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Ceremony Talks

A ceremony (UK: , US: ) is a unified ritualistic event with a purpose, usually consisting of a number of artistic components, performed on a special occasion.

The word may be of Etruscan origin, via the Latin caerimonia.

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Title	Speaker	Date
Mahapajapati and Liberation Abiding Abbot Dōshin Mako Voelkel explores the life and lessons of Mahapajapati—the first Buddhist nun, and foster mother of the historical Buddha—after City Center’s annual... Ceremony	Dōshin Mako Voelkel	Mar 14 2026 City Center
Here But Not Yet Ready Serial: SF-12408 Koji Vanessa Able asks: What is true readiness and how can we respond when we just don’t feel ready for a change or a challenge? What can practice teach us about showing... Shuso, Practice Period, Ceremony	Koji Vanessa Able	Oct 22 2025 City Center
Cultivating Clarity Through Zen Practices Serial: SF-12438 Talk by Michael McCord at Tassajara on 2025-07-12 Zazen, Tassajara, Ceremony	Sozan Michael McCord	Jul 12 2025 Tassajara
Embodied Precepts, Interwoven Lives Serial: SF-08230 Talk by Jisan Tova Green Zach Smith Shosan Victoria Austin at City Center on 2025-04-19 Ceremony	Jisan Tova Green, Shosan Victoria Austin, Anshi Zachary Smith	Apr 19 2025 City Center
Lie Spring Arising In Everything Serial: SF-08213 Talk by Shundo David Haye at City Center on 2025-04-15 Ceremony	Shundo David Haye	Apr 15 2025 City Center
The Art of Just This Serial: SF-08227 04/02/2025, So-on Eli Brown-Stevenson, dharma talk at City Center. So-on Eli Brown-Stevenson examines the rich intersection between Zen practice and artistic expression—... Tenzo, Zazen, Ceremony	So-on Eli Brown-Stevenson	Apr 02 2025 City Center
Online Zen Is Real Zen Serial: SF-08116 02/08/2025, Doshin Dan Gudgel, dharma talk at City Center. Doshin Dan Gudgel offers suggestions and principles for providing and engaging in online practice, and... Ceremony	Doshin Dan Gudgel	Feb 08 2025 City Center
Wholehearted Presence in Zen Rituals Serial: SF-08587 Talk by Furyu Schroeder at Green Gulch Farm on 2024-12-29 Ceremony	Fu Schroeder	Dec 29 2024 Green Gulch Farm
Harmony, Respect, Purity, Tranquillity Serial: SF-08347 12/28/2024, Sozan Miglioli, dharma talk at City Center. Sozan Miglioli explores the four fundamental principles of Wa, Kei, Sei, and Jaku—core teachings rooted in Zen and... Daily Life, Ceremony	Sozan Miglioli	Dec 28 2024 City Center
Feeding Our Hungry Ghosts Serial: SF-08483 10/30/2024, Jisan Tova Green, dharma talk at City Center. In this talk, given at Beginner's Mind Temple, Jisan Tova Green describes the Sejiki Ceremony, in which hungry... Ceremony	Jisan Tova Green	Oct 30 2024 City Center
Feeding Ghosts, Finding Wholeness Serial: SF-08630 Talk by Jisan Tova Green at City Center on 2024-10-30 Ceremony	Jisan Tova Green	Oct 30 2024 City Center
Heroic Bodhisattva Goes To Practice Period Serial: SF-08292 10/20/2024, Eijun Linda Cutts, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. Linda explores how the mind of a Bodhisattva is able to meet the challenges of our lives, and celebrates the... Practice Period, Bodhisattva, Ceremony	Eijun Linda Cutts	Oct 20 2024 Green Gulch Farm
The Conventional and Ultimate Meaning of the Precepts Serial: SF-08242 09/22/2024, Thiemo Blank, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. This dharma talk was given at Green Gulch Farm by Tanto Thiemo Blank. The talk gives an introduction into the... Precepts, Ceremony, Bodhisattva	Thiemo Blank	Sep 22 2024 Green Gulch Farm
