV.aac 02/07/2026, Onryu Mary Stares, dharma talk at City Center. Onryu Mary Stares explores how external stimuli can act as a gate to practice if we use intention and curiosity. San Francisco Zen Center 02/01/2026, Thiemo Blank, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. Thiemo Blank guides us towards awakening to "the one who is not busy" in everyday activity. http://www.sfzc.org Sun, 1 Feb 2026 19:00:00 GMT 02/01/2026, Thiemo Blank, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. Thiemo Blank guides us towards awakening to "the one who is not busy" in everyday activity. 00:42:21 Thiemo Blank dogen, practice period, zen, buddhism, zazen, koan no https://content.jwplatform.com/videos/dy0UksKw-7pQQuprV.aac 02/01/2026, Thiemo Blank, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. Thiemo Blank guides us towards awakening to "the one who is not busy" in everyday activity. San Francisco Zen Center http://www.sfzc.org Sat, 31 Jan 2026 19:00:00 GMT 00:49:30 Doshin Mako Voelkel buddhism, sangha, monks, nuns, lay practice no https://content.jwplatform.com/videos/IigvXtVy-7pQQuprV.aac San Francisco Zen Center 01/28/2026, Hokyo Lorenzo Garbo, Shuso Way-Seeking Mind talk at City Center. Hokyo Lorenzo Garbo unpacks the shuso’s way-seking mind by framing practice as an everyday exercise of holding internal conflict without fixing it, allowing harmony to arise naturally, and walking one’s vows through ordinary activities. http://www.sfzc.org Thu, 29 Jan 2026 04:00:00 GMT 01/28/2026, Hokyo Lorenzo Garbo, Shuso Way-Seeking Mind talk at City Center. Hokyo Lorenzo Garbo unpacks the shuso’s way-seking mind by framing practice as an everyday exercise of holding internal conflict without fixing it, allowing harmony to arise naturally, and walking one’s vows through ordinary activities. 00:58:24 Hokyo Lorenzo Garbo "dogen, practice period, zen, buddhism, zazen, suzuki roshi" no https://content.jwplatform.com/videos/GHFj0bYv-7pQQuprV.aac 01/28/2026, Hokyo Lorenzo Garbo, Shuso Way-Seeking Mind talk at City Center. Hokyo Lorenzo Garbo unpacks the shuso’s way-seking mind by framing practice as an everyday exercise of holding internal conflict without fixing it, allowing harmony to arise naturally, and walking one’s vows through ordinary activities. San Francisco Zen Center 01/24/2026, Kiku Christina Lehnherr, dharma talk at City Center. Kiku Christina Lehnherr explores how the body is completely and inseparably intertwined and interconnected with the mind and with everything in this universe, and how the practice of slowing down a fraction in all our activities can support us in becoming intimate with our body. http://www.sfzc.org Sat, 24 Jan 2026 19:00:00 GMT 01/24/2026, Kiku Christina Lehnherr, dharma talk at City Center. Kiku Christina Lehnherr explores how the body is completely and inseparably intertwined and interconnected with the mind and with everything in this universe, and how the practice of slowing down a fraction in all our activities can support us in becoming intimate with our body. 00:35:48 Kiku Christina Lehnherr dogen, practice period, zen, buddhism, zazen, paramitas, suzuki roshi no https://content.jwplatform.com/videos/fXQE0vzF-7pQQuprV.aac 01/24/2026, Kiku Christina Lehnherr, dharma talk at City Center. Kiku Christina Lehnherr explores how the body is completely and inseparably intertwined and interconnected with the mind and with everything in this universe, and how the practice of slowing down a fraction in all our activities can support us in becoming intimate with our body. San Francisco Zen Center 01/17/2026, So-on Eli Brown-Stevenson, dharma talk at City Center. So-on Eli Brown-Stevenson reflects on Dr. King’s legacy as a practice of staying human in the face of fear, polarization, and fatigue. Through Zen teachings on virya or joyful effort, we explore how commitment, courage, and hope can be sustained without hardening the heart. http://www.sfzc.org Sat, 17 Jan 2026 19:00:00 GMT 01/17/2026, So-on Eli Brown-Stevenson, dharma talk at City Center. So-on Eli Brown-Stevenson reflects on Dr. King’s legacy as a practice of staying human in the face of fear, polarization, and fatigue. Through Zen teachings on virya or joyful effort, we explore how commitment, courage, and hope can be sustained without hardening the heart. 