Rev. Myō discusses a recent suicide in the community, the feelings which may have led to this act, and what it means to honor one’s inmost request.
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Pride Parade 2011 Photos!
Pictures from Pride are now in HSZC’s Flickr group and can be viewed below:
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More pictures from Pride can be seen in SFZC’s photo album.
iTunes Podcasts of Dharma Talks
We are now podcasting all of our dharma talks and guest speakers for streaming on this website or downloading from iTunes! So be sure to check out the “Podcasts” category to find all of them!
Now, if you tell a friend about a great talk you heard at Hartford Street, you can just direct them to the website and they can hear it, too! No matter where you are in the world, you can stay connected to Issan-ji and listen to these podcasts standing or walking (or jogging!), sitting or lying down, during all one’s waking hours…
One-Man Play About Issan Dorsey in Berlin
Following yesterday’s wonderful talk by Bernd Bender on the social practice of Zen, being yourself, and translating Street Zen into German, we found out that there is a man in Germany who was so inspired by Street Zen that he wrote a one-man play about our founder Issan Dorsey which he performed around the country! If you understand German or are just curious, check out the video below:
Just to Be Yourself is Enough (Bernd Bender)
Bernd Bender discusses the social practice of Zen, just being yourself, and his experiences studying under Judith Butler and translating Street Zen into German.
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Full Moon Ceremony – Friday, July 15th
This month’s Full-Moon Bodhisattva Ceremony will take place after the 6 p.m. period of zazen on Friday 15 July. The ceremony will conclude by 7:15. Everyone is welcome to attend.Guest Speaker: Bernd Bender – Saturday, July 16th
Saturday the 16th, our guest speaker will be Bernd Bender from the San Francisco Zen Center. Bernd has been a student of Soto Zen since 1984. After moving to San Francisco from Germany, he began his studies at the Zen Center, receiving lay ordination from Tenshin Reb Anderson in 1996. He has lived at all three practice centers, and has translated several Buddhist texts from English to German. Bernd was Shuso (head student) during the City Center Spring Practice Period in 2009. He is inspired by how the simplicity of practice meets the infinite complexity of life. Bernd received Lay Dharma Entrustment from Dairyu Michael Wenger in 2010.
Patient Belongings (Rev. Myo Lahey) HSZC Dharma Talk, 07/09/2011
Rev. Myo addresses the helpful ridiculousness of Zen formality, and describes how practice prepared him to face apparent imminent death. He then expounds the teaching of “patient belongings.”
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