Human Life is Precious Serial: SF-08237 06/30/2024, Myoju Erin Merk, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. This talk was given at Green Gulch Farm by Myoju Shinjin Erin Merk on Pride Day 2024 in a celebration of... Ceremony, Karma	Myoju Erin Merk	Jun 30 2024 Green Gulch Farm
Dragons love Ceremonies Serial: SF-08352 05/12/2024, Thiemo Blank, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. "This talk was presented by Thiemo on Mothers Day at the end of an introductory Sesshin (meditation retreat)... Ceremony, Dogen	Thiemo Blank	May 12 2024 Green Gulch Farm
Embracing Being-Time through Jukai Serial: SF-09529 Talk by Fu Schroeder Sangha Sessions Uji Jukai Gui Spina on 2023-12-31 Ceremony, New Year	Fu Schroeder	Dec 31 2023
Uji Unveiled: Time and Transformation Serial: SF-09778 Talk by Fu Schroeder Sangha on 2023-12-31 Ceremony, New Year	Fu Schroeder	Dec 31 2023
Curiosity, Compassion, Zen Transformation Serial: SF-08861 Talk by Paul Haller at City Center on 2023-12-04 Effort, Ceremony	Ryushin Paul Haller	Dec 04 2023 City Center
Zen Transitions and Timeless Practice Serial: SF-09753 Talk by Fu Schroeder Sangha on 2023-03-12 Japan, Ceremony	Fu Schroeder	Mar 12 2023
Zen Ceremonies: Rituals in Practice Serial: SF-09748 Talk by Fu Schroeder Sangha on 2023-02-19 Ceremony	Fu Schroeder	Feb 19 2023
Embracing Ceremony in Zen Practice Serial: SF-08825 Talk by Ryushin Paul Haller at City Center on 2023-01-25 Ceremony, Suzuki Roshi	Ryushin Paul Haller	Jan 25 2023 City Center
Zen Paths to Joyful Freedom Serial: SF-08000 Talk by Rinso Ed Sattizahn at City Center on 2022-12-07 Suzuki Roshi, Ceremony	Rinso Ed Sattizahn	Dec 07 2022 City Center
On Mending Serial: SF-07929 06/22/2022, Jisan Tova Green, dharma talk at City Center. This talk addresses the need for mending in our own lives, with friends or family, our communities, our country, and... Ceremony, Community	Jisan Tova Green	Jun 22 2022 City Center
The Ancestors Teaching of No Gaining Idea Serial: SF-07965 Senior Dharma Teacher Eijun Cutts shares and reflects on teachings from Shakyamuni Buddha, Bodhidharma, Dōgen Zenji, and Suzuki-roshi that the key to practice is "No Gaining... Ceremony, Suzuki Roshi	Eijun Linda Cutts	Mar 20 2022 Green Gulch Farm
The Refuge of Letting Go Serial: SF-07917 On the day of the celebration of Bodhidharma's Awakening a talk on the mind as fiction. 02/05/2022, Ryushin Paul Haller, dharma talk at City Center. Bodhidharma, Ceremony	Ryushin Paul Haller	Feb 05 2022 City Center
Jukai Receiving the Precepts Serial: SF-07906 A dharma talk on the day of a jukai ceremony, exploring vow and the 16 Bodhisattva precepts. 01/22/2022, Kyoshin Wendy Lewis, Jisan Tova Green, Anshi Zachary Smith, dharma... Precepts, Ceremony	Jisan Tova Green, Kyoshin Wendy Lewis, Anshi Zachary Smith	Jan 22 2022 City Center
Jukai - Receiving the Precepts Serial: SF-07973 A dharma talk on the day of a jukai ceremony, exploring vow and the 16 Bodhisattva precepts. 01/22/2022, Kyoshin Wendy Lewis, Jisan Tova Green, Anshi Zachary Smith, dharma... Precepts, Ceremony	Jisan Tova Green, Kyoshin Wendy Lewis, Anshi Zachary Smith	Jan 22 2022 City Center
Sejiki Ghost Ceremony Serial: SF-10925 A history of Sejiki Cermony, feeding of the hungry ghost. An open-hearted wish to welcome all beings without discrimination. 10/30/2021, Doshin Mako Voelkel, dharma talk... Ceremony	Dōshin Mako Voelkel	Oct 30 2021 City Center
Sejiki Ghost Ceremony Serial: SF-11058 A history of Sejiki Cermony, feeding of the hungry ghost. An open-hearted wish to welcome all beings without discrimination. 10/30/2021, Doshin Mako Voelkel, dharma talk... Ceremony	Dōshin Mako Voelkel	Oct 30 2021 City Center
Priest Ordination Serial: SF-11119 A personal reflection on priest ordination in the Soto Zen Lineage from their own live as priests. 09/11/2021, Ryushin Paul Haller and Furyu Nancy Schroeder, dharma talk... Ceremony, Suzuki Roshi	Ryushin Paul Haller, Fu Schroeder	Sep 11 2021 City Center
