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!
New Year’s Eve at Hartford Street Zen Center
Warm up to the New Year by chillin’ with us! Here’s the schedule:
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Guest Speaker: Rev. Steven Tierney
Please join us this Saturday, 15 December, for a Dharma talk by Rev. Steven, priest-ordained by Rev. Dairyu Michael Wenger, and who is a clinical psychologist and frequent consultant to 12-step programs, as well as group facilitator for the Issan-ji community. We’ll have zazen (seated meditation) as usual at 9:25, with the talk to follow, and afterwards tea and cookies will be on offer in the living room. Everyone is welcome!
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.
Holiday Closures…
November 2018: 22nd & 23rd;
December 2018: 10th, 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th;
January 2019: 1st, 2nd
We’ll take a break from our stalwart zendo practice on the days noted above, so stay home by the fire and do some cozy sitting there, just for fun. Watch for a notice about our traditional New Year’s Eve event, which will start on December 31 at about 7:30 p.m. NOTE: If you attend one of the other groups that meet here independently of the usual zendo schedule, check with them to find out if they will hold their regular get-togethers. Have happy and safe holidays, everyone!
Annual Retreat: Winter Light
Veteran’s Day Holiday: Zendo Closed
Guest Speaker, 3 November: Jamie Howell
Please join us for a talk by Jamie, who has received Lay-Entrustment from Rev. Dairyu Michael Wenger. In addition to being a long-time Zen practitioner, Rev. Jamie is real-estate expert and an enthusiastic soccer coach. Everyone is welcome to attend. There’ll be zazen (seated meditation) as usual at 9:25 a.m., with the talk to follow at 10:15 after a short break. Afterwards there will be tea and cookies in the living room. A great Saturday morning!