City Center Talks

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—...

03/29/2025, Abbot Dōshin Mako Voelkel, dharma talk at City Center.
Abiding Abbot Dōshin Mako Voelkel explores how the spirit of Dogen’s “Tenzo Kyokun” extends beyond...

03/28/2025, Doshin Dan Gudgel, dharma talk at City Center.
Doshin Dan Gudgel explores the idea of a ‘caretaker’ as it relates to the Parental Mind that Dogen encourages...

Talk by Doshin Mako Voelkel at City Center on 2025-03-27

Talk by Mary Stares at City Center on 2025-03-22

03/15/2025, Sozan Michael McCord, dharma talk at City Center. Sozan Michael McCord looks at Zen kitchen practice and work practice generally, connecting to the joy of activity...

03/08/2025, Zenki Mary Mocine, dharma talk at City Center.
Zenki Mary Mocine speaks about Eihei Dogen Zenji’s text “Tenzo Kyokun (Instruction to the Cook)” as part of the...

Talk by Teah Strozer at City Center on 2025-03-05

Talk by Edward Espe Brown at City Center on 2025-03-01

02/22/2025, Dōshin Mako Voelkel, dharma talk at City Center. Abiding Abbot Dōshin Mako Voelkel explores the dharma teachings of the past year-plus of renovation work, community...

02/19/2025, Anshi Zachary Smith, dharma talk at City Center.
Anshi Zachary Smith asks “How can we study and engage with memory and mind processes in such a way that it...

Talk by Ryushin Paul Haller at City Center on 2025-02-15

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...

02/01/2025, Sozan Michael McCord, dharma talk at City Center.
Sozan Michael McCord uses the lens of "The Harmony of Difference and Equality" by Shitou Xiqian, to unpack...

Talk by Epp Opening With Ryushin Paul Haller at City Center on 2025-01-25

Talk by Shosan Victoria Austin at City Center on 2025-01-22

01/18/2025, Jisan Tova Green, dharma talk at City Center.
This talk by Jisan Tova Green weaves together themes from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s sermons, teachings of...

01/11/2025, Keiryu Liên Shutt, dharma talk at City Center.
Keiryu Liên Shutt discusses how the hands and eyes of Avalokitesvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, need to be...

Talk by Shundo David Haye at City Center on 2025-01-08

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...

12/18/2024, Roger Hillyard, dharma talk at City Center.
Roger Hillyard explores the idea of transmission — how it flows in all directions, how we experience it in our...

12/14/2024, Zenki Mary Mocine, dharma talk at City Center.
Zenki Mary Mocine asks: How should we practice with dis-ease, fear and even anger? Remember your connection...

Talk by Gengyoko Tim Wicks at City Center on 2024-12-06

Talk by Eli Brown Stevenson at City Center on 2024-12-05