City Center Talks

Talk by Book Release Sojun Mel Weitsman Norman Fiscker Andrea Thach Susan Moon at City Center on 2024-03-16

Talk by Stephen Tierney at City Center on 2024-03-13

03/06/2024, Gengyoko Tim Wicks, dharma talk at City Center.
"In this talk, given at Beginner's Mind Temple, Gengyoko Time Wicks, the current tanto (head of practice) at...

In this talk, given at Beginner's Mind Temple, visiting monk Yogetsu Akasaka discusses the contrasts he’s seen between Soto Zen in Japan and in the United States. Yogetsu...

Talk by Roger Hillyard at City Center on 2024-02-28

02/21/2024, Shundo David Haye, dharma talk at City Center.
In this talk given at Beginner's Mind Temple, Shundo reflects on how a community based on zazen can help human...

In this talk, given during the second one-day sitting of the winter 2024 practice period, Abiding Abbot Dōshin Mako Voelkel discusses the power and peace of not-knowing. In the...

02/10/2024, Shogen Jody Greene, dharma talk at City Center.
This talk was given at Beginner's Mind Temple by Shogen Jody Greene. While Dōgen Zenji once described '...

02/07/2024, Eli Brown-Stevenson, dharma talk at City Center.
In this talk, given at Beginner's Mind Temple, Rev. Eli explores how Zen practice, particularly the precepts...

Talk by Mary Stares at City Center on 2024-02-03

In this talk, given during the first one-day sitting of the winter 2024 practice period, Abiding Abbot Dōshin Mako Voelkel discusses the sources and outcomes of the many...

01/17/2024, Shosan Victoria Austin, dharma talk at City Center.
In this talk, given at Beginner's Mind Temple, Shosan explores how we are practicing with the current...

Talk by Sozan Michael M Ord at City Center on 2024-01-13

Talk by Zachary Smith at City Center on 2024-01-10

In this talk, from Beginner's Mind Temple, Liên speaks about how Skillful View, in services of restoration, is about opening up to acknowledging harm and harming, (re)...

In this talk, from Beginner's Mind Temple, Liên speaks about how Skillful View, in services of restoration, is about opening up to acknowledging harm and harming, (re)...

Talk by Jisan Tova Green at City Center on 2024-01-04

In light of several major transitions unfolding for SFZC and the sangha at large, including the upcoming yearlong renovation of Beginner’s Mind Temple, Abbot David offers...

Talk by Paul Haller at City Center on 2023-12-09

01/25/2023, Ryushin Paul Haller, dharma talk at City Center. Ceremony calls forth sacredness. In the opening ceremony we enliven the sacredness of each of the centers of...

Talk by Paul Haller at City Center on 2023-12-05

Talk by Andre Elsen at City Center on 2023-12-03

12/02/2023, Kyoshin Wendy Lewis, dharma talk at City Center. This talk from Beginner's Mind Temple addresses the aspect of philosophy in the practice and study of Buddhism,...

Talk by Tim Wicks at City Center on 2023-11-25