00:34:34 Eli Brown-Stevenson zen, buddhism, activism, diversity, paramitas no https://content.jwplatform.com/videos/YuqG2DDf-7pQQuprV.aac 01/17/2026, So-on Eli Brown-Stevenson, dharma talk at City Center. So-on Eli Brown-Stevenson reflects on Dr. King’s legacy as a practice of staying human in the face of fear, polarization, and fatigue. Through Zen teachings on virya or joyful effort, we explore how commitment, courage, and hope can be sustained without hardening the heart. San Francisco Zen Center 01/14/2026, Doshin Dan Gudgel, dharma talk at City Center. Doshin Dan Gudgel discusses our human experience of feeling like a completely distinct and separate self, and unpacks the fundamental Buddhist teaching of ‘no fixed self’ that answers this experience. http://www.sfzc.org Thu, 15 Jan 2026 04:00:00 GMT 01/14/2026, Doshin Dan Gudgel, dharma talk at City Center. Doshin Dan Gudgel discusses our human experience of feeling like a completely distinct and separate self, and unpacks the fundamental Buddhist teaching of ‘no fixed self’ that answers this experience. 00:30:41 Doshin Dan Gudgel Buddhism, zen, bodhisattva, Four Noble Truths no https://content.jwplatform.com/videos/Pvvx5hzt-7pQQuprV.aac 01/14/2026, Doshin Dan Gudgel, dharma talk at City Center. Doshin Dan Gudgel discusses our human experience of feeling like a completely distinct and separate self, and unpacks the fundamental Buddhist teaching of ‘no fixed self’ that answers this experience. San Francisco Zen Center 01/10/2026, Mushim Patricia Ikeda, dharma talk at City Center. Mushim Patricia Ikeda asks how is our Zen Buddhist practice showing up within the "burning house" of global "forever wars," environmental crisis, and U.S. global and national actions in 2026? What might different forms and schools of Zen be able to learn from one another? http://www.sfzc.org Sat, 10 Jan 2026 19:00:00 GMT 01/10/2026, Mushim Patricia Ikeda, dharma talk at City Center. Mushim Patricia Ikeda asks how is our Zen Buddhist practice showing up within the "burning house" of global "forever wars," environmental crisis, and U.S. global and national actions in 2026? What might different forms and schools of Zen be able to learn from one another? 00:36:22 Mushim Patricia Ikeda zen, ecology, nature, buddhism, diversity, no https://content.jwplatform.com/videos/TnW7BUn1-7pQQuprV.aac 01/10/2026, Mushim Patricia Ikeda, dharma talk at City Center. Mushim Patricia Ikeda asks how is our Zen Buddhist practice showing up within the "burning house" of global "forever wars," environmental crisis, and U.S. global and national actions in 2026? What might different forms and schools of Zen be able to learn from one another? San Francisco Zen Center 01/07/2026, Sozan Michael McCord, dharma talk at City Center. Sozan Michael McCord explores how waiting is not necessarily patience. And it is not a passive default. In this talk, the subject of patience is explored as one of the Buddhist "paramitas" (perfections) that are both fruits of practice and an area of one's life that is actively cultivated. http://www.sfzc.org Thu, 8 Jan 2026 04:00:00 GMT 01/07/2026, Sozan Michael McCord, dharma talk at City Center. Sozan Michael McCord explores how waiting is not necessarily patience. And it is not a passive default. In this talk, the subject of patience is explored as one of the Buddhist "paramitas" (perfections) that are both fruits of practice and an area of one's life that is actively cultivated. 