News & Events
September 2022
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News from Our Community
September Seminar. Our experiment with a new time for seminar continues, meeting 5:00 – 7:00 pm (PT) in Tiburon and online. Registration is no longer required for in-person participants but we ask that Tiburon attendees comply with our current Covid protocols. Our topic is Dogen’s Genjokoan, available online in multiple translations.
All-Day Sitting at Green Gulch Farm. Our next All-Day Sitting will again be held in-person at Green Gulch Farm and online on Zoom. To attend in person, you will register through the San Francisco Zen Center/Green Gulch Farm website and for Zoom access, through the event page on the Everyday Zen website. Follow instructions and links for both on the event page on the Everyday Zen website.
Engaged Buddhist Letter Writing Retreats. “Writing letters to voters is one of the most effective ways to increase voter turnout.”—Vote Forward Join with other sangha members in a letter-writing retreat on Zoom to encourage participation in the upcoming election. There are four remaining retreats coming up, organized by the Buddhist Election Retreat Organizing Committee. On September 11, Roshi Joan Halifax will offer the opening dharma talk.
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September Events
With the Everyday Zen Sangha
RECURRING EVENTS
Wednesdays In August & September
DHARMA SEMINAR (HYBRID)
NOTE TIME: 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm (PT)
◦ Led variously by Norman and Senior Everyday Zen Teachers
Topic: Dogen's Genjokoan
Please visit the event page on our website for details.
Saturday | September 24
SEPTEMBER ALL-DAY SITTING (HYBRID)
9:00 am - 4:30 pm (PT)
◦ Led by Norman Fischer
Green Gulch Farm & Zoom
Please visit the event page on our website for details and registration
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With Affiliated Sanghas
Thursdays
Every 4th Thursday of the month
RACIAL AND SOCIAL JUSTICE AS DHARMA PRACTICE (ONLINE)
A Multi Sangha Program open to all
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm (PDT)
◦ Facilitated by Hoka Chris Fortin and Doralee Grindler Katonah
To register and for more information, please contact: chrisfortin@comcast.net or grindkaton@icloud.com. The Zoom link is sent out each month.
Sundays | September 11 & 25, October 9 & 23
LETTER-WRITING ELECTION RETREAT (ON ZOOM)
10:00 am - 1:00 pm (PDT)
◦ Led by the Buddhist Election Retreat Organizing Committee
To register and for more information, please visit the event pages on our website or go directly to 2022 Engaged Buddhist Letter Writing Retreats.
Wednesday – Sunday | September 14 – October 08
FALL PRACTICE PERIOD AT UPAYA ZEN CENTER (IN PERSON)
◦ Led by Sensei Sokaku Kathie Fischer, Sensei Jose Shinzan Palma, Hoshi Matthew Kozan Palevsky
Topic: Cultivating the Empty Field
Please address inquiries to to Upaya Zen Center.
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Looking Ahead
Sunday, December 3 - Sunday, December 10
ROHATSU SESSHIN (IN PERSON)
◦ Led by Norman
Mar de Jade, Chacala, México
For more information and to register, please visit the Mar de Jade website: Rohatsu Zen Meditation Retreat
Saturday, January 28 – Saturday, April 8
WINTER PRACTICE PERIOD
In-person and online
Details to be announced.
Monday, March 27 – Sunday, April 2
ANNUAL BAY AREA SESSHIN
Santa Sabina, San Rafael, CA
Details to be announced.
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