SFZC - HOME

Information regarding Covid-19: Tassajara, Green Gulch Farm, and City Center remain closed until further notice. We are committed to the health and safety of our

ONLINE ZENDO

Welcome to San Francisco Zen Center's Online Zendo. A variety of zendo-related events are hosted here. They are open to all and require no registration. See Online Zendo Schedule below. Zazen Meditation – Monday through Friday morning and evening; Saturday morning. Meditation Instruction – offered live Saturday morning, 8:10 –

9:10 am PT.

SERVICES, SUTRAS, TEXTS & SONGS

GREEN GULCH FARM

Welcome to Green Gulch Farm Green Gulch Farm will be closed for visitors and guests until further notice. All conferences, programs, and public events will be suspended during this time. This includes classes, one day sittings, sesshin, etc. as well as the Sunday program. We are livestreaming some of our offerings, such as Sunday Dharma talks and other events.

TASSAJARA - SFZC

March 2021 Update Regarding Covid-19 Due to the ongoing situation with Covid-19, Tassajara will not be open for our regular Summer 2021 Guest Season. For more information on why Tassajara is closed, see the announcement from Central Abbot Rinso Ed Sattizahn, Board Chair Helen Degenhardt, and President Sozan Miglioli. There are a limited number of spots open for students in the May VISITS & STAYS AT GREEN GULCH Due to Covid-19, Green Gulch Farm is closed for visitors and guests until further notice. All on-site conferences, programs, and public events are suspended during this time, including the Sunday program. Green Gulch Farm looks forward to once again welcoming visitors when that is determined to be safe.

DHARMA TALK ARCHIVE

Dharma Talk Archive. Welcome to the San Francisco Zen Center's online library of dharma talks. The talks listed here were given at City Center, Green Gulch Farm, or Tassajara as part of a public dharma talk. Note: The media team makes a concerted effort to keep the list of recordings as current as possible. THE SIXTEEN BODHISATTVA PRECEPTS The Sixteen Bodhisattva Precepts are an essential part of Zen practice. They are taken in ordinations and other ceremonies such as weddings and funerals, as well as every month in the renewal of vows during Full Moon Ceremonies. BOOKSTORE & GIFT SHOP AT CITY CENTER Hours. Monday – Friday 2:30 – 4 pm PT (available by phone) The Zen Center Bookstore is located at 300 Page Street, at the corner of Laguna. See directions here. It is within the main building, but with a separate entrance which is directly accessible via the front access

ramp. This is

BRANCHING STREAMS

Branching Streams. “In the darkness the branching streams flow everywhere, like water. Even when you are not aware of water, there is water.”. ~ Suzuki Roshi in Branching Streams Flow on in the Dark.

SFZC - HOME

Information regarding Covid-19: Tassajara, Green Gulch Farm, and City Center remain closed until further notice. We are committed to the health and safety of our

ONLINE ZENDO

Welcome to San Francisco Zen Center's Online Zendo. A variety of zendo-related events are hosted here. They are open to all and require no registration. See Online Zendo Schedule below. Zazen Meditation – Monday through Friday morning and evening; Saturday morning. Meditation Instruction – offered live Saturday morning, 8:10 –

9:10 am PT.

SERVICES, SUTRAS, TEXTS & SONGS

GREEN GULCH FARM

Welcome to Green Gulch Farm Green Gulch Farm will be closed for visitors and guests until further notice. All conferences, programs, and public events will be suspended during this time. This includes classes, one day sittings, sesshin, etc. as well as the Sunday program. We are livestreaming some of our offerings, such as Sunday Dharma talks and other events.

TASSAJARA - SFZC

March 2021 Update Regarding Covid-19 Due to the ongoing situation with Covid-19, Tassajara will not be open for our regular Summer 2021 Guest Season. For more information on why Tassajara is closed, see the announcement from Central Abbot Rinso Ed Sattizahn, Board Chair Helen Degenhardt, and President Sozan Miglioli. There are a limited number of spots open for students in the May VISITS & STAYS AT GREEN GULCH Due to Covid-19, Green Gulch Farm is closed for visitors and guests until further notice. All on-site conferences, programs, and public events are suspended during this time, including the Sunday program. Green Gulch Farm looks forward to once again welcoming visitors when that is determined to be safe.