00:35:37 Sozan Michael McCord zen, buddhism, paramitas, brahmaviharas, no https://content.jwplatform.com/videos/c3VC4OZK-7pQQuprV.aac 01/07/2026, Sozan Michael McCord, dharma talk at City Center. Sozan Michael McCord explores how waiting is not necessarily patience. And it is not a passive default. In this talk, the subject of patience is explored as one of the Buddhist "paramitas" (perfections) that are both fruits of practice and an area of one's life that is actively cultivated. San Francisco Zen Center 01/04/2026, Nyokai Kristin Diggs, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. Nyokai Kristin Diggs addresses the importance of reflecting upon ourselves as storytellers and our practice of zazen as "just looking" at the stories that we tell, as an entry point to recognizing the truth of our interdependent, inconceivable lives. http://www.sfzc.org Sun, 4 Jan 2026 19:00:00 GMT 01/04/2026, Nyokai Kristin Diggs, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. Nyokai Kristin Diggs addresses the importance of reflecting upon ourselves as storytellers and our practice of zazen as "just looking" at the stories that we tell, as an entry point to recognizing the truth of our interdependent, inconceivable lives. 00:35:58 Kristin Diggs Buddhism, zen, Suzuki Roshi, bodhisattva, precepts no https://content.jwplatform.com/videos/bZ45oxKZ-7pQQuprV.aac 01/04/2026, Nyokai Kristin Diggs, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. Nyokai Kristin Diggs addresses the importance of reflecting upon ourselves as storytellers and our practice of zazen as "just looking" at the stories that we tell, as an entry point to recognizing the truth of our interdependent, inconceivable lives. San Francisco Zen Center 12/27/2025, Nyokai Kristin Diggs, dharma talk at City Center. Nyokai Kristin Diggs talks about the non-separation of feeling, sensing, and thinking as they relate to giving, as a whole-being practice and a state of mind that reflects the always-unhindered, underlying truth of our undivided lives. http://www.sfzc.org Sat, 27 Dec 2025 19:00:00 GMT 12/27/2025, Nyokai Kristin Diggs, dharma talk at City Center. Nyokai Kristin Diggs talks about the non-separation of feeling, sensing, and thinking as they relate to giving, as a whole-being practice and a state of mind that reflects the always-unhindered, underlying truth of our undivided lives. 00:35:33 Kristin Diggs dogen, zen, buddhism, zazen, paramitas, suzuki roshi no https://content.jwplatform.com/videos/mENEMgka-7pQQuprV.aac 12/27/2025, Nyokai Kristin Diggs, dharma talk at City Center. Nyokai Kristin Diggs talks about the non-separation of feeling, sensing, and thinking as they relate to giving, as a whole-being practice and a state of mind that reflects the always-unhindered, underlying truth of our undivided lives. San Francisco Zen Center 12/20/2025, Gyokuden Stephanie Blank, dharma talk at City Center. Gyokuden Stephanie Blank considers Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol as a dharma story that reveals the transformative power of illumination, intimacy, and karmic fruition. http://www.sfzc.org Sat, 20 Dec 2025 19:00:00 GMT 12/20/2025, Gyokuden Stephanie Blank, dharma talk at City Center. Gyokuden Stephanie Blank considers Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol as a dharma story that reveals the transformative power of illumination, intimacy, and karmic fruition. 00:46:34 Stephanie Blank zen, buddhism, zazen, sangha, refuge, suzuki roshi no https://content.jwplatform.com/videos/nVAkCzVM-7pQQuprV.aac 12/20/2025, Gyokuden Stephanie Blank, dharma talk at City Center. Gyokuden Stephanie Blank considers Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol as a dharma story that reveals the transformative power of illumination, intimacy, and karmic fruition. San Francisco Zen Center 12/17/2025, Shundo David Haye, dharma talk at City Center. Shundo reflects on two recent deaths in his family, and what our practice can teach us about facing death and cherishing life. http://www.sfzc.org Thu, 18 Dec 2025 04:00:00 GMT 12/17/2025, Shundo David Haye, dharma talk at City Center. Shundo reflects on two recent deaths in his family, and what our practice can teach us about facing death and cherishing life. 00:28:32 Shundo David Haye "Buddhism, zen, zazen, sitting, Suzuki Roshi" no https://content.jwplatform.com/videos/BpJunEsq-7pQQuprV.aac 12/17/2025, Shundo David Haye, dharma talk at City Center. Shundo reflects on two recent deaths in his family, and what our practice can teach us about facing death and cherishing life. San Francisco Zen Center 12/13/2025, Keiryu Liên Shutt, dharma talk at City Center. Keiryu Liên Shutt presents an informal comparison of Soto Zen and Insight practices within the context of The Three Marks of Existence. http://www.sfzc.org Sat, 13 Dec 2025 19:00:00 GMT 12/13/2025, Keiryu Liên Shutt, dharma talk at City Center. Keiryu Liên Shutt presents an informal comparison of Soto Zen and Insight practices within the context of The Three Marks of Existence. 