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Guest Speaker: Sat. 22 October 2022– Rev. Fugan, Gene Bush

Fugan Eugene Bush began formal Zen practice in 1982 and received Dharma transmission from the late Rev. Katherine Thanas in 2010. Gene serves as one of the Practice Leaders of Santa Cruz Zen Center.

He also became a teacher for the Arcata Zen Group in 2013, with occasional forays to Hartford Street Zen Center and to Queer Dharma at San Francisco Zen Center.

Join us for zazen (seated meditation), with the talk to follow, we offer in-person distanced attendance; 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 10:30am, followed by Q&A as well as an opportunity to check in and see how you are doing and tea and cookies in person after that. Please click here to be routed to our Zoom gathering.

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1st of October 2022 – Annual meeting at Noon

Please join us for the annual sangha meeting to discuss Issan-ji temple (hszc) future and state of things. We hope to see you there!

Issan-ji Temple is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: annual meeting
Time: Oct 1, 2022 12:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

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24 September – Speaker will be Rev. Koshin, Steven Tierney

Please join us for a Dharma talk 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.

Join us for zazen (seated meditation), with the talk to follow, we offer in-person distanced attendance; 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 10:30am, followed by Q&A as well as an opportunity to check in and see how you are doing and tea and cookies in person after that. Please click here to be routed to our Zoom gathering.

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Guest Speaker: Rev. Daigan Gaither – Sat. Sept 10, 2022

Rev. Daigan Gaither began Buddhist practice in 1995 in the Vipassana (Insight) tradition, and then began to study Zen in 2003 with Ryushin Paul Haller Roshi. He received Lay Ordination in 2006 where he was given the name Daigan or “Great Vow”, and received Priest Ordination in July 2011. Daigan speaks internationally on a variety of topics particularly around gender, sexuality, social justice and their intersections with the Dharma.

He has a BA in Philosophy and Religion from San Francisco State University, and an MA in Buddhist Studies from the Graduate Theological Union and the Institute of Buddhist Studies.

Join us for zazen (seated meditation), with the talk to follow, we offer in-person distanced attendance; 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 10:30am, followed by Q&A as well as an opportunity to check in and see how you are doing and tea and cookies in person after that. Please click here to be routed to our Zoom gathering.

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Please join us!

  • Saturday Sangha – Arrive at the temple or join via Zoom by 9:30am for 40 minutes of zazen (you can log into the meeting starting at 9am for socializing), followed by a Dharma talk at 10:25am, with tea and refreshments afterward in the garden. Please click here to be routed to our Zoom gathering.

    If you wish to have posture and meditation hall instructions – Saturday before 9am – please email info@hszc.org to arrange an instructor. If no guest or alternate speaker is listed the talk will be given by the Abbot, Rev. Myō
  • Tuesday/Thursday/Saturday Morning Zazen & Service – In-person zazen begins for vaccinated individuals at 6:30am and ends at 7:10am, followed by a brief chanting service.
  • Thursday Study Hour – Our ongoing study of the Shōbōgenzō continues 7:30pm – 8:30pm in person or via Zoom. You may send an email to info@hszc.org if you wish to be added to Rev. Myō’s weekly study hour email list and receive the Zoom details.
  • Wednesday Evening Zazen – 6pm – 6:55pm – you may join us for a period of zazen and a brief chanting service. You can also still join via Zoom conferencing  – Please click here to sit with us online:. Meeting details –

Meeting ID: 918 8535 8969
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13 August – Guest Speaker Rev. Koshin, Steven Tierney & Rev. John King memorial

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Please join us for a Dharma talk 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.

Join us for zazen (seated meditation), with the talk to follow, we offer in-person distanced attendance; 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 10:30am, followed by Q&A as well as an opportunity to check in and see how you are doing and tea and cookies in person after that. Please click here to be routed to our Zoom gathering.

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Open to the Public

Covid has come and gone throughout Issan-Ji temple (HSZC). Please know we warmly invite you to rejoin us for our public offerings in person in addition to continued zoom broadcast.

Please visit here for our current schedule or here for similar details. We hope you are in good health and in positive spirits. _/|\_

As usual if no alternate or guest speaker is listed the talk on Saturday is offered by the Abbot, Rev. Myō Lahey.

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6 August -Talk by Rev. Daiko Tanzen & temple reopening to public

Join us Saturday for  a talk at 10:30am 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 now that the resident students and Priests are no longer with covid; 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 10:30am, followed by Q&A as well as an opportunity to check in and see how you are doing and tea and cookies in person after that. Please click here to be routed to our Zoom gathering.