The Zoom link will be provided at least 24 hours before the class begins. Please call 415-354-0360 if you have any questions.
Saturdays, January 18 and 25
Join us for a two-part teaching and discussion moderated by Green Gulch Farm Abbot Jiryu Rutschman-Byler and featuring special guest Guo Gu, founder of the Tallahassee Chan Center.
Guo Gu has immersed himself in the teachings of the late Master Sheng Yen for over three decades, and has deeply studied and translated the work of Hongzhi Zhengjue (1091–1157) and other Chan ancestors. He brings a pragmatic understanding of a variety of Chan approaches, including Silent Illumination (mozhao chan) and Huatou practice. Abbot Jiryu Rutschman-Byler offers perspectives from the Soto Zen tradition.
During these two sessions, Guo Gu and Jiryu will discuss the various core practices of their traditions, drawing from the teachings of masters Hongzhi and Dogen, as well as other ancestors and teachers. More details on the themes, along with some brief readings, will be shared with registered participants prior to the first session.
These sessions will include a Q&A segment for participants to engage directly with the teachers and topics.
- Sustaining Level: $100
- Member (Become an SFZC Member): $90
- Sliding Scale 1: $60
- Sliding Scale 2: $25
San Francisco Zen Center is committed to making Zen practice and the Dharma accessible to all who seek it by offering both a General support fund and a dedicated BIPOC support fund. Please email supportfunds@sfzc.org for more information BEFORE signing up.
Or call 415-354-0360.