00:45:39 Keiryu Liên Shutt "Buddhism, zen, Suzuki Roshi, bodhisattva, precepts" no https://content.jwplatform.com/videos/JU2AQ39p-7pQQuprV.aac 12/13/2025, Keiryu Liên Shutt, dharma talk at City Center. Keiryu Liên Shutt presents an informal comparison of Soto Zen and Insight practices within the context of The Three Marks of Existence. San Francisco Zen Center 12/07/2025, Jiryu Rutschman-Byler, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. Abbot Jiryu Rutschman-Byler reflects on a line from the Song of the Trusting Mind, “If you want the Way to manifest, then hold no opinion for or against,” by drawing on five aspects of practice in Suzuki Roshi’s teaching: posture, breathing, warm heart, empty mind, and oneness with things. http://www.sfzc.org Sun, 7 Dec 2025 19:00:00 GMT 12/07/2025, Jiryu Rutschman-Byler, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. Abbot Jiryu Rutschman-Byler reflects on a line from the Song of the Trusting Mind, “If you want the Way to manifest, then hold no opinion for or against,” by drawing on five aspects of practice in Suzuki Roshi’s teaching: posture, breathing, warm heart, empty mind, and oneness with things. 00:54:00 Jiryu Rutschman-Byler buddhism, zen, dogen, suzuki roshi, sangha, zazen no https://content.jwplatform.com/videos/Qux095oI-7pQQuprV.aac 12/07/2025, Jiryu Rutschman-Byler, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. Abbot Jiryu Rutschman-Byler reflects on a line from the Song of the Trusting Mind, “If you want the Way to manifest, then hold no opinion for or against,” by drawing on five aspects of practice in Suzuki Roshi’s teaching: posture, breathing, warm heart, empty mind, and oneness with things. San Francisco Zen Center 11/22/2025, Thich Nu Thuan Tue, dharma talk at City Center. http://www.sfzc.org Sat, 22 Nov 2025 19:00:00 GMT 11/22/2025, Thich Nu Thuan Tue, dharma talk at City Center. 00:35:22 Thich Nu Thuan Tue buddhism, sangha, monks, nuns, lay practice no https://content.jwplatform.com/videos/G53QSmVP-7pQQuprV.aac 11/22/2025, Thich Nu Thuan Tue, dharma talk at City Center. San Francisco Zen Center 11/16/2025, Zenju Earthlyn Manuel Osho, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. Zenju Earthlyn Manuel Osho teaches that sometimes it is necessary to be for or against but there is a broader context in which this is not always necessary. http://www.sfzc.org Sun, 16 Nov 2025 19:00:00 GMT 11/16/2025, Zenju Earthlyn Manuel Osho, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. Zenju Earthlyn Manuel Osho teaches that sometimes it is necessary to be for or against but there is a broader context in which this is not always necessary. 00:43:33 Zenju Earthlyn Manuel Osho "dogen, practice period, zen, buddhism, zazen, paramitas" no https://content.jwplatform.com/videos/elikIlpq-7pQQuprV.aac 11/16/2025, Zenju Earthlyn Manuel Osho, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. Zenju Earthlyn Manuel Osho teaches that sometimes it is necessary to be for or against but there is a broader context in which this is not always necessary. San Francisco Zen Center 11/02/2025, Gyokuden Stephanie Blank, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. Gyokuden Steph Blank honors the effort and awakening of our ancestors and calls on us—the living—to rise up in support of Decency, Dignity and Awakening. http://www.sfzc.org Sun, 2 Nov 2025 19:00:00 GMT 11/02/2025, Gyokuden Stephanie Blank, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. Gyokuden Steph Blank honors the effort and awakening of our ancestors and calls on us—the living—to rise up in support of Decency, Dignity and Awakening. 