PODCAST

Young Urban Zen SF

Young Urban Zen is a group under the auspices of the San Francisco Zen Center, with a particular focus on those between 20 and 40. It meets on Tuesday evenings for meditation and discussion about Zen practice. People of all experience levels are welcome.

religion & spirituality buddhism

All Episodes

My Imperfections are the Path

Young Urban Zen SF ·

2022/05/04

The Bodhisattva Precepts are the path and heritage of Zen. How can we practice them when conditions seem less than ideal? Kodo Conlin discusses an approach to practice with the Precepts that emphasizes community, self-awareness, trust, and growth. https://www.yuz-sf.org/

en-US

The Dharma Gate of Repose and Bliss? What Zazen is...

Young Urban Zen SF ·

2022/04/27

Anshi Zachary Smith delivers a talk that asks, and attempts to address, the eternal question, “The Dharma Gate of Repose and Bliss? What Zazen is Dogen talking about?” Many practitioners are baffled by the claim, made in Dogen’s Fukanzazengi, that Zazen is not meditation in the traditional sense but simply the doorway to an experience that is translated as above but also as “ease and joy” in some version of the liturgy. They might (rightly) ask, “How is me sitting here with my knees aching and my

en-US

Dispatches from Tassajara

Young Urban Zen SF ·

2022/04/26

After a practice period in the Ventana Wilderness, Kodo Conlin returns to discuss a vision of urban practice as seen through mountain eyes, gleaning five commitments we can make to transformational practice.

en-US

Hyakujo's Fox and the remedy for our suffering

Young Urban Zen SF ·

2022/04/12

Myles Cowherd shares about the koan, Hyakujo's Fox, and how all this chatter about staying in the moment might be the remedy for our suffering.

en-US

Whatever We Experience at YUZ

Young Urban Zen SF ·

2022/04/07

This week Eli speaks about “Whatever We Experience at YUZ”

en-US

Wildest Dreams: Yasodara, Harriet Tubman, and You

Young Urban Zen SF ·

2022/03/30

With Seigen Johnson, we'll spend some time considering how we find ourselves reflected in our theology and balancing our responsibility to past, present, and future.In the talk the poem, “Still I Rise”, by Maya Angelou is referenced. You can read the poem’s text here:https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46446/still-i-riseYou can also listen to the exact musical recording played by Seigen during the talk here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UFMB4i1AJo

en-US

Being Prepared for Life

Young Urban Zen SF ·

2022/03/09

On this two-year anniversary of the closing of the SF Zen Center’s due to the pandemic, Michael McCord speaks about being prepared for life. Being prepared for life in such a way that you have spaciousness to take care of yourself and others.

en-US

Practice is as Practice Does

Young Urban Zen SF ·

2022/03/02

This week, Eli shares words about the spirit of practice. As always a cup of tea is welcome!

en-US

Tenzo Kyokun, Dogen's classic Instructions for the...

Young Urban Zen SF ·

2022/02/23

en-US

The philosophical Heritage of Zen

Young Urban Zen SF ·

2022/02/16

Anshi Zachary Smith speaks on the topic of, "The philosophical heritage of Zen and the bind that it puts all of us in as practitioners.”Anshi Daigi Zachary Smith has been practicing Zen since 1993. He took jukai in 1995, was Shuso (Head Student) in 2007, ordained as a Zen priest in 2014 and received Dharma Transmission on April 17, 2019, all with former abbot and Senior Dharma Teacher Ryushin Paul Haller. He currently directs North Mountain Zendo, a zazenkai (sitting) group in North Beach. In

en-US

The Path Right Before You

Young Urban Zen SF ·

2022/02/09

Horin Nancy Petrin explores the concept of refuge, inspired by the line from the Sandokai, "If you don't know the way right before you, how will you know the path as you walk?" You can find an English translation of the Sandokai (The Harmony of Difference and Samesness) here.

en-US

Suffering: What is it all about, and can we make...

Young Urban Zen SF ·

2022/02/02

This week, Myles Cowherd talks about Suffering: What is it all about, and can we make friends with it?He also discusses the Four Noble Truths, "the truths of the Noble Ones" in both Theravada and Zen buddhism, see them compared here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ALdRZQVNJngHxgmCD5Mbg6WaPhNyUJTQMuGfGllqVyw/edit

en-US

Beginner's Mind: A Visit from Suzuki Roshi

Young Urban Zen SF ·

2022/01/26

Sandwiched between some light commentary, Eli Brown-Stevenson hosts a very special guest, Suzuki Roshi time traveling from 1965, who will be giving a lecture on Beginner's Mind. As always a cup of tea is welcome!Eli is a resident priest at City Center and has lived between City Center and Tassajara since 2012. He currently serves as Zen Center's Corporate Secretary and will be starting a new role as Director of Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging for Zen Center in February. You can find his bio

en-US

Zen Kitchen Practice for Everyone

Young Urban Zen SF ·

2022/01/19

“Why cooking rice and making soup in the kitchen are as valuable as practicing in the zendo, and how this practice can be applied to any kind of work.”

en-US

Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Beginning with Ourselves

Young Urban Zen SF ·

2022/01/12

Seigen Johnson presents on Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind: Beginning with Ourselves.

en-US

New Year’s Resolutions

Young Urban Zen SF ·

2022/01/05

Anshi Zachary Smith asks - and attempts to address - the eternal question, What would Suzuki Roshi or Dogen say about New Year’s Resolutions?

en-US

The "Wild and Weird" Season of the Winter Solstice

Young Urban Zen SF ·

2021/12/29

Anshi Zachary Smith delivers a talk on the particular flavors and possibilities of this weird - in the original sense of the word - mini-season between the Winter Solstice and the New Year.

en-US

'Mu' and Buddha Nature

Young Urban Zen SF ·

2021/12/22

Heather Shoren Iarusso discusses Buddha Nature in relation to the single syllable word ‘Mu’ and the Koan, “Does a dog have Buddha Nature?”Heather is a resident priest at City Center who arrived at Tassajara in 2008 and was ordained as a priest in 2015. She currently serves as Zen Center's Online Practice Center Director.

en-US

The Gift of Nothing

Young Urban Zen SF ·

2021/12/15

Eli shares another childhood tale about one of the greatest gifts you can give. "The Gift of Nothing". All are welcome. A cup of tea or a hot beverage is encouraged but not mandatory.

en-US

Kshanti Paramita

Young Urban Zen SF ·

2021/12/08

Michael McCord talks about "Kshanti Paramita" - The perfection of patience, forbearance, tolerance is the foundational paramita (character quality) of Buddhists. How do we work in this way while living in what feels like a competitive and aggressive world? How can we work with the key principle of Zen practice and have appropriate boundaries with those around us? How can we cultivate this quality in our relationships that do not feel spacious?

en-US

205 results

Young Urban Zen SF

All Episodes

Similar Podcasts

Jeff Haygood, Pastor

Pastor Jeff Haygood

PASTOR ALVARO VALENCIA

Pastor Alvaro Valencia

Grace Life Church CT.

Joseph Levesque

Pleasant View Church

Ted Nance

Christian Heritage Church"s Podcast

Chris Jones