We’ll start sitting earlier than usual this coming Saturday. There will be two periods of zazen (seated meditation) beginning at 5:30 a.m., with a period of kinhin (walking meditation) in between at 6:10 a.m., and morning chanting following at 7:00. You may think, “Oh, that’s too early for me”, but you should give it a try, and you can always nap later. Also, we’ll serve a simple breakfast to participants, but you MUST sign up ahead-of-time, either via email at hszc108@yahoo.com, or by phone at (415) 863-2507. The rest of the Saturday schedule will be according to the recent changes we made, with another period of sitting at 9:25 and the Dharma talk at 10:15 a.m., followed by a brief ceremony of commemoration of the death of our founder, Rev. Issan Dorsey. Afterwards, there will be fistfuls of cookies for your enjoyment! Everyone is welcome…
Guest Speaker, Saturday, 30 July: Rev. Furyu Nancy Schroeder
Furyu Nancy Schroeder, a resident at San Francisco Zen Center for
over 30 years, was formerly the Director of Green Gulch Farm, where she lives with her partner and daughter. Fu has been active in the Marin Interfaith Council for many years and has continued supporting special events for children, people of color, and the LGBTQQI communities. She was ordained in 1986 by Tenshin Reb Anderson, and received Dharma Transmission in 1999.
We’ll have zazen (seated meditation) at the new time of 9:25 a.m.,
with the talk to follow at 10:15, and, as (nearly) always, tea and
cookies afterwards. Everyone is welcome.
Karma Runs Faster (Rev. Myō Lahey)
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.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | RSS
Pride Parade 2011 Photos!
Pictures from Pride are now in HSZC’s Flickr group and can be viewed below:
Or click here.
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.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | RSS
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.