00:39:42 Stephanie Blank "dogen, practice period, zen, buddhism, zazen, paramitas" no https://content.jwplatform.com/videos/hjrhLVIU-7pQQuprV.aac 11/02/2025, Gyokuden Stephanie Blank, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. Gyokuden Steph Blank honors the effort and awakening of our ancestors and calls on us—the living—to rise up in support of Decency, Dignity and Awakening. San Francisco Zen Center 11/01/2025, Zenshin Florence Caplow, dharma talk at City Center. Zenshin Florence Caplow offers stories and teachings from her life as both a Zen practitioner and person with chronic illness, and readings from her new book, “Tend to Your Spirit: Mindful Living With Chronic Illness.” http://www.sfzc.org Sat, 1 Nov 2025 18:00:00 GMT 11/01/2025, Zenshin Florence Caplow, dharma talk at City Center. Zenshin Florence Caplow offers stories and teachings from her life as both a Zen practitioner and person with chronic illness, and readings from her new book, “Tend to Your Spirit: Mindful Living With Chronic Illness.” 00:42:22 Zenshin Florence Caplow Buddhism, zen, bodhisattva, Four Noble Truths no https://content.jwplatform.com/videos/8arzSk4o-7pQQuprV.aac 11/01/2025, Zenshin Florence Caplow, dharma talk at City Center. Zenshin Florence Caplow offers stories and teachings from her life as both a Zen practitioner and person with chronic illness, and readings from her new book, “Tend to Your Spirit: Mindful Living With Chronic Illness.” San Francisco Zen Center 10/26/2025, Sessei Meg Levie, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. Sessei Meg Levie reflects on Suzuki Roshi’s dedication to zazen, his work with early students in San Francisco, and the creation of the San Francisco Zen Center. http://www.sfzc.org Sun, 26 Oct 2025 18:00:00 GMT 10/26/2025, Sessei Meg Levie, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. Sessei Meg Levie reflects on Suzuki Roshi’s dedication to zazen, his work with early students in San Francisco, and the creation of the San Francisco Zen Center. 00:20:44 Sessei Meg Levie "Buddhism, zen, zazen, sitting, Suzuki Roshi" no https://content.jwplatform.com/videos/kUyq21Bh-7pQQuprV.aac 10/26/2025, Sessei Meg Levie, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. Sessei Meg Levie reflects on Suzuki Roshi’s dedication to zazen, his work with early students in San Francisco, and the creation of the San Francisco Zen Center. San Francisco Zen Center 10/25/2025, Dainin Marsha Angus, dharma talk at City Center. Dainin Marsha Angus teaches about cultivating and mental and physical capacity to settle into stillness. http://www.sfzc.org Sat, 25 Oct 2025 18:00:00 GMT 10/25/2025, Dainin Marsha Angus, dharma talk at City Center. Dainin Marsha Angus teaches about cultivating and mental and physical capacity to settle into stillness. 00:31:55 Dainin Marsha Angus Buddhism, zen, bodhisattva, practice period, zazen no https://content.jwplatform.com/videos/nOBR9ZjA-7pQQuprV.aac 10/25/2025, Dainin Marsha Angus, dharma talk at City Center. Dainin Marsha Angus teaches about cultivating and mental and physical capacity to settle into stillness. San Francisco Zen Center 10/19/2025, Jiryu Rutschman-Byler, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. Abbot Jiryu Rutschman-Byler reflects on the “Finding Yourself” chapter of “Becoming Yourself,” in which Suzuki Roshi teaches that finding real freedom is not about overcoming the limitations of our life, but rather embracing them: “To find true joy under some limitation is the way to realize the whole universe." http://www.sfzc.org Sun, 19 Oct 2025 18:00:00 GMT 10/19/2025, Jiryu Rutschman-Byler, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. Abbot Jiryu Rutschman-Byler reflects on the “Finding Yourself” chapter of “Becoming Yourself,” in which Suzuki Roshi teaches that finding real freedom is not about overcoming the limitations of our life, but rather embracing them: “To find true joy under some limitation is the way to realize the whole universe." 