DHARMA TALK ARCHIVE

Dharma Talk Archive. Welcome to the San Francisco Zen Center's online library of dharma talks. The talks listed here were given at City Center, Green Gulch Farm, or Tassajara as part of a public dharma talk. Note: The media team makes a concerted effort to keep the list of recordings as current as possible. THE SIXTEEN BODHISATTVA PRECEPTS The Sixteen Bodhisattva Precepts are an essential part of Zen practice. They are taken in ordinations and other ceremonies such as weddings and funerals, as well as every month in the renewal of vows during Full Moon Ceremonies. BOOKSTORE & GIFT SHOP AT CITY CENTER Hours. Monday – Friday 2:30 – 4 pm PT (available by phone) The Zen Center Bookstore is located at 300 Page Street, at the corner of Laguna. See directions here. It is within the main building, but with a separate entrance which is directly accessible via the front access

ramp. This is

BRANCHING STREAMS

Branching Streams. “In the darkness the branching streams flow everywhere, like water. Even when you are not aware of water, there is water.”. ~ Suzuki Roshi in Branching Streams Flow on in the Dark.

ONLINE PROGRAMS

Quick Links Online Zendo - Meditation, Dharma Talks, and Ceremonies Thursday Drop-in Practice Sessions with Abbot David Zimmerman & Guest

Teachers

SERVICES, SUTRAS, TEXTS & SONGS Services, Sutras, Texts & Songs. The practice transmitted to us by our founder Suzuki Roshi and other early teachers included the formal rituals and ceremonies that are practiced at Zen monasteries in Japan. San Francisco Zen Center has carried on these traditional services, translating them into English and adapting them to modern needs as GUEST SEASON & RESERVATIONS Guest Season & Reservations. Due to Covid-19 Tassajara will not be open for our regular. Summer 2021 Guest Season. Please continue to keep an eye on our website and our Facebook page and sign up for our Sangha News weekly email for the most up-to-date information.

NON-HARMING

A talk on the practice of non-harming as foundational to a spiritual life and our relationships with others. 06/02/2021, Shinchi Linda Galijan, dharma talk at City Center. ASSESSING RISK AS SFZC SLOWLY REOPENS by Tova Green. The SFZC Health and Safety committee was formed soon after the pandemic began. Initially it consisted of the SFZC President and the directors of City Center, Green Gulch Farm, and Tassajara. APRIL-MAY 2021 INTENSIVE: THE HARMONY OF ZEN AND VIPASSANA The Harmony of Zen and Vipassana April 19 – May 8, 2021 Registration is due Wednesday, April 14 About the April – May 2021 Intensive Both the Zen and Vipassana traditions originate in the Buddha's teachings on meditation. Zen is the Japanese pronunciation of dhyana, the word the Buddha used for concentration states, and Vipassana is the word the Buddha used to refer to the insights

KRITEE KANKO

Sensei Kritee Kanko, PhD, is a climate scientist, educator-activist, grief-ritual leader, and a Zen priest. She is a Sensei in the Rinzai Zen lineage of Cold Mountain, a founding Dharma teacher of Boundless in Motion, and a co-founder of Rocky Mountain Ecodharma Retreat Center. She has served as an Ecodharma teacher for Earth-Love-Go (Lama Foundation), One Earth Sangha, Impermanent Sangha, TASSAJARA ROOM RATES & POLICIES Any room cancellation made 15 days or more prior to the scheduled arrival date will incur a $50 cancellation fee per reservation. With 14 days or less notice of cancellation, the entire deposit (50% of total room fees) is forfeited. Guests who are unable to arrive by 7:00 pm on the day of arrival should notify the Reservations Office.

JANET ADLER

Janet Adler, PhD, has been teaching the Discipline of Authentic Movement for fifty years. She founded Circles of Four (2013), a post-graduate program that prepares people to teach this way of work. Janet is the author of two books, Offering from the Conscious Body: The Discipline of Authentic Movement (2002) and Arching Backward: The Mystical Initiation of a Contemporary Woman (1995).

