After our usual Saturday scheduled routine we will observe the परिनिर्वाण Parinirvāṇa of the Buddha. Please join us for this after the Saturday Dharma talk.
13 February 2021 परिनिर्वाण Parinirvāṇa
Happy Lunar New Year!
6 February 2021 – Guest Speaker Rev. Koshin, Steven Tierney
Please join us for a Dharma talk Next Saturday by Koshin Steven Tierney, Ed.D. LPCC, who is Professor Emeritus of Counseling Psychology at the California Institute of Integral Studies, as well as a psychotherapist in private practice in San Francisco. Steven has been studying and practicing Buddhism for more than 25 years and was ordained by Michael Wenger in 2013, serving as Shuso in 2014. Steven’s commitment is to a community-based Buddhism and he has spent the last twenty years extending Buddha’s teachings to those living with addictions, in recovery and those facing serious physical and mental health challenges. A certified addiction specialist, he is the Co-Founder of the San Francisco Mindfulness Foundation providing training, consultation, psychotherapy mindfulness-based mental health services to individuals and families.
To join us Saturday mornings online we offer a Zoom web conferencing for video and/or audio presence for the scheduled events. ~9:25 zazen (you can log into the conference starting at 9am to socialize) and a Dharma talk at ~10:10am, followed by Q&A as well as an opportunity to check in and see how you are doing. Please click here to be routed to our Zoom gathering.
Dharma Talks on Saturdays –
Whenever we do not post a guest speaker please know the talk on Saturdays still occurs and is offered by our Abbot, Rev. Myō Lahey.
Thank you and please join us!
To join us Saturday mornings online we offer a Zoom web conferencing for video and/or audio presence for the scheduled events starting at 9am to socialize, ~9:25 zazen (meditation) a Dharma talk at ~10:10am, followed by Q&A as well as an opportunity to check in and see how you are doing. Please click here to be routed to our Zoom gathering.
9 January 2021 – Guest Speaker Rev. Koshin, Steven Tierney
Please join us for a Dharma talk Next Saturday by KoShin Steven Tierney, Ed.D. CAS who is Professor of Counseling Psychology and Chair of the Community Mental Health Program at the California Institute of Integral Studies. A certified addiction specialist, he is the Co- Founder of the San Francisco Mindfulness Foundation, providing relapse prevention and mindfulness- based services to individuals and families.
Steven has been studying and practicing Buddhism for more than 20 years and was ordained by Michael Wenger on January 6, 2013. Steven’s commitment is to a community based Buddhism and he has spent the last ten years extending Buddha’s teachings to those living with addictions, in recovery and those facing serious health and mental health challenges.
To join us Saturday mornings online we offer a Zoom web conferencing for video and/or audio presence for the scheduled events. ~9:25 zazen (you can log into the conference starting at 9am to socialize) and a Dharma talk at ~9:55am, followed by Q&A as well as an opportunity to check in and see how you are doing. Please click here to be routed to our Zoom gathering.
Welcome 2021! temple closure for new year
New Year’s Eve event for 2021
Please join us online as we welcome in the new year using east coast times! The event will start at 7:30pm PT and wrap up 9pm PT which is midnight at times square where people in past year’s gathered to watch the crystal ball usher in a new year. Below are our details including how to make the traditional noodles like we served in past years at issan-ji temple/hszc when we could gather in-person—
Details include:
7:30 – zazen with metta
8:10 – kinhin
8:20 – zazen with 108 bells 🔔
9:00 Happy East Coast New Year! 🙏🎉
101 Cookbooks Vegan Ramen recipe is here to inspire your new year’s noodles 🍜
Happy Holidays! & temple closure
We wish you all a happy holiday season and hope that despite the difficulties of 2020 you find peace, joy and love alongside good health for you and yours whether you celebrate a winter holiday or do not.
Please note Issan-ji Temple/HSZC will not be online on Saturday December 26th the day after the christian/national holiday, or on Saturday 02 January 2021. We will see you Wednesday the 30th for the next practice opportunity followed by our East Coast timing New Years eve event at 7:30pm through 9pm PT. Our Saturday online events will resume on 09 January 2021, with folks invited to begin gathering at 9:00am.
