7 October – Rev. Daiko Tanzen, David Bullock

Join us Saturday for  a talk at 10:30am offered by  Rev. Daiko Tanzen, David Bullock; one of our current connection to the early days of Hartford Street’s Zen Center founding, the garden’s long term friend, current Board President and many other capacities past and present of HSZC (as well as the past Maitri); and he was ordained by the temple’s founder – Rev. Issan Dorsey. In addition we will conduct our brief monthly founder’s memorial for Rev. Issan Dorsey.

We will thank our dear founder of our temple, little zen community start and our space; also remember him for those who knew him after the talk on Saturday.

Join us for zazen (seated meditation) at 6:30am and/or 9:30am, with the Dharma talk to follow at 10:30. We offer in-person distanced attendance, and we also will continue to offer a Zoom web conferencing for video and/or audio presence for the scheduled events.

A period of zazen is typically 40 minutes, and it’s ok to adjust your sitting posture as needed. The Dharma talk includes time for questions and answers, occasionally followed by a particular ceremony such as the celebration of Buddha’s Birthday. We enjoy tea and cookies together afterwards. . Please click here to be routed to our Zoom gathering 

And as always, you can contact us to arrange an introductory session ~8:45am if you are a beginner. As a reminder any week you do not see a speaker announced it is our Abbot, Rev. Myo Lahey.

10 April 花祭りhalf day sit – Buddha’s Birthday

please join our community of support for a half day Sōtō
Zen retreat on Siddhārtha Gautama, Shakyamuni Buddha’s 2584th birthday!  
 

 half day silent retreat
zazen, kinhin, service, dharma talk, and ceremony 

 April 10, 2021 @ 6am to 1pm

“I am chief of the world,
Eldest am I in the world,
Foremost am I in the world.
This is the last birth.
There is now no more coming to be.”

 to  inquire further write to info@hszc.org 

remember the sangha (community) jewel is a vital part of our zen practice and best way to celebrate the buddha’s birth!  
 
Please digitally join the sangha for this event. 

click here to join us!

Buddha’s Parinirvana – Sat. 23 February

 

We will have a simple ceremony commemorating the death of Śākyamuni Buddha this coming Saturday, following the 9:25 a.m. period of zazen and a Dharma talk at 10:15. Tea and cookies in the living room afterwards, as usual. Everyone is welcome!

Birthday of Eihei Dogen-zenji

We’ll celebrate Dogen-zenji’s 819th birthday this Saturday, 12 January, beginning with zazen (seated meditation) at 6:30 a.m., continuing with semi-formal breakfast, and continuing with zazen at 9:25, followed by the regular 10:15 a.m. Saturday Dharma talk. We’ll sit together again after the Dharma talk, and at noon we’ll have a short ceremony commemorating Dogen’s birthday. And, there’ll be birthday cake to share afterwards! Everyone is welcome to attend, but if you’d like to join us for breakfast, it would help if you’d let us know, either by telephone message at 415-863-2507, or email to info@hszc.org. Thank you!

Buddha’s Enlightenment Day – Saturday 8 December

Come celebrate the enlightenment of Shakyamuni Buddha with us! We’ll start with our usual period of zazen (seated meditation) at 6:30 a.m., and continue with chanting, break-fast, a Dharma talk, more zazen, and finally a ceremony commemorating the Enlightenment at noon, with special refreshments to follow. Everyone is welcome! There’s no charge, but donations are greatly needed and much appreciated.

Annual Retreat: Winter Light

We are very sad to have to report that the annual retreat has been canceled due to insufficient sign-ups. We deeply apologize to anyone who is inconvenienced as a result. We’ll try again next year…

Soon it will be time for our annual meditation retreat, or sesshin