LOU HARTMAN

Our dear dharma friend Shu-un Mitsuzen Lou Hartman died on January 20 at 3:45pm, surrounded by his wife of over sixty years, Zenkei Blanche Hartman, their children, a granddaughter, and great-granddaughter. Lou and Blanche have four children, eight grandchildren, and a growing number of great-grandchildren. Lou was a long term resident, priest

SFZC - HOME

Information regarding Covid-19: Tassajara, Green Gulch Farm, and City Center remain closed until further notice. We are committed to the health and safety of our

GREEN GULCH FARM

Welcome to Green Gulch Farm Green Gulch Farm will be closed for visitors and guests until further notice. All conferences, programs, and public events will be suspended during this time. This includes classes, one day sittings, sesshin, etc. as well as the Sunday program. We are livestreaming some of our offerings, such as Sunday Dharma talks and other events. SERVICES, SUTRAS, TEXTS & SONGS

TASSAJARA - SFZC

March 2021 Update Regarding Covid-19 Due to the ongoing situation with Covid-19, Tassajara will not be open for our regular Summer 2021 Guest Season. For more information on why Tassajara is closed, see the announcement from Central Abbot Rinso Ed Sattizahn, Board Chair Helen Degenhardt, and President Sozan Miglioli. There are a limited number of spots open for students in the May

DHARMA TALK ARCHIVE

Dharma Talk Archive. Welcome to the San Francisco Zen Center's online library of dharma talks. The talks listed here were given at City Center, Green Gulch Farm, or Tassajara as part of a public dharma talk. Note: The media team makes a concerted effort to keep the list of recordings as current as possible.

ZEN-A-THON 2021

The Zen-a-thon is San Francisco Zen Center's annual peer-to-peer fundraising event. Each spring, supporters of SFZC share the heartbeat of their practice with their friends and family and the importance of SFZC in their lives. This year our goal is to raise $120,000. Due to the pandemic, we will not be offering our in-person Day of Celebration

KRITEE KANKO

Sensei Kritee Kanko, PhD, is a climate scientist, educator-activist, grief-ritual leader, and a Zen priest. She is a Sensei in the Rinzai Zen lineage of Cold Mountain, a founding Dharma teacher of Boundless in Motion, and a co-founder of Rocky Mountain Ecodharma Retreat Center. She has served as an Ecodharma teacher for Earth-Love-Go (Lama Foundation), One Earth Sangha, Impermanent Sangha,

YESHI NEUMANN

Yeshi Neumann Certified Nurse Midwife, MPH MA, has been working as a midwife since 1970. In addition to her work in the United States, she has taught and learned from nurses and midwives in Mexico, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Trinidad, Tibet, Morocco, India, and China. She is the team leader and principal educator of the maternal-child health project, Jungle Mamas, in the Amazonian rainforest in

BRANCHING STREAMS

Branching Streams. “In the darkness the branching streams flow everywhere, like water. Even when you are not aware of water, there is water.”. ~ Suzuki Roshi in Branching Streams Flow on in the Dark. REMEMBERING JORDAN THORN Shokan Jordan Thorn. January 13, 1953 – June 10, 2018. With great sorrow, we announce the passing away of Shokan Jordan Thorn. Jordan was a constant warm presence at San Francisco Zen Center, welcoming and caring for students, staff and employees, visitors and Board members, and overseeing many areas of SF Zen Center practice and administrative operations.

SFZC - HOME

Information regarding Covid-19: Tassajara, Green Gulch Farm, and City Center remain closed until further notice. We are committed to the health and safety of our

GREEN GULCH FARM

Welcome to Green Gulch Farm Green Gulch Farm will be closed for visitors and guests until further notice. All conferences, programs, and public events will be suspended during this time. This includes classes, one day sittings, sesshin, etc. as well as the Sunday program. We are livestreaming some of our offerings, such as Sunday Dharma talks and other events. SERVICES, SUTRAS, TEXTS & SONGS

TASSAJARA - SFZC

March 2021 Update Regarding Covid-19 Due to the ongoing situation with Covid-19, Tassajara will not be open for our regular Summer 2021 Guest Season. For more information on why Tassajara is closed, see the announcement from Central Abbot Rinso Ed Sattizahn, Board Chair Helen Degenhardt, and President Sozan Miglioli. There are a limited number of spots open for students in the May

DHARMA TALK ARCHIVE

Dharma Talk Archive. Welcome to the San Francisco Zen Center's online library of dharma talks. The talks listed here were given at City Center, Green Gulch Farm, or Tassajara as part of a public dharma talk. Note: The media team makes a concerted effort to keep the list of recordings as current as possible.

