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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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Guest Speaker 20 December: Rev. Ryuei Michael McCormick

Hartford Street Zen Center | Issan-ji temple ·

2025/12/19

Please join us this Saturday morning at 10:30 for a Dharma talk by Rev. McCormick, who was ordained to the Nichiren-shū (Lotus Sutra School) ministry in 2001 by Rev. Ryusho Matsuda, of the San Jose Nichiren Temple. Rev. McCormick is also a long-time practitioner of zazen (seated meditation) and a student of the writings of … Continue reading "Guest Speaker 20 December: Rev. Ryuei Michael McCormick"

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Winter Light Retreat 2025

Hartford Street Zen Center | Issan-ji temple ·

2025/12/05

Winter Light Retreat Schedule – DEC 5, 6, and 7 December 2025 0900 Zendo opening and Zazen 0930 Kinhin (formal walking meditation) 0940 Zazen 1015 Dharma Talk setup 1030 Dharma Talk 1115 Kinhin 1130 Zazen 1210 Chanting Service 1230 Lunch 1330 Clean-up & Rest 1430 … Continue reading "Winter Light Retreat 2025"

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Holiday Closures November, December 2025 and January...

Hartford Street Zen Center | Issan-ji temple ·

2025/11/26

November 26 thru 29December 24 thru 27January 2026 1 and 2We’ll take a break from our stalwart zendo practice on the days notedabove, so stay home by the fire and do some cozy sitting there, justfor fun. Watch for a notice about our annual New Year’s Eve event.NOTE: If you attend one of the other … Continue reading "Holiday Closures November, December 2025 and January 2026"

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Upcoming2025 Winter Light Retreat Extended...

Hartford Street Zen Center | Issan-ji temple ·

2025/11/22

Save the date – Arrange the time off from daily home, work and busy worldly market life: December 5th into December 7th For 2025, a three-day retreat. We will have zoom presence. We are finalizing the schedule and offerings that will be included. We will communicate more details and your options and ways to join in the weeks … Continue reading "Upcoming2025 Winter Light Retreat Extended Schedule/Sittings – Dec 5-7"

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Guest Speaker – 22 November – Rev. Hokyo Lorenzo Garbo

Hartford Street Zen Center | Issan-ji temple ·

2025/11/13

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 colleg`e 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 – 22 November – Rev. Hokyo Lorenzo Garbo"

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Thank you supreme court for choosing equality, again.

Hartford Street Zen Center | Issan-ji temple ·

2025/11/10

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Wed, Nov 12 at 6pm Zazen & Service not available

Hartford Street Zen Center | Issan-ji temple ·

2025/11/10

Our apologies but in our very limited resource temple a person missing is an impact to schedule and activities. Wed night will not have its usual resource this week and we hope you can instead make our next scheduled offering

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Nov 8, 2025 Speaker Rev. Koshin, Steven Tierney

Hartford Street Zen Center | Issan-ji temple ·

2025/11/04

Dr Steven Tierney (Rev. 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. Rev. Tierney is currently the president of the Soto Zen Budhist Association. Dr. Tierney is a psychotherapist … Continue reading "Nov 8, 2025 Speaker Rev. Koshin, Steven Tierney"

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TEMPLE CLOSURE Oct 31st through November 3rd 2025

Hartford Street Zen Center | Issan-ji temple ·

2025/10/27

Please have a safe and enjoyable Halloween if you celebrate it, but the Castro center is rather festive especially when it will be combined with the final street market for the Castro Neighborhood in 2025. Abbot & Priest and Students will need some extra morning hours to catch up on sleep after a neighborhood party. … Continue reading "TEMPLE CLOSURE Oct 31st through November 3rd 2025"

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Sat. 18 October 2025 – Rev. Fugan, Gene Bush

Hartford Street Zen Center | Issan-ji temple ·

2025/10/18

Fugan Eugene (Gene) Bush began formal Zen practice in 1982 and received Dharma transmission from the late Rev. Katherine Thanas in 2010. Gene serves as one of the Practice Leaders of Santa Cruz Zen Center. He also became a teacher for the Arcata Zen Group in 2013, with occasional forays to Hartford Street Zen Center … Continue reading "Sat. 18 October 2025 – Rev. Fugan, Gene Bush"

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2025 Winter Light Retreat Extended...

Hartford Street Zen Center | Issan-ji temple ·

2025/10/10

Save the date – Arrange the time off from daily home, work and busy worldly market life: December 5th into December 7th For 2025, we hope to offer a three-day retreat and need your attendance to make it happen. We will have zoom presence. We are finalizing the schedule and offerings that will be included. We will communicate … Continue reading "2025 Winter Light Retreat Extended Schedule/Sittings – Dec 5-7"

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Sept 20th visit from Valley Streams Sangha

Hartford Street Zen Center | Issan-ji temple ·

2025/09/24

It was a great pleasure to welcome the Valley Streams Sangha from the Sacramento area who commuted to San Francisco to join or Saturday program. Thank you for the visit and connection with the wider Soto Zen community of Northern California. Valley Streams can be learned more about here.

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Recent drop in visitors –

Hartford Street Zen Center | Issan-ji temple ·

2025/09/18

From Abbot Rev Myo: “I returned from my morning walk. It turned out they were from variety of educational institutions around Japan, all of them interested in LGBTQ+ life and issues. I gave them a brief tour and answered their questions etc.” A nice surprise visit.

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30 August 2025 – Guest Speaker Rev. Daigan Gather

Hartford Street Zen Center | Issan-ji temple ·

2025/08/27

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 "30 August 2025 – Guest Speaker Rev. Daigan Gather"

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Guest Speaker – 16 August – Rev. Hokyo Lorenzo Garbo

Hartford Street Zen Center | Issan-ji temple ·

2025/08/13

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9 August 2025 – Rev. Koshin, Steven Tierney

Hartford Street Zen Center | Issan-ji temple ·

2025/08/05

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 "9 August 2025 – Rev. Koshin, Steven Tierney"

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Even as the summer beckons, the mind benefits from...

Hartford Street Zen Center | Issan-ji temple ·

2025/07/11

By Shikan Max Irukara summer springs like flowers pushing up amongst the dirtsunny days come raining down adrift a sea of cloudswo weilest du?

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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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