Dharma Heart Zen

Tuesdays5:00-6:30 pm PT
Thursdays10:00-11:30 am PT
Both sessions are Hybrid: in-person and Zoom

In-person meetings are held in the Chapel at the Community Church in Sebastopol
1000 Gravenstein Hwy. North

Sitting, teaching and discussion
Suggested donation $15; no one is ever turned away.
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SANGHA NEWS captures the essence of the current dharma study and sharing from sangha members.

Morning Zazen on zoom hosted by
Debi

Yulupa Sangha Weekly Meditation & Book Study

Dharma Heart Zen is committed to the everyday practice and living of kindness and compassion for the well being of all.

Bodhisattva Precepts Study Class
Ongoing: Second Tuesday of every month
6:45-8:00pm PT, Hybrid in-person and Zoom.
In-person held in the Chapel at the Community Church in Sebastopol.

Bodhisattva Jukai Ceremony
Formally taking the bodhisattva vows
(Zeikke tokudo)

Priest Ordination and Lay Entrustment
Dharma Heart Zen practitioners include those who have taken priest vows (Shukke tokudo) and who are Lay Entrusted in the lineage of Suzuki Roshi.

All-Day Sittings
Zen retreats of zazen, service and a dharma talk. Traditional forms are held lightly. An opportunity to return to silence and to awaken our hearts. Sittings are at beautiful Open Sky Retreat Center.

Ceremony
Quarterly Full Moon Precept Ceremony, Equinox and Solstice Ceremonies, Annual Mahapajapati Ceremony.

Annual Fall Practice Period
An opportunity to commit to a deepening of practice and practice relationships with a head student (Shuso) and with the sangha.

RETREATS

Buddha’s Awakening Rohatsu Sesshin
Earth Dharma Retreat
Sangha Week at Tassajara, SFZC
Sky Island Zen Sesshin
Everyday Zen Sesshin

In times of difficulty and uncertainty, the archetype of Jizo Bodhisattva, an embodiment of fearlessness and great persistence, is a profound resource.
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Racial and Social Justice as Dharma Practice
A Multi Sangha Program open to all
Facilitated by Chris Fortin
and Doralee Grindler Katonah
Last Thursday of each month 6:00-8:00 pm PT
on Zoom.

Tassajara Wildland Firefighter Retreat
Sponsored by San Francisco Zen Center
Chris is a facilitator.

Veterans PATH
Chris is the co-founder of Veterans PATH, offering meditation and mindfulness practices to current era veterans.