ZEN-A-THON 2021

The Zen-a-thon is San Francisco Zen Center's annual peer-to-peer fundraising event. Each spring, supporters of SFZC share the heartbeat of their practice with their friends and family and the importance of SFZC in their lives. This year our goal is to raise $120,000. Due to the pandemic, we will not be offering our in-person Day of Celebration

KRITEE KANKO

Sensei Kritee Kanko, PhD, is a climate scientist, educator-activist, grief-ritual leader, and a Zen priest. She is a Sensei in the Rinzai Zen lineage of Cold Mountain, a founding Dharma teacher of Boundless in Motion, and a co-founder of Rocky Mountain Ecodharma Retreat Center. She has served as an Ecodharma teacher for Earth-Love-Go (Lama Foundation), One Earth Sangha, Impermanent Sangha,

YESHI NEUMANN

Yeshi Neumann Certified Nurse Midwife, MPH MA, has been working as a midwife since 1970. In addition to her work in the United States, she has taught and learned from nurses and midwives in Mexico, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Trinidad, Tibet, Morocco, India, and China. She is the team leader and principal educator of the maternal-child health project, Jungle Mamas, in the Amazonian rainforest in

BRANCHING STREAMS

Branching Streams. “In the darkness the branching streams flow everywhere, like water. Even when you are not aware of water, there is water.”. ~ Suzuki Roshi in Branching Streams Flow on in the Dark. REMEMBERING JORDAN THORN Shokan Jordan Thorn. January 13, 1953 – June 10, 2018. With great sorrow, we announce the passing away of Shokan Jordan Thorn. Jordan was a constant warm presence at San Francisco Zen Center, welcoming and caring for students, staff and employees, visitors and Board members, and overseeing many areas of SF Zen Center practice and administrative operations.

ONLINE PROGRAMS

Quick Links Online Zendo - Meditation, Dharma Talks, and Ceremonies Thursday Drop-in Practice Sessions with Abbot David Zimmerman & Guest

Teachers

GUEST SEASON & RESERVATIONS Guest Season & Reservations. Due to Covid-19 Tassajara will not be open for our regular. Summer 2021 Guest Season. Please continue to keep an eye on our website and our Facebook page and sign up for our Sangha News weekly email for the most up-to-date information. VISITS & STAYS AT GREEN GULCH Due to Covid-19, Green Gulch Farm is closed for visitors and guests until further notice. All on-site conferences, programs, and public events are suspended during this time, including the Sunday program. Green Gulch Farm looks forward to once again welcoming visitors when that is determined to be safe. INSTRUCTIONS FOR SEWING A RAKUSU The San Francisco Zen Center sewing teachers are happy to make rakusu sewing instructions available on our web site. For assistance or information regarding sewing a rakusu, contact Stephanie Blank – stephanie.blank@sfzc.org at Green Gulch Farm or Tim Wicks – sewingroomadmin@sfzc.org at ASSESSING RISK AS SFZC SLOWLY REOPENS by Tova Green. The SFZC Health and Safety committee was formed soon after the pandemic began. Initially it consisted of the SFZC President and the directors of City Center, Green Gulch Farm, and Tassajara. MEDITATION IN RECOVERY This drop-in group explores the connections between Buddhist practice and recovery. The evening begins with a brief meditation instruction, followed by a period of meditation, a short talk and discussion.

WENDY JOHNSON

Wendy Johnson lived and trained at Green Gulch Farm from 1975-2000. She is one of the founders of the Organic Farm and Garden Program at Green Gulch, a Lay Entrusted Teacher, and the author of Gardening at the Dragon’s Gate (Bantam, 2008). Wendy is a garden mentor to the Edible Schoolyard program and a College of Marin instructor in the Environmental Landscape program at the Indian Valley

PAMELA AYO YETUNDE

Pamela Ayo Yetunde is co-editor of Black and Buddhist: What Buddhism Can Teach Us About Race, Resilience, Transformation and Freedom. Ayo is a Community Dharma Leader, Zen student, chaplain, pastoral counselor, and professor. She has written for Buddhadharma, Lion's Roar, and Tricycle: The Buddhist Review, and is the co-founder of Center of the Heart: www.centeroftheheart.org. Ayo, along

9 ESSAYS - SFZC

6 7 in other words, sense desire, desire for existence and desire for extinction.” (It is worthwhile noting that drinking till we pass out or go into blackouts is a sort of desire for extinction.)