00:39:16 Jiryu Rutschman-Byler dogen, practice period, zen, buddhism, zazen, paramitas, suzuki roshi no https://content.jwplatform.com/videos/LvY3He5p-7pQQuprV.aac 10/19/2025, Jiryu Rutschman-Byler, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. Abbot Jiryu Rutschman-Byler reflects on the “Finding Yourself” chapter of “Becoming Yourself,” in which Suzuki Roshi teaches that finding real freedom is not about overcoming the limitations of our life, but rather embracing them: “To find true joy under some limitation is the way to realize the whole universe." San Francisco Zen Center 10/18/2025, Zenju Earthlyn Manuel Osho, dharma talk at City Center. Zenju Earthlyn Manuel Osho teaches that when we remain in the mode of discovery we open to new portals to engage and activate in tending to today’s suffering. http://www.sfzc.org Sat, 18 Oct 2025 18:00:00 GMT 10/18/2025, Zenju Earthlyn Manuel Osho, dharma talk at City Center. Zenju Earthlyn Manuel Osho teaches that when we remain in the mode of discovery we open to new portals to engage and activate in tending to today’s suffering. 00:43:08 Zenju Earthlyn Manuel Osho "zen, buddhism, paramitas, practice period" no https://content.jwplatform.com/videos/omi6t7fJ-7pQQuprV.aac 10/18/2025, Zenju Earthlyn Manuel Osho, dharma talk at City Center. Zenju Earthlyn Manuel Osho teaches that when we remain in the mode of discovery we open to new portals to engage and activate in tending to today’s suffering. San Francisco Zen Center 10/12/2025, Eli Brown-Stevenson, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. So-on Eli Brown-Stevenson uses the image of bubbles and the teaching of the Three Marks of Existence to explore how Zen practice helps us meet impermanence, suffering, and no-self in the body, not through ideas, but through presence. http://www.sfzc.org Sun, 12 Oct 2025 18:00:00 GMT 10/12/2025, Eli Brown-Stevenson, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. So-on Eli Brown-Stevenson uses the image of bubbles and the teaching of the Three Marks of Existence to explore how Zen practice helps us meet impermanence, suffering, and no-self in the body, not through ideas, but through presence. 00:39:59 Eli Brown-Stevenson buddhism, zen, dogen, suzuki roshi, sangha, zazen no https://content.jwplatform.com/videos/nHVDMUZw-7pQQuprV.aac 10/12/2025, Eli Brown-Stevenson, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. So-on Eli Brown-Stevenson uses the image of bubbles and the teaching of the Three Marks of Existence to explore how Zen practice helps us meet impermanence, suffering, and no-self in the body, not through ideas, but through presence. San Francisco Zen Center 10/11/2025, Shosan Victoria Austin, dharma talk at City Center. Shosan Victoria Austin teaches that we can deepen our understanding of the causes and cures of dispute, and practice with a unifying value of kindness that has the power to transform our conflicts to occasions for mutual curiosity, intimacy, and growth. http://www.sfzc.org Sat, 11 Oct 2025 18:00:00 GMT 10/11/2025, Shosan Victoria Austin, dharma talk at City Center. Shosan Victoria Austin teaches that we can deepen our understanding of the causes and cures of dispute, and practice with a unifying value of kindness that has the power to transform our conflicts to occasions for mutual curiosity, intimacy, and growth. 00:45:14 Shosan Victoria Austin zen, buddhism, paramitas, brahmaviharas, no https://content.jwplatform.com/videos/MAWR1wCx-7pQQuprV.aac 10/11/2025, Shosan Victoria Austin, dharma talk at City Center. Shosan Victoria Austin teaches that we can deepen our understanding of the causes and cures of dispute, and practice with a unifying value of kindness that has the power to transform our conflicts to occasions for mutual curiosity, intimacy, and growth. San Francisco Zen Center 10/05/2025, Tatsudo Nicole Baden Roshi, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. Tatsudo Nicole Baden explores how Zen practice literally shifts the architecture of our experience — from a narrow, biographical “here” into a living, embodied field of contact. http://www.sfzc.org Sun, 5 Oct 2025 18:00:00 GMT 10/05/2025, Tatsudo Nicole Baden Roshi, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. Tatsudo Nicole Baden explores how Zen practice literally shifts the architecture of our experience — from a narrow, biographical “here” into a living, embodied field of contact. 