The general criticism of self-cultivation as being too individualistic fails to recognize that we are unable to be of service to others until we...
Supporting A Far-Flung Community of Practitioners
Sangha Project
Shosan Victoria Austin on Meditation Postures Designed for the Female Body
The main point of meditation is the same for all humans: to rest in the ultimate, and to experience the connection between ultimate and conditioned...
Branching Streams Visiting Teacher Reports Back from Brooklyn Zen Center
In this post from the Branching Streams website, City Center teacher Kanzan David Zimmerman reflects on his three-month fellowship stay at Brooklyn...
Informational Meeting for Awakening through Service (Class)
Saturday, August 22 After lecture (around 11 am - 12 pm) Meet with co-facilitators Kathryn Stark and Jeffrey Schneider to find out more about the...
Transmitting the Dharma through Online Courses
Sangha Project
Life Is Hard: Zoketsu Norman Fischer on the Necessity of Love and Compassion
"One of the worst feelings is to feel utterly alone," says former SFZC abbot Zoketsu Norman Fischer, "but it’s impossible to ever be alone." In the...
Call for Volunteers for Pico Iyer Events, July 24-25
UPDATED: Volunteers are invited to help Zen Center with registration, ushering, and book sales, especially for the Saturday workshop below—in...
SFZC Is Looking for an Event Coordinator — Immediate Opening
San Francisco Zen Center is a collection of three practice centers offering Zen meditation, training and programs in San Francisco, Marin and Carmel...