LOU HARTMAN

Our dear dharma friend Shu-un Mitsuzen Lou Hartman died on January 20 at 3:45pm, surrounded by his wife of over sixty years, Zenkei Blanche Hartman, their children, a granddaughter, and great-granddaughter. Lou and Blanche have four children, eight grandchildren, and a growing number of great-grandchildren. Lou was a long term resident, priest

SFZC - HOME

Information regarding Covid-19: Tassajara, Green Gulch Farm, and City Center remain closed until further notice. We are committed to the health and safety of our

ONLINE PROGRAMS

Quick Links Online Zendo - Meditation, Dharma Talks, and Ceremonies Thursday Drop-in Practice Sessions with Abbot David Zimmerman & Guest

Teachers

SERVICES, SUTRAS, TEXTS & SONGS

GREEN GULCH FARM

Welcome to Green Gulch Farm Green Gulch Farm will be closed for visitors and guests until further notice. All conferences, programs, and public events will be suspended during this time. This includes classes, one day sittings, sesshin, etc. as well as the Sunday program. We are livestreaming some of our offerings, such as Sunday Dharma talks and other events.

TASSAJARA - SFZC

March 2021 Update Regarding Covid-19 Due to the ongoing situation with Covid-19, Tassajara will not be open for our regular Summer 2021 Guest Season. For more information on why Tassajara is closed, see the announcement from Central Abbot Rinso Ed Sattizahn, Board Chair Helen Degenhardt, and President Sozan Miglioli. There are a limited number of spots open for students in the May VISITS & STAYS AT GREEN GULCH Due to Covid-19, Green Gulch Farm is closed for visitors and guests until further notice. All on-site conferences, programs, and public events are suspended during this time, including the Sunday program. Green Gulch Farm looks forward to once again welcoming visitors when that is determined to be safe.

DHARMA TALK ARCHIVE

Dharma Talk Archive. Welcome to the San Francisco Zen Center's online library of dharma talks. The talks listed here were given at City Center, Green Gulch Farm, or Tassajara as part of a public dharma talk. Note: The media team makes a concerted effort to keep the list of recordings as current as possible.

YESHI NEUMANN

Yeshi Neumann Certified Nurse Midwife, MPH MA, has been working as a midwife since 1970. In addition to her work in the United States, she has taught and learned from nurses and midwives in Mexico, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Trinidad, Tibet, Morocco, India, and China. She is the team leader and principal educator of the maternal-child health project, Jungle Mamas, in the Amazonian rainforest in

BRANCHING STREAMS

Branching Streams. “In the darkness the branching streams flow everywhere, like water. Even when you are not aware of water, there is water.”. ~ Suzuki Roshi in Branching Streams Flow on in the Dark. REMEMBERING JORDAN THORN Shokan Jordan Thorn. January 13, 1953 – June 10, 2018. With great sorrow, we announce the passing away of Shokan Jordan Thorn. Jordan was a constant warm presence at San Francisco Zen Center, welcoming and caring for students, staff and employees, visitors and Board members, and overseeing many areas of SF Zen Center practice and administrative operations.

SFZC - HOME

Information regarding Covid-19: Tassajara, Green Gulch Farm, and City Center remain closed until further notice. We are committed to the health and safety of our

ONLINE PROGRAMS

Quick Links Online Zendo - Meditation, Dharma Talks, and Ceremonies Thursday Drop-in Practice Sessions with Abbot David Zimmerman & Guest

Teachers

SERVICES, SUTRAS, TEXTS & SONGS

GREEN GULCH FARM

Welcome to Green Gulch Farm Green Gulch Farm will be closed for visitors and guests until further notice. All conferences, programs, and public events will be suspended during this time. This includes classes, one day sittings, sesshin, etc. as well as the Sunday program. We are livestreaming some of our offerings, such as Sunday Dharma talks and other events.

TASSAJARA - SFZC

March 2021 Update Regarding Covid-19 Due to the ongoing situation with Covid-19, Tassajara will not be open for our regular Summer 2021 Guest Season. For more information on why Tassajara is closed, see the announcement from Central Abbot Rinso Ed Sattizahn, Board Chair Helen Degenhardt, and President Sozan Miglioli. There are a limited number of spots open for students in the May VISITS & STAYS AT GREEN GULCH Due to Covid-19, Green Gulch Farm is closed for visitors and guests until further notice. All on-site conferences, programs, and public events are suspended during this time, including the Sunday program. Green Gulch Farm looks forward to once again welcoming visitors when that is determined to be safe.

