Rev. Cynthia Kear explains in personal terms the meaning and experience of the Three Refuges and their vital importance on the path of practice.
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Guest Speaker, Sat. 23 Mar.: Rev. Cynthia Kear
Please join us this Saturday morning for a Dharma talk by Rev. Ryotan Cynthia Kear.
Cynthia received Jukai from SFZC prior Abbot Paul Haller in 2004. In 2008 she was given Shukke Tokudo (priest ordination) by Darlene Cohen, her heart and root teacher, and was shuso (head student) in 2009. In December, 2010 Darlene gave her Dharma Transmission. In 2009 Cynthia graduated from the Shokagu Zen Institute, a three year Zen seminary training program.
She is the founding member of the Wild Geese Sangha, a group that has met for over 8 years. She leads the Upstairs Sangha, a study group (both of which meet at her home zendo), and co-leads the Women’s Meditation & Recovery Sangha which meets monthly at HSZC.
Saturdays we offer our reduced morning schedule, a brief drop-in meditation instruction at 8:30 am. Zazen (seated meditation) at 9:25 am. A dharma talk at 10:15 am followed by tea and cookies.
Please join us for whatever part(s) of the program you are able.
One Body, Three Treasures (Rev. Myo Lahey)
Rev. Myo Lahey recommends not to get caught up in thinking too much about one’s own practice, and instead to seek refuge in the three treasures.
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Clothing Drive a Success!
Our one month-long clothing drive for the benefit of St. Anthony Foundation’s Free Clothing Program was a hit! We began our drive on the National Day of Service in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and concluded it on Saturday, February 23. A clothing barrel was provided by St. Anthony’s for us to use in the zendo, but over the course of the drive dedicated Sangha members accumulated and dropped off so many bags of clothing they were piled upstairs in the dining room. All in all we had the equivalent of almost 30 bags of clothes and other items including some children’s toys. At the end of the clothing drive Siphai from St. Anthony’s picked up the clothing from us. Siphai also happens to practice at a Cambodian Buddhist Temple in the Sunset District.
Our thanks to all the Sangha members who helped by participating in planning the drive, publishing notices online, and who donated their clothing to this well-known charitable program. Our appreciation extends to St. Anthony Foundation for providing us an opportunity to participate in this, allowing us to practice our Bodhisattva Vow by helping others.
THURSDAYS: Study Hour 7:30PM
9 March; Guest Speaker – Ko Shin, Steven Tierney
Ko Shin Steven Tierney, Ed.D. CAS 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.
On January 9, 2013 Ko Shin ordained as a Soto Zen priest by Dairyu Michael Wenger.
Every Saturday we offer our reduced morning schedule, a brief drop-in meditation instruction at 8:30 am. Zazen (seated meditation) at 9:25 am. A dharma talk at 10:15 am followed by tea and cookies.
Please join us for whatever part(s) of the program you are able.
THURSDAYS: Study Hour 7:30PM
2 March 2013: Full Moon Ceremony
We’ll have the monthly Full-Moon Ceremony renewal of our Bodhisattva vows Saturday morning after the dharma talk.
The ceremony takes about a half-hour and involves some thirty full prostrations, but simple standing bows are also all right if prostrations are too strenuous.
Everyone is welcome to take part in this celebration.