Young Urban Zen SF San Francisco Zen Center

Kodo Conlin: In this brief dharmette, we collapse the gap between audience and speaker and set the stage for intimate exchange about the Zazen.

Michael McCord discusses “things that are broken” and celebrating the way we are.

Zachary Smith covers case 14 of the Blue Cliff Record, “Yun Men’s Appropriate Statement”

Michael McCord: Is it "OK" to use Zen to get from A to B as a transactional practice or should a person only practice Zen and see what the fruits of this are?  In other words: can Zen be my workout tool for focus?

Portion from The Loving Kindness Meditation, " Let no one deceive another nor despise any being in any state. Let none by anger or hatred wish harm to another. Even as a mother at the risk of her life Watches over and protects her only child, So with a boundless mind should one cherish all living things. Suffusing love over the entire world, Above, below, and all around, without limit, So let one cultivate an infinite good will toward the whole world " 
In this week's gathering we will talk about how zazen is a practice of all of the above and more!