Beginners Heart: Zen in Action Serial: SF-12335 Talk by Tim Oconnor Fraser at City Center on 2019-12-02 Shuso, Big Mind, Ceremony	Tim O'Connor Fraser	Dec 02 2019 City Center
An Understanding of Hope Serial: SF-10799 08/07/2019, Jisan Tova Green, dharma talk at City Center. Ceremony	Jisan Tova Green	Aug 07 2019 City Center
Doing Nothing Serial: SF-10801 4/24/2019, Anshi Zachary Smith dharma talk at City Center. Dharma Transmission, Ceremony	Anshi Zachary Smith	Apr 24 2019 City Center
Our Ceremonies, Our Lives Serial: SF-10857 01/05/2019, Jisan Tova Green, dharma talk at City Center. Ceremony, Precepts	Jisan Tova Green	Jan 05 2019 City Center
The Interdependence of Fish and Water Serial: SF-11629 12/07/2018, Rinso Ed Sattizahn, dharma talk at City Center. Ceremony	Rinso Ed Sattizahn	Dec 07 2018 City Center
Boundless Zen: Life as Practice Serial: SF-12232 Talk by Ed Satazhan at City Center on 2018-12-07 Shuso, Koan, Ceremony	Rinso Ed Sattizahn	Dec 07 2018 City Center
Making Vows and Coming of Age Serial: SF-11496 5/20/2018, Tenshin Reb Anderson dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. Delusion, Ceremony	Tenshin Reb Anderson	May 20 2018 Green Gulch Farm
Embarking on a New Life as a Practicing Bodhisattva Serial: SF-11522 4/28/2018, Anshin Rosalie Curtis dharma talk at City Center. Ceremony	Anshin Rosalie Curtis	Apr 28 2018 City Center
Meeting the Ancestors, Meeting Oneself Serial: SF-11583 1/17/2018, Tenzen David Zimmerman dharma talk at City Center. Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Ceremony	Tenzen David Zimmerman	Jan 17 2018 City Center
The Gift of Nothing Serial: SF-10457 12/16/2017, Furyu Schroeder dharma talk at City Center. Ceremony	Fu Schroeder	Dec 16 2017 City Center
Harmony Beyond Self in Zen Serial: SF-12275 Talk by Ed Sattizahn at City Center on 2017-10-04 Practice Period, Suzuki Roshi, Ceremony	Rinso Ed Sattizahn	Oct 04 2017 City Center
Entering the Way While Staying at Home Serial: SF-10492 9/23/2017, Ryushin Paul Haller dharma talk at City Center. Ceremony	Ryushin Paul Haller	Sep 23 2017 City Center
Sun Faced Buddha Moon Faced Buddha Serial: SF-10333 7/30/2017, Tenshin Reb Anderson dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. Precepts, Ceremony	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jul 30 2017 Green Gulch Farm
Sincerity and Authenticity Serial: SF-10378 7/16/2017, Shokuchi Carrigan dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. Ceremony	Shokuchi Deirdre Carrigan	Jul 16 2017 Green Gulch Farm
How Am I Now? I Don't Know Serial: SF-10503 2017-07-05, Zesho Susan O'Connell, dharma talk at City Center Ceremony, Bowing, Dharma Transmission	Zesho Susan O'Connell	Jul 05 2017 City Center
A Life Of Usefulness Serial: SF-10317 1/7/2017, Shokan Jordan Thorn dharma talk at City Center. Ceremony	Shokan Jordan Thorn	Jan 07 2017 City Center
Saying Yes To The Causes And Conditions Of Our Lives Serial: SF-11889 4/16/2016, Ryushin Paul Haller dharma talk at City Center. Ceremony	Ryushin Paul Haller	Apr 16 2016 City Center
Jukai - Receiving the Precepts Serial: SF-12138 3/6/2016, Zenshin Greg Fain dharma talk at Tassajara. Ceremony, Precepts	Zenshin Greg Fain	Mar 06 2016 Tassajara
We Are All Hungry Ghosts Serial: SF-09209 11/01/2015, Ango Sara Tashker, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. Ceremony, Suffering	Ango Sara Tashker	Nov 01 2015 Green Gulch Farm
Seijiki Serial: SF-09085 10/24/2015, Eijun Linda Ruth Cutts dharma talk at City Center. Ceremony, Suffering	Eijun Linda Cutts	Oct 24 2015 City Center

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