San Francisco Zen Center Dharma Talks

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Dharma Talks given at San Francisco Zen Center

  1. Jul 8

    Returning and the Settled Self

    Given by Horin Nancy Petrin at City Center on July 8th, 2026 Horin Nancy Petrin reflects on the ‘settled self’ inspired by Suzuki Roshi’s lecture ‘Be Kind with Yourself” from the collection “Not Always So.”

  2. Jul 5

    To Shine One Corner

    Given by Jiryu Rutschman-Byler at Green Gulch Farm on July 5th, 2026 Abbot Jiryu Rutschman-Byler shares some of Suzuki Roshi’s views on WWII, America and Japanese nationalism, and shares a story of Suzuki Roshi’s practice of “shining one corner” during the war.

  3. Jul 1

    Taste The Truth

    Given by Shundo David Haye at City Center on July 1st, 2026 Shundo David Haye reflects on the role and value of practice in imbuing us with inner integrity, in this age of social media and AI.

  4. Jun 28

    The Dharma of Demi-Girls

    Given by Shoren Heather Iarusso at Green Gulch Farm on June 28th, 2026 Shōren Heather Iarusso explores the intersection of Buddhism, gender fluidity and the PRIDE movement using a rainbow as a metaphor.

  5. Jun 27

    Holding It All

    Given by Jisho Lisa Beth Hoffman at City Center on June 27th, 2026 td {border: 1px solid #cccccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;} Jisho Lisa Beth Hoffman, in this Queer Pride weekend talk, asks “How do we practice so the poignant truth of impermanence deepens our experience of ‘just this’ – the life and moment before us?”

  6. Jun 21

    The Gulch, the Valley, as the Embodiment of Silent Illumination

    Given by Guo Gu at Green Gulch Farm on June 21st, 2026 td {border: 1px solid #cccccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;} Chan Teacher Guo Gu speaks of the significance of the "gulch" in Green Gulch, connecting it with the qualities of being the “valley"—open receptive, responsive, hollow yet luminous qualities.

  7. Jun 16

    The Historical-Political Rise of Silent Illumination, Shikantaza, and the Embodied Experiencing of this Practice

    Given by Guo Gu at City Center on June 16th, 2026

  8. Jun 14

    Zazen Sits Zazen for the Welfare of the World

    Given by Nyokai Kristin Diggs at Green Gulch Farm on June 14th, 2026 Nyokai Kristin Diggs talks about zazen as a practice of realizing the non-separation of body and mind, and about the dynamic relationship that is the body-mind.

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