Meditation instruction + a talk on Generosity / Dāna
13-05-2026
This week’s Young Urban Zen broadcast is a little different than usual. Abbot David leads us through a meditation instruction, a short meditation, and finally a Dharma talk about Generosity (Dāna). “The path of true liberation begins with Generosity.”
Generosity / Dāna
Young Urban Zen
Right Livelihood
06-05-2026
In today’s talk Michael will be continuing our series on the 8 Fold Noble Path that we started a few weeks ago. This week it will be on "Right Livelihood". We spend much of our life working. How do we determine if how we are spending our time is in alignment with our values in regards to how we support ourselves, pay our bills and save for the future? Please come and turn this subject over in this podcast!
Right Livelihood
Young Urban Zen
Right Samadhi
29-04-2026
Kodo Conlin guides us through the topic of Right Samādhi: Sitting Buddha. We explore samādhi/concentration as part of Zen's rich heritage. This final factor of the Eightfold Path can be understood as the fruit of our wholehearted presence.
Right Samadhi
Young Urban Zen
Right Effort
23-04-2026
This week’s theme is Right Effort — Not Getting Anything, Not Causing Harm. We’ll touch on the simple but challenging guidelines of do no harm, do all good, and how our actions through body, speech, and mind shape our experience and those around us.
Right Effort
Young Urban Zen
Right Mindfulness
15-04-2026
Tonight Eli continues in the series on the 8 Fold Path. Tonight we will practice and talk about Right Mindfulness.
Young Urban Zen is a group under the auspices of the San Francisco Zen Center, with a particular focus on those between 20 and 40. It meets on Tuesday evenings for meditation and discussion about Zen practice. People of all experience levels are welcome.
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