We’ll observe the national holiday this coming Monday, and the zendo will be closed all day. The regular schedule resumes with 6 a.m. zazen (seated meditation) on Tuesday the 4th. Please have a safe and enjoyable holiday, everyone.
Guest Speaker, Sat. 25 August: Rev. Tova Green
Please come and join us this Saturday for a Dharma talk by Tova Green. Priest-ordained by Green Gulch Farm Abbess Jiko Linda-Ruth Cutts, Tova presently lives at Beginner’s Mind Temple at 300 Page St. and is a former director of the Buddhist Peace Fellowship. Zazen will precede as always at 9:25, then the talk at 10:15, and the ever-popular tea and cookies will follow. All are welcome.
Tea with Ven. Zentatsu Richard Baker
We’re pleased to announce that there will be an informal tea with Rev. Zentatsu at Hartford Street tomorrow afternoon, Wednesday 22 August, at 4 p.m. Due to Rev. Zentatsu’s busy schedule during this West Coast trip, our time together will be limited, so everyone who wishes to attend is urged to arrive promptly. For those unfamiliar with him, Rev. Zentatsu is the first American Dharma heir of Shunryu Suzuki-roshi, founder of the San Francisco Zen Center, and is also the Honshi (root teacher) of Issan-ji’s own founder, the late Rev. Issan Dorsey, and of our late Abbot Rev. Zenshin Philip Whalen.
Annual Memorial for Rev. John King
Guest Speaker, Sat. 14 Jul.: Rev. Peter van der Sterre
Late-breaking news: Tomorrow’s Dharma talk (10:15 a.m.) will be given by long-time practitioner and priest Peter van der Sterre. Peter knew our founder, Rev. Issan Dorsey, and has been practicing since the 1970’s. He also has received Dharma transmission from former San Francisco Zen Center Abbot Norman Fischer. Please join us for zazen (seated meditation) at 9:25 before the talk, and stay for tea-and-cookies afterwards. All are welcome.
Early Sitting and Full-Moon Ceremony, Sat. 2 June
We’ll start sitting earlier than usual this coming Saturday. There will be two periods of zazen (seated meditation) beginning at 6:00 a.m., with a period of kinhin (walking meditation) in between at 6:40 a.m., and morning chanting following at 7:20. You may think, “Oh, that’s too early for me”, but you should give it a try, and you can always nap later. Also, we’ll serve a simple breakfast to participants, but you MUST sign up ahead-of-time, either via email at hszc108@yahoo.com, or by phone at (415) 863-2507.The rest of the Saturday schedule will be according to custom, with another period of sitting at 9:25 and the Dharma talk at 10:15 a.m., followed by the monthly ceremony of celebration of the Bodhisattva Vows. Afterwards, there will be fistfuls of cookies for your enjoyment! Everyone is welcome…
Tonight (Mon. 28 May): Impromptu Movie Nite
Join us tonight at 5 p.m to watch “The Adventures of Tin Tin” on our lovely widescreen TV, which was kindly given to us by our friends Bob and Alan. Donations in support of Hartford Street needed and gratefully accepted, but not required. 🙂
