Featured Onsite & Hybrid Offerings Saturday One-Day Sitting Led by Abbot Tenzen David ZimmermanSaturday, August 16, 5:40 am–6 pm, City CenterPlease register by Wednesday, August 13, by noon PT. Introductory Half-Day Sitting Led by a Green Gulch TeacherSaturday, August 16, 9 am–12 pm, Green Gulch FarmPlease register by Thursday, August 14, by 4 pm PT. Saturday One-Day Sitting Led by Zenju Earthlyn ManuelSaturday, August 30 9 am–5 pm, Green Gulch FarmPlease register by Tuesday, August 19, by 4pm PT. The Practice of Now in Zen and Yoga Led by Shokuchi Deirdre Carrigan and Ingen BreenThursday, August 21–Sunday, August 24, Green Gulch Farm Beginners' Half-Day Sitting Sunday, August 24, 9 am–1 pm, City Center Buddha HallPlease register by Friday, August 22. Green Gulch Farm Fall 2025 Practice Period: Practicing Suzuki Roshi's Way Led by Abbot Jiryu Rutschman-BylerWednesday, October 15–Tuesday, December 16, Green Gulch FarmApplication deadline is Wednesday, September 3. Featured Online Offerings The Experience of Samadhi: A Dialogue Across Traditions With Richard Shankman and Kodo ConlinSaturday, August 23, 2–4 pm PT, Online Zen and Vajrayana: Direct Paths in Dialogue – Part II With Chris Jay and Kokyo HenkelSaturday, August 30, 9–11 am PT, Online Faith in Mind: Exploring the Xin Xin Ming With Sokaku Kathie Fischer and Zoketsu Norman FischerFour Thursdays, September 4–25, 7:30–9 pm PT, Online Calendar Event Type - Any -CeremoniesClasses & Extended CoursesDharma TalksFamily & Children's EventsGreen Gulch Farm, Garden & WatershedPractice GroupsPractice PeriodsSitting Meditation & SesshinsSpecial Events & ExhibitsTea EventsWorkshops and Retreats Practice Center - Any -City CenterGreen Gulch FarmOnlineTassajara Wednesday, Aug 13, 2025 Start Time Location Event 07:30 PM City Center Wednesday 7:30 pm Dharma Talk: Anshi Zachary Smith, Livestream/Onsite 8/13 Thursday, Aug 14, 2025 Start Time Location Event 05:30 PM Online Thursday Drop-in Practice Session, Online 8/14 07:00 PM City Center Trans Sangha, CC 8/14 07:00 PM City Center Informal Zazen & Speciality Tea, CC 8/14 Friday, Aug 15, 2025 Start Time Location Event 07:30 PM Online Meditation in Recovery, Friday weekly meeting, Online 8/15 Saturday, Aug 16, 2025 Start Time Location Event 05:40 AM City Center Saturday One-Day Sitting, CC 8/16 08:40 AM City Center Urban Gate Sangha, not meeting 8/16 08:40 AM City Center Zazen (Meditation) Instruction, CC 8/16 – Canceled 09:00 AM Green Gulch Farm Introductory Half-Day Sitting, GGF 8/16 10:00 AM City Center Saturday 10:00 am Dharma Talk: Abbot Tenzen David Zimmerman, Livestream/Onsite 8/16 11:20 AM City Center Zendo (Meditation Hall) Forms Instruction, CC 8/16 – Canceled Sunday, Aug 17, 2025 Start Time Location Event 10:00 AM Green Gulch Farm Sunday 10:00am Dharma Talk: Dōshin Dan Gudgel, Livestream/Onsite 8/17 01:30 PM Green Gulch Farm Sunday Tea Gathering, GGF 8/17 – Waitlist Only Monday, Aug 18, 2025 Start Time Location Event 07:30 PM City Center Meditation in Recovery, CC weekly meeting, Online/Onsite 8/18 Tuesday, Aug 19, 2025 Start Time Location Event 07:15 PM City Center Young Urban Zen, 8/19 Wednesday, Aug 20, 2025 Start Time Location Event 07:30 PM City Center Wednesday 7:30 pm Dharma Talk: Shosan Victoria Austin, Livestream/Onsite 8/20 Thursday, Aug 21, 2025 Start Time Location Event 04:00 PM Green Gulch Farm The Practice of Now in Zen and Yoga, GGF 8/21–8/24 04:00 PM Tassajara Writing and Mindfulness, ZMC 8/21–8/24 05:30 PM Online Thursday Drop-in Practice Session, Online 8/21 07:00 PM City Center Informal Zazen & Speciality Tea, CC 8/21 Friday, Aug 22, 2025 Start Time Location Event 07:00 AM Online Monthly BIPOC Affinity Group, CC 8/22 07:30 PM Online Meditation in Recovery, Friday weekly meeting, Online 8/22 Saturday, Aug 23, 2025 Start Time Location Event 08:40 AM City Center Urban Gate Sangha, 8/23 10:00 AM City Center Saturday 10:00 am Dharma Talk: Myles Cowherd, Livestream/Onsite 8/23 02:00 PM Online The Experience of Samadhi: A Dialogue Across Traditions, Online 8/23 Sunday, Aug 24, 2025 Start Time Location Event 09:00 AM City Center Beginners' Half-Day Sitting, CC 8/24 10:00 AM Green Gulch Farm Sunday 10:00am Dharma Talk: Marc Lesser, Livestream/Onsite 8/24 Monday, Aug 25, 2025 Start Time Location Event 07:30 PM City Center Meditation in Recovery, CC weekly meeting, Online/Onsite 8/25 Tuesday, Aug 26, 2025 Start Time Location Event 04:00 PM Tassajara Step Into Your Life: A Zen Inspired Retreat, ZMC 8/26–8/31 – Waitlist Only 04:00 PM Tassajara Tassajara Sangha Week, ZMC 8/26–8/31 – Waitlist Only More Events