San Francisco Zen Center Dharma Talks

Given by Horin Nancy Petrin at City Center on July 8th, 2026
Horin Nancy Petrin reflects on the ‘settled self’ inspired by Suzuki Roshi’s lecture ‘Be Kind with Yourself” from the collection “Not Always So.”

Given by Jiryu Rutschman-Byler at Green Gulch Farm on July 5th, 2026
Abbot Jiryu Rutschman-Byler shares some of Suzuki Roshi’s views on WWII, America and Japanese nationalism, and shares a story of Suzuki Roshi’s practice of “shining one corner” during the war.

Given by Shundo David Haye at City Center on July 1st, 2026
Shundo David Haye reflects on the role and value of practice in imbuing us with inner integrity, in this age of social media and AI.

Given by Shoren Heather Iarusso at Green Gulch Farm on June 28th, 2026
Shōren Heather Iarusso explores the intersection of Buddhism, gender fluidity and the PRIDE movement using a rainbow as a metaphor.

Given by Jisho Lisa Beth Hoffman at City Center on June 27th, 2026


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Jisho Lisa Beth Hoffman, in this Queer Pride weekend talk, asks “How do we practice so the poignant truth of impermanence deepens our experience of ‘just this’ – the life and moment before us?”