Join us Nov 13; Saturday for a talk at 10:25am 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.
Join us for zazen (seated meditation), with the talk to follow, we offer in-person distanced attendance for those vaccinated fully + 2 weeks; We also will continue to offer a Zoom web conferencing for video and/or audio presence for the scheduled events. 9:30 zazen (you can log into the conference starting at 9am to socialize) for 40 minutes and a Dharma talk at 10:25am, 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.
We are now studying – Dōgen Zenji’s Shōbōgenzō 正法眼蔵, lit. “Treasury of the True Dharma Eye” – Thursday evenings 7:30 to 8:30 p.m., also via Zoom. Volume 2 of the two volume set of “Kaz” Kazuaki Tanahashi and team’s translation. Please email info@hszc.org to join the group.
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.
Please join us for the Winter Light Retreat Dec 4-6! The details are here. We also wanted to announce that on Saturday December 5th at 6pm we invite not only our retreat attendees, but all to join us for a Metta service or practice lead by Rev. Myō, our Abbot. It has been a turbulent year for many in 2020 and this is a great opportunity to hold the world in our hearts and generate loving kindness for all.
Please join us for this Metta service during the Winter Light Retreat and the retreat itself as your schedule and life allows.
Please join us for a Dharma talk by Rev. Steven, priest-ordained by Rev. Dairyu Michael Wenger, and who is a psychotherapist, clinical supervisor and frequent consultant to mental health and recovery programs, as well as group facilitator for our Issan-ji Sangha (community of practitioners). We’ll have zazen (seated meditation) as usual at 9:25, with the talk to follow at 9:45. Everyone is welcome!
Steven has been a long term guiding light for the HSZC Sangha Council to discuss temple activities, status and the community at large.
Saturday mornings 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 ~9:45am, 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.
Greetings from Issan-ji Sōtō Zen Temple. We hope that you and your loved ones are safe and in good health during this difficult time. Practice is ongoing with Hartford Street Zen Center‘s residential students and we encourage you to continue your practice at home. We invite you, the Sangha, to connect through online technology, creating a safe temple space without physical borders.
There are currently three online options:
• Saturday mornings 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) and a Dharma talk at 9:45am, followed by Q&A as well as an opportunity to check in and see how you are doing. https://zoom.us/j/167153141 – Please send an email request to info@hszc.org to obtain the password.
• Thursdays we will reconvene our Study Hour offering 7:30pm – 8:30pm via Zoom conferencing for video and/or audio access – Send an email to info@hszc.org to be added to Rev. Myō’s weekly study hour email list and to receive Zoom conference details
• Wednesday evenings 6pm – 6:40pm as of April 8th, you can also join us online for a period of zazen hosted outside the temple by a community member via Zoom conferencing – https://us04web.zoom.us/j/626141223
We also would like to encourage you continue to visit us at hszc.org and our Facebook page as we adjust our offerings during these trying times.
From our Abbot, Rev. Myō – These painful circumstances have created a kind of retreat space for us, which we can use in a helpful way. Remember that ‘staying close to home’ has meaning for us beyond the literal, and that the ancient meditation instruction “follow the stream to the source” is accomplished in an instant, whether one considers oneself ‘beginner’ or ‘advanced’.
Establish some structure for your time, including some
Dharma practice and study, gentle exercise, cleaning, and plenty of rest. Try
not to brood, and try to avoid such habits as nervous snacking on high-calorie
foods. Remember that taking care of yourself is a gateway to caring for others
as well. One can demonstrate this by the practice of mettă meditation, among
other ways. –
We are hosting a full day of zazen, kinhin (walking meditation), and a Dharma talk on April 6th. You may join for any or all of the activities, beginning with zazen at 6:30am and ending around 3pm. The morning schedule will otherwise be the same as usual, with the Dharma talk at 10:15am, but instead of tea and cookies afterwards we will have another period of zazen followed by a bag lunch (or you can find a place to eat nearby). If you would like to join us for breakfast, which will be served in a semi-formal oryoki style, please sign up on the sheet near the entrance of the zendo.
We suggest a sliding-scale donation of $20-40, but no one will be turned away for lack of funds.
