Hartford Street Zen Center - Issan-Ji Temple
"The thing is that this is a neighborhood Zen temple where anybody can come"
Zenshin Philip Whalen
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Location:
San Francisco, CA, 94114
Phone:
415.863.2507
Mon - Fri:
5:30 am - 7:45 am
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Sat:
9:00 am - 11:00 am
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Hartford Street Zen Center - Issan-Ji Temple Year End Giving! Please consider making a tax deductible gift to Hartford Street Zen Center. Your donation will quite literally help to support and uphold the Dharma as we raise funds for necessary repairs/renovations to the temple's foundation. We are grateful for your generosity!

December 28, 2009 at 12:45pm
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Hartford Street Zen Center - Issan-Ji Temple Welcome rest. Welcome return to the regular schedule! Zazen 5:30am Monday morning

Hartford Street Zen Center - Issan-Ji Temple

Hartford Street Zen Center - Issan-Ji Temple a generous donation to grace our rooms from a member of the sangha

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Hartford Street Zen Center - Issan-Ji Temple
Thank you donor and thank you to those who helped in the moving and delivery project! Many bows
December 18, 2009 at 4:18pm
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Hartford Street Zen Center - Issan-Ji Temple You are invited to Issan-Ji for this Full Moon, Blue Moon Bodhisattva New Year's Eve. The evening program will begin at 7:30 and include: traditional temple cleaning, hot noodle snack, zazen, 108 bells, a Full Moon Boddhisattva Ceremony, midnight bonfire and toast to ring in the Year of the Tiger! Please join us for any or all of this special evening!

Joanne Bobier
Joanne Bobier
Wish I could attend..with you by heart
December 15, 2009 at 5:04pm
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Hartford Street Zen Center - Issan-Ji Temple
gassho - many thanks for your heart practice
December 17, 2009 at 9:17am
Albert
Albert
Wish I could attend this year. I will never forget the New Year's eve ceremony a couple of years ago (my first). It was very moving. I hope others will be encouraged to attend.
Wed at 9:55pm
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Hartford Street Zen Center - Issan-Ji Temple Winter crept in while we were sitting

December 10, 2009 at 12:16pm
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Hartford Street Zen Center - Issan-Ji Temple Board of Directors meeting tonight at 7:30. Any topics, suggestions concerns you would like to have discussed? The meetings are open if you would like to join us.

December 9, 2009 at 3:28pm
Hartford Street Zen Center - Issan-Ji Temple
Hartford Street Zen Center - Issan-Ji Temple
Next meeting 13 January 2010, 7:30pm
December 10, 2009 at 12:15pm
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Hartford Street Zen Center - Issan-Ji Temple Quiet day following sesshin...

December 7, 2009 at 2:42pm
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Hartford Street Zen Center - Issan-Ji Temple Dear Friends,
Hartford Street Zen Center is a 501c3 non-profit. We greatly depend on your generosity to continue offering the dharma. Our annual fundraising letter can be found in "notes". Please consider using the paypal button on the HSZC blog www.hszc.org to make your tax deductible donation. We are deeply grateful for your support.
Gassho

Time:12:00PM Tuesday, December 1st
Location:57 Hartford Street
Hartford Street Zen Center - Issan-Ji Temple
December 2009 ...
Hartford Street Zen Center - Issan-Ji Temple

Hartford Street Zen Center - Issan-Ji Temple Blessings and gratitude - Happy Thansgiving Day

--and a reminder that the zendo will be closed for the holiday, Friday and Saturday, returning to our regular schedule on Monday 30 November at 5:30am

***Friday evening Meditation in Recovery will meet as usual at 7:30pm
on 28 November - ALL are welcome!

***HIV/AIDS sitting... and support group will meet Friday only this week at 10:30am -- ALL are welcome!

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Hartford Street Zen Center - Issan-Ji Temple Zendo Holidays... 26, 27, 28 November • 7, 24, 25, 26 December • 1, 2 January We'll take a break from our stalwart zendo practice on the days noted above, so stay home by the fire and do some cozy sitting there, just for fun. Watch for a notice about our traditional New Year's Eve event, which will start on Decembe...r 31 at about 7:30 p.m. Have happy and safe holidays, everyone!

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November 21, 2009 at 11:04pm
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Hartford Street Zen Center - Issan-Ji Temple New directors to the HSZC board were elected yesterday at the Annual Members' meeting. Congratulations to Richard Chiofolo, Paul Lee, Peter Goetz and Sheryl Leaf! Thank you to those continuing on the board: Julia Ten Eyck, Jeff Thomas, David Bullock, Jennifer Birkett and Rev. Myo Lahey. Another thank you to those with ...terms completed stepping down: Rev. Rin McCarthy, Mimi Manning, Larry Pieperl and Mahlen Morris.

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November 15, 2009 at 11:10pm
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Hartford Street Zen Center - Issan-Ji Temple Info about our upcoming December Rohatsu retreat can be found at our blog www.hszc.org. Go ahead, sign up!

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Hartford Street Zen Center - Issan-Ji Temple

Hartford Street Zen Center - Issan-Ji Temple Info about our upcoming retreat can be found at our blog. Go ahead, sign up!

hszc.blogspot.com
Our rohatsu (end-of-year) retreat will begin on Wednesday evening, 2 December, with an orientation at 7:30 p.m., followed by the Full-Moon Bodhisattva Ceremony at 8 p.m. , and conclude by Sunday (6 Dec.) noon with the ceremony celebrating Buddha's enlightenment. ...
Hartford Street Zen Center - Issan-Ji Temple

Hartford Street Zen Center - Issan-Ji Temple Time to be planning for the Winter Light Retreat, Rohatsu Sesshin, beginning Wednesday evening 2 December closing Sunday 6 December. Please register at hszc108@yahoo.com. Let us know if you would like to volunteer to cook a meal or need accomodations during the retreat. All periods of zazen and service are open to j...oin! Gassho! (additional info will soon be on our website www.hszc.org)

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