DHARMA TALK ARCHIVE

Dharma Talk Archive. Welcome to the San Francisco Zen Center's online library of dharma talks. The talks listed here were given at City Center, Green Gulch Farm, or Tassajara as part of a public dharma talk. Note: The media team makes a concerted effort to keep the list of recordings as current as possible.

YESHI NEUMANN

Yeshi Neumann Certified Nurse Midwife, MPH MA, has been working as a midwife since 1970. In addition to her work in the United States, she has taught and learned from nurses and midwives in Mexico, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Trinidad, Tibet, Morocco, India, and China. She is the team leader and principal educator of the maternal-child health project, Jungle Mamas, in the Amazonian rainforest in

BRANCHING STREAMS

Branching Streams. “In the darkness the branching streams flow everywhere, like water. Even when you are not aware of water, there is water.”. ~ Suzuki Roshi in Branching Streams Flow on in the Dark. REMEMBERING JORDAN THORN Shokan Jordan Thorn. January 13, 1953 – June 10, 2018. With great sorrow, we announce the passing away of Shokan Jordan Thorn. Jordan was a constant warm presence at San Francisco Zen Center, welcoming and caring for students, staff and employees, visitors and Board members, and overseeing many areas of SF Zen Center practice and administrative operations.

ONLINE PROGRAMS

Quick Links Online Zendo - Meditation, Dharma Talks, and Ceremonies Thursday Drop-in Practice Sessions with Abbot David Zimmerman & Guest

Teachers

ONLINE ZENDO

Welcome to San Francisco Zen Center's Online Zendo. A variety of zendo-related events are hosted here. They are open to all and require no registration. See Online Zendo Schedule below. Zazen Meditation – Monday through Friday morning and evening; Saturday morning. Meditation Instruction – offered live Saturday morning, 8:10 –

9:10 am PT.

OFFERINGS - SFZC

San Francisco Zen Center offers a wide variety of practice opportunities, and teachings to support practice. The links below are organized for students at different levels of experience and involvement. Also included are links to the dharma talk archive and upcoming livestream events and event archive. SERVICES, SUTRAS, TEXTS & SONGS Services, Sutras, Texts & Songs. The practice transmitted to us by our founder Suzuki Roshi and other early teachers included the formal rituals and ceremonies that are practiced at Zen monasteries in Japan. San Francisco Zen Center has carried on these traditional services, translating them into English and adapting them to modern needs as GUEST SEASON & RESERVATIONS Guest Season & Reservations. Due to Covid-19 Tassajara will not be open for our regular. Summer 2021 Guest Season. Please continue to keep an eye on our website and our Facebook page and sign up for our Sangha News weekly email for the most up-to-date information. ABOUT GREEN GULCH FARM History and Mission. Green Gulch Farm is located on 115 acres seventeen miles north of San Francisco. It was purchased in the spring of 1972 from rancher George Wheelwright, with an agreement that it would always remain open to the public and engage in agricultural awareness. The land is an inholding of the Golden Gate National

Recreation Area

BOOKSTORE & GIFT SHOP AT CITY CENTER Hours. Monday – Friday 2:30 – 4 pm PT (available by phone) The Zen Center Bookstore is located at 300 Page Street, at the corner of Laguna. See directions here. It is within the main building, but with a separate entrance which is directly accessible via the front access

ramp. This is

ASSESSING RISK AS SFZC SLOWLY REOPENS by Tova Green. The SFZC Health and Safety committee was formed soon after the pandemic began. Initially it consisted of the SFZC President and the directors of City Center, Green Gulch Farm, and Tassajara. MEDITATION IN RECOVERY This drop-in group explores the connections between Buddhist practice and recovery. The evening begins with a brief meditation instruction, followed by a period of meditation, a short talk and discussion.

FINDING FRIENDSHIP

By Tova Green. On Saturday, June 19, Juneteenth, the most prominent emancipation holiday in the United States, Jarvis Masters and Lee Klinger Lesser will be giving a livestream Dharma talk.Jarvis will be calling in to Lee’s cell phone from San Quentin State Prison, where he lives on Death Row, convicted of a crime he did not commit. Skip to main content

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