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Hartford Street Zen Center | Issan-ji temple

Hartford Street Zen Center | Issan-ji

A Sōtō Zen temple for the LGBTQ+ community, friends and allies in San Francisco"s Castro neighborhood

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temple closed July 4-5, happy independence day!

Hartford Street Zen Center | Issan-ji temple ·

2025/07/01

please have a safe and enjoyable July 4th Independence day. In honor of this national holiday we will be closed Friday and Saturday for rest and recognition.

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Happy & Safe Pride Weekend ahead and June month!

Hartford Street Zen Center | Issan-ji temple ·

2025/06/25

We wanted to once again say the history of the LGBTQ+ community is at the core of Issan-ji Temple/HSZC it was what founded our temple, then Maitri Hospice and is deeply woven into the majority of the lives of those who have practiced here, lead, passed into the beyond inside our walls, cared for the … Continue reading "Happy & Safe Pride Weekend ahead and June month!"

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Pride Month 2025

Hartford Street Zen Center | Issan-ji temple ·

2025/06/11

With special intentions of love, peace and harmony for all beings on this planet in a time still where globally LGBTQ+ peoples are not still yet equal citizens and are treated with negativity, hate and delusion. Hatred due to misguided societies who often misquote or add intolerance to their religious teachings, to minimize or hurt … Continue reading "Pride Month 2025"

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7 June, speaker will be Rev. Koshin, Steven Tierney

Hartford Street Zen Center | Issan-ji temple ·

2025/06/05

Steven Tierney (Kai Po Koshin) is a Dharma transmitted teacher in the lineage of Suzuki Roshi. Steven is the guiding teacher at Oceans Compassion Zen Community, Meditation in Recovery Sangha at SFZC and the SFLGBTQA+ Sangha. He also practices with Hartford Street Zen Center and Great Spirit Sangha, and Sellwood Soto Zen. Steven believes that … Continue reading "7 June, speaker will be Rev. Koshin, Steven Tierney"

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Happy Birthday

Hartford Street Zen Center | Issan-ji temple ·

2025/05/25

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24 May – 花祭り(Hana-matsuri) – Buddha’s Birthday with...

Hartford Street Zen Center | Issan-ji temple ·

2025/05/19

Please join our community of support for recognition of Siddhārtha Gautama, Shakyamuni Buddha’s 2588th birthday! “I am chief of the world,Eldest am I in the world,Foremost am I in the worldThis is the last birth.There is now no more coming to be.” We wanted to remind and encourage the usual sitting meditation and walking periods … Continue reading "24 May – 花祭り(Hana-matsuri) – Buddha’s Birthday with suggested and reminded extended sitting and walking meditation periods (full usual Saturday

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17 May 2025 – Guest Speaker Rev. Daigan Gather

Hartford Street Zen Center | Issan-ji temple ·

2025/05/15

Rev. Daigan Gaither began Buddhist practice in 1995 in the Vipassana (Insight) tradition, and then began to study Zen in 2003 with Ryushin Paul Haller Roshi. He received Lay Ordination in 2006 where he was given the name Daigan or “Great Vow”, and received Priest Ordination in July 2011. Daigan speaks internationally on a variety of … Continue reading "17 May 2025 – Guest Speaker Rev. Daigan Gather"

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Guest Speaker – 10 May – Rev. Hokyo Lorenzo Garbo

Hartford Street Zen Center | Issan-ji temple ·

2025/05/07

Rev. Hokyo Lorenzo Garbo first came to Zen practice in 2001, and studied mostly as a non-resident at Green Gulch Farm while working as a college professor in Southern California. He received the bodhisattva precepts from Tenshin Reb Anderson in 2006 during a sabbatical year spent in residence at Green Gulch, and became a full-time resident … Continue reading "Guest Speaker – 10 May – Rev. Hokyo Lorenzo Garbo"

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3rd of May 2025 – Founders Memorial – Rev. Issan Dorsey

Hartford Street Zen Center | Issan-ji temple ·

2025/05/01

We will thank our dear founder of our temple, little Zen community and space and remember him for those who knew him. after the talk on Saturday. Please join us!

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26 April- Speaker: Rev. Koshin, Steven Tierney

Hartford Street Zen Center | Issan-ji temple ·

2025/04/23

Steven Tierney (Kai Po Koshin) is a Dharma transmitted teacher in the lineage of Suzuki Roshi. Steven practices with: Meditation in Recovery, Great Spirit, SFLGBTQA, and Dragons Leap Sanghas in addition to the Harford Street Zen Center. Steven believes that we can find wisdom, compassion and awakening wherever good people come together for practice, healing, … Continue reading "26 April- Speaker: Rev. Koshin, Steven Tierney"

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19 April 2025 Guest Speaker, Rev. So’on Jim Hare...