00:42:56 Tatsudo Nicole Baden buddhism, zen, dogen, suzuki roshi, sangha, zazen no https://content.jwplatform.com/videos/8zxJw5hx-7pQQuprV.aac 10/05/2025, Tatsudo Nicole Baden Roshi, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. Tatsudo Nicole Baden explores how Zen practice literally shifts the architecture of our experience — from a narrow, biographical “here” into a living, embodied field of contact. San Francisco Zen Center 09/27/2025, Chikudo Catherine Spaeth, dharma talk at City Center. Chikudo Catherine Spaeth teaches that zazen shows us what to care for, and leads the way in our request to study the precepts with a teacher. In this caring we become a good friend to our practice. http://www.sfzc.org Sat, 27 Sep 2025 18:00:00 GMT 09/27/2025, Chikudo Catherine Spaeth, dharma talk at City Center. Chikudo Catherine Spaeth teaches that zazen shows us what to care for, and leads the way in our request to study the precepts with a teacher. In this caring we become a good friend to our practice. 00:32:21 Chikudo Catherine Spaeth zen, buddhism, precepts, zazen no https://content.jwplatform.com/videos/gzm212KM-7pQQuprV.aac 09/27/2025, Chikudo Catherine Spaeth, dharma talk at City Center. Chikudo Catherine Spaeth teaches that zazen shows us what to care for, and leads the way in our request to study the precepts with a teacher. In this caring we become a good friend to our practice. San Francisco Zen Center 09/21/2025, Hoka Chris Fortin, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. Hoka Chris Fortin asks: How do we—individually and as one—not turn away but bear witness, and respond to the suffering of the world with clear-hearted wisdom and compassion as we awaken together to our True Nature and shared humanity. http://www.sfzc.org Sun, 21 Sep 2025 18:00:00 GMT 09/21/2025, Hoka Chris Fortin, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. Hoka Chris Fortin asks: How do we—individually and as one—not turn away but bear witness, and respond to the suffering of the world with clear-hearted wisdom and compassion as we awaken together to our True Nature and shared humanity. 00:40:16 Hoka Chris Fortin "Buddhism, zen, Suzuki Roshi, bodhisattva, precepts" no https://content.jwplatform.com/videos/zDJzMY6x-7pQQuprV.aac 09/21/2025, Hoka Chris Fortin, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. Hoka Chris Fortin asks: How do we—individually and as one—not turn away but bear witness, and respond to the suffering of the world with clear-hearted wisdom and compassion as we awaken together to our True Nature and shared humanity. San Francisco Zen Center 09/20/2025, Tenmyo Dojima 堂島典明, dharma talk at City Center. Tenmyo Dojima 堂島典明 shares how her early struggles with depression led her to rediscover Buddhism in the U.S., begin monastic training in Japan, and continue the joy of walking the Buddha Way—together with others, rooted in connection. http://www.sfzc.org Sat, 20 Sep 2025 18:00:00 GMT 09/20/2025, Tenmyo Dojima 堂島典明, dharma talk at City Center. Tenmyo Dojima 堂島典明 shares how her early struggles with depression led her to rediscover Buddhism in the U.S., begin monastic training in Japan, and continue the joy of walking the Buddha Way—together with others, rooted in connection. 00:40:02 Tenmyo Dojima buddhism, sangha, monks, nuns, lay practice no https://content.jwplatform.com/videos/QaFpqFe9-7pQQuprV.aac 09/20/2025, Tenmyo Dojima 堂島典明, dharma talk at City Center. Tenmyo Dojima 堂島典明 shares how her early struggles with depression led her to rediscover Buddhism in the U.S., begin monastic training in Japan, and continue the joy of walking the Buddha Way—together with others, rooted in connection. San Francisco Zen Center