Temple Offerings
Saturday Sangha
Zazen at 6:30 and 9:30am, Dharma talk at 10:30am. Come to the temple or join via Zoom (starting at 9am.) See this post for details.
Wednesday & Friday Evening Zazen
Join us 6pm to 6:40 p.m. in the zendo followed by a brief chant service. Click here for details.
Study Hour
We are studying Dōgen Zenji’s Shōbōgenzō (正法眼蔵, lit. “Treasury of the True Dharma Eye”) Wednesday evenings 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. in person or via Zoom. Please email info@hszc.org to join the group.
Morning, In-Person Zazen
You are welcome to join for morning zazen Tues-Thurs-Sat at 6:30 a.m. followed by a short chanting service, in person.
Please Support Our Temple
Donation
Hartford Street Zen Center is a 501(c)(3) Religious Organization. Donations are tax-deductible and help to support the temple and its programs for the LGBTQ+ community and allies. We offer various levels of membership or you may contribute in other ways.
Garden Volunteering
Should anyone care to come by for some socially distanced volunteer work, there are a variety of tasks that need attention, from simple weeding to the ongoing redevelopment of the garden. There’s an opportunity for exercise, companionship and just plain gardening fun. Please contact David at info@hszc.org to schedule a good time to visit.
Recent Updates
- Guest Speaker: Rev. Steven Tierney – Saturday, 09 May 10:30 a.m.Please join us for a Dharma talk by Rev. Koshin Steven Tierney, a Dharma transmitted teacher in the lineage of Suzuki Roshi. Steven is the guiding teacher at Oceans Compassion Zen Community, …
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- United Farmworkers Day HolidayIn observance of the national holiday, our zendō (meditation hall) will be closed all day Tuesday, 31 March. Please join us again for zazen (seated meditation) starting at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, …
- Mahāprajāpatī Memorial, Saturday, 23 March, 11:15 a.m. (time approximate after Dharma talk)We’ll have a short memorial for this most-famous of Buddhist women, Buddha’s aunt, who raised him after his mother died shortly after giving birth. She was also the first woman arhat , …
- Guest Speaker: Rev. Koshin Steven Tierney – Saturday 21 February 10:30 a.m.Please join us for a Dharma talk by Rev. Koshin Steven Tierney, a Dharma transmitted teacher in the lineage of Suzuki Roshi. Steven is the guiding %⅙ at Oceans Compassion Zen Community, …
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GROUP MEETUP – THE BILLYS
Third Tuesday each month – 7:00PM – 9:00PM
The Billys is a heart-centered community of cis and trans men, woven together by shared values and our shared experience as gay, bi, and queer men. See this post for details
Incense we use is at this company we partner with
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