City Center Talks

09/14/2022, Shundo David Haye, dharma talk at City Center.
Drawing on the teachings of Suzuki Roshi and Dogen, Shundo reflects on the history of City Center and how to...

09/10/2022, Sozan Michael McCord, dharma talk at City Center.
Our Zen practice gives us the context and tools to be with and meet the moments in our life, honing our gut...

09/07/2022, Roger Hillyard, dharma talk at City Center. Using the hindrance of Remorse and the paramita of Generosity.

08/31/2022, Kogen Kim Hart, dharma talk at City Center. Kim present a lively discourse on the nature of time and what has been revealed to her on the subject over her 30 years...

08/27/2022, Zesho Susan O’Connell, dharma talk at City Center.
Practice is more than following the breath and happens inside and outside the zendo. This talk investigates...

Talk by Ryushin Paul Haller at City Center on 2022-08-25

08/20/2022, Kyoshin Wendy Lewis, dharma talk at City Center.
In Genjokoan, Dogen further investigates the teaching of The Heart Sutra, especially the dialectical...

08/17/2022, Florence Caplow, dharma talk at City Center.
In our tradition, sickness and pain are honored as messengers. But what does it mean for us when these messengers...

08/10/2022, Zenju Earthlyn Manuel, dharma talk at City Center.
Stillness and silence is to return home in the midst of chaos in the world. In this way we are learning to...

08/06/2022, Venerable Thich Nu Thuan Tue, dharma talk at City Center.
To unlock your happiness you must first hold the key in your own hand. It means to be a master of...

08/03/2022, Chikudo Catherine Spaeth, dharma talk at City Center. What is the role of inquiry in our practice? Inquiry has many different functions and is an expression of how...

07/23/2022, Keiryu Liên Shutt, dharma talk at City Center.
Guidance from the teachings on how we can stay connected and be supportive to and with each other during these...

Talk by Shosan Victoria Austin at City Center on 2022-07-21

07/16/2022, Judith Ragir, dharma talk at City Center.
This is a talk on the book Untangling Karma. It is one woman Zen teacher's approach to trauma that integrates deep...

Talk by Kodo Conlin at City Center on 2022-07-13

07/09/2022, Ryushin Paul Haller, dharma talk at City Center.

07/06/2022, Gengyoko Tim Weeks, dharma talk at City Center. Although our Zen practice centers on sitting silently, we value conversation and interaction with each other through...

07/02/2022, Greg Snyder & Laura O'Loughlin, dharma talk at City Center.

06/29/2022, Sozan Michael McCord, dharma talk at City Center. "Zen practice teaches us that the manner and context with which we hold our fears will have a dramatic impact on...

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...

06/18/2022, Tenzen David Zimmerman, dharma talk at City Center.
Abbot David speaks to various themes, concerns, challenges, and visions related to the future of American...

06/15/2022, Jisan Anna Thorn, dharma talk at City Center. The new Tanto's Way Seeking Mind Talk - returning to City Center and a different world.

06/08/2022, Henzan Roger Hillyard, dharma talk at City Center.
Seeking our Master Far and Wide is remembering our Buddha Nature.

06/04/2022, Pamela Weiss, dharma talk at City Center.
On the final day of the sesshin and Intensive, we consider the source of true happiness, and take up the interwoven...