City Center Talks

Talk by Andre Elsen at City Center on 2023-11-15

Talk by Paul Haller at City Center on 2023-11-08

This talk, from Beginner's Mind Temple, was given by senior dharma teacher Ryushin Paul Haller. As we witness the war in the Middle East and the suffering it creates, it's...

Talk by Andre Elsen at City Center on 2023-11-01

10/28/2023, Shosan Victoria Austin, dharma talk at City Center.
In this talk from Beginner's Mind Temple, Shosan Victoria Austin discusses working skillfully with anger....

This talk, from Beginner's Mind Temple, was given by senior dharma teacher Ryushin Paul Haller. This talk was based on a Thanksgiving message from Brother David Steindl-Rast...

Talk by Ryushin Paul Haller at City Center on 2023-10-18

10/14/2023, Tenzen David Zimmerman, dharma talk at City Center. In this talk from Beginner's Mind Temple, on the occasion of SFZC’s Members and Volunteers Appreciation Day,...

10/07/2023, Ryushin Paul Haller, dharma talk at City Center.
In this talk from Beginner's Mind Temple, Ryushin Paul Haller discusses how taking refuge from the...

10/04/2023, Ryushin Paul Haller, dharma talk at City Center.
In this talk from Beginner's Mind Temple, Ryushin Paul Haller discusses the three Refuges, Buddha, Dharma and...

09/30/2023, Zesho Susan O'Connell, dharma talk at City Center. In this talk from Beginner's Mind Temple, Susan O’Connell discusses how the joy of practice can support us when,...

Talk by Eli Brown Stevenson at City Center on 2023-09-27

09/16/2023, Sozan Michael McCord, dharma talk at City Center.
In this talk from Beginner's Mind Temple, Sozan Michael McCord explores how each of the precepts come with...

09/13/2023, Roger Hillyard, dharma talk at City Center.
In this talk from Beginner's Mind Temple, Roger Hillyard explores the Boddhisattva's Four Methods of Guidance - a...

03/22/2023, Dan Gudgel, dharma talk at City Center.
Dan Gudgel, in this third talk as shuso, discusses how holding his personal experience lightly and recognizing the...

Talk by Meg Levie at City Center on 2023-09-02

Talk by Sessei Meg Levie at City Center on 2023-09-02

Talk by Dawn Neal at City Center on 2023-08-30

08/23/2023, Anshi Zachary Smith, dharma talk at City Center.
The most striking feature of the famous Koan recorded as Case 1 of the Blue Cliff Record and entitled, in...

Talk by Teah Strozer at City Center on 2023-08-17

Talk by Ryushin Paul Haller at City Center on 2023-08-05

07/29/2023, Doshin Mako Voelkel, dharma talk at City Center.
Abiding Abbot Doshin Mako Voelkel, in this talk from Beginner's Mind Temple, discusses everyday Zen practices...

07/22/2023, Keiryu Liên Shutt, dharma talk at City Center. Keiryu Liên Shutt, in this talk from Beginner's Mind Temple, shares how her new book, "Home is Here", showcases ways...

07/15/2023, Shosan Victoria Austin, dharma talk at City Center.
In this dharma talk from Beginner's Mind Temple, Shosan Victoria Austin asks: How do we approach barriers...