Hartford Street Zen Center | Issan-ji temple ·

2025/04/13

Rev So’on is a Board of Directors, Practice Committee, Teacher of the *Valley Streams Sangha – In Sacramento, California. At Valley Streams he serves as Tanto, or head of practice. He lived in the San Francisco Zen Center community from 1980 to 1984, was lay ordained by Tenshin Reb Anderson in 1985, and priest ordained by … Continue reading "19 April 2025 Guest Speaker, Rev. So’on Jim Hare @10:30am"

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Guest Speaker (including Zoom Sangha): Sat. March 22,...

Hartford Street Zen Center | Issan-ji temple ·

2025/03/20

Rev. Sozan Michael McCord has lived and worked at San Francisco Zen Center since 2009, and served as Ino (Head of Meditation Hall) and Tenzo (Head Cook) at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, CFO, and Program Director. He was ordained as a Zen priest by Ryushin Paul Haller in the lineage of Shunryu Suzuki in 2014. He … Continue reading "Guest Speaker (including Zoom Sangha): Sat. March 22, 2025 – Rev. Sozan, Michael McCord"

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Marking the Parinirvāņa of Śākyamuni Buddha – 15 Feb

Hartford Street Zen Center | Issan-ji temple ·

2025/03/11

Saturday, 15 February @ 10:45 a.m – We will have a simple ceremony commemorating the death of Śākyamuni Buddha this coming Saturday, following the 9:25 a.m. period of zazen and a Dharma talk at 10:15. Tea and cookies in the living room afterwards, as usual. Everyone is welcome!

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2025 International Women’s day

Hartford Street Zen Center | Issan-ji temple ·

2025/03/10

We hope you had some time to engage in thought and or activity for international Women’s day and we often have recognition of the first Buddhist Nun Mahapajapati recognized around that same time. as mentioned in recent post about seasonal Zen Buddhist observations, this time of year.

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Zen Buddhist seasonal observations

Hartford Street Zen Center | Issan-ji temple ·

2025/03/06

We would like to make mention that the recent holiday of the following events are in near future or have recently passed. Equinox Ceremony (Higan-e) – This week-long ceremony takes place on the spring and fall equinoxes, the middle of an important week when the weather is usually very good. Higan is the teaching that leads … Continue reading "Zen Buddhist seasonal observations"

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1 March 2025 – Guest Speaker Rev. Peter Van Der Sterre

Hartford Street Zen Center | Issan-ji temple ·

2025/02/25

Peter was ordained by Richard Baker in 1975 and practiced at Zen Center in San Francisco, Tassajara and Green Gulch, returning to the market place in 1983 to establish a construction company and support his family. Prior to his arrival at Zen Center in 1972, he was practicing the solitary path of unguided meditation and … Continue reading "1 March 2025 – Guest Speaker Rev. Peter Van Der Sterre"

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22 February- Speaker: Rev. Koshin, Steven Tierney

Hartford Street Zen Center | Issan-ji temple ·

2025/02/18

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15 February, temple Founder’s Memorial

Hartford Street Zen Center | Issan-ji temple ·

2025/02/14

after the Dharma talk on February 15th (this Saturday), we will have one of our monthly founder memorials for Rev. Issan Dorsey. Please join us. please also remember the temple will be closed for Presidents day.

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Zendo Closure for Presidents day & upcoming weeks:

Hartford Street Zen Center | Issan-ji temple ·

2025/02/10

This Saturday dharma talk from the Abbot; February 22, Talk offered by Rev Koshin, Steven Tierney (more details to post soon); Monday, February 17 – Presidents day – Issan-ji Temple will be closed in honor of Presidents who live by their parallel ways of our 8 fold path. art credit: https://teahouse.buddhistdoor.net/buddhism-and-today-ancient-principles-contemporary-conscience/ Join us Saturdays for zazen (seated … Continue reading "Zendo Closure for Presidents day &

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8 February 2025 Guest Speaker Rev Jisan, Tova Green

Hartford Street Zen Center | Issan-ji temple ·

2025/02/04

In one of the final talks before Tova heads to SFZC’s retirement community, this Saturday she will join us at HSZC/Issan-ji Temple where she has given a number of talks in past years. Tova Green, she/her, is a resident priest at San Francisco Zen Center. She was ordained in 2003 and received Dharma transmission from … Continue reading "8 February 2025 Guest Speaker Rev Jisan, Tova Green"

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