Young Urban Zen SF

By San Francisco Zen Center

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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.


Episode Date
Right View
May 21, 2026
Meditation instruction + a talk on Generosity / Dāna
May 13, 2026
Right Livelihood
May 06, 2026
Right Samadhi
Apr 29, 2026
Right Effort
Apr 23, 2026
Right Mindfulness
Apr 15, 2026
The Four Noble Truths - Right Speech & Right Action - Tim Wicks
Apr 07, 2026
Bramaviharas - part 2 (empathetic joy and equanimity)
Apr 01, 2026
The Four Brahmavihārās - pt 1 (of 2) - Loving Kindness & Compassion
Mar 18, 2026
Relationship with Work
Mar 11, 2026
Relationships Series Talk 3: "People We Don't Like"
Mar 04, 2026
Relationships Series Talk 2: Intimacy with Self
Feb 25, 2026
Relationships Series Talk 1: Family
Feb 18, 2026
Six Paramitas Talk 6: Wisdom (Prajñā)
Feb 11, 2026
Six Paramitas Talk 5: Concentration (Samadhi)
Feb 03, 2026
Six Paramitas Talk 4: Vīrya
Jan 28, 2026
Six Paramitas Talk 3: Generosity (dana)
Jan 21, 2026
Six Paramitas Talk 2: Sila (ethical conduct)
Jan 14, 2026
Six Paramitas Talk 1: Patience
Jan 07, 2026
Renunciation
Dec 31, 2025
The Gift of Nothing
Dec 23, 2025
When I want something out of my practice
Dec 16, 2025
What Zen principles apply to staying grounded in the midst of change
Dec 10, 2025
Hindrances
Nov 26, 2025
Working with Subtle Frustrations
Nov 19, 2025
not believing all your thoughts
Nov 12, 2025
Not Harboring Ill Will
Nov 05, 2025
Being Complete in Each Moment
Oct 29, 2025
Establishing the Path of Practice
Oct 22, 2025
Knowing and Not-Knowing
Oct 15, 2025
Relationships with Technology
Oct 08, 2025
True Person
Sep 30, 2025
Bubbles and Impermanence
Sep 24, 2025
“Do Not Be Angry”
Sep 17, 2025
I Vow to Refrain from Intoxicants
Sep 09, 2025
Letting Go of Resistance
Sep 03, 2025
Liberative Constraints
Aug 27, 2025
Taking the Monastery Home
Aug 20, 2025
Taking What Is Not Given
Aug 13, 2025
On Becoming Yourself
Aug 06, 2025
No More Words
Jul 30, 2025
Virya
Jul 23, 2025
No One to Be, Nowhere to Go
Jul 16, 2025
Awakening from the Dream of Self
Jul 09, 2025
Self, One Self, Not-Self
Jul 02, 2025
How The Somatics of Meditation Practice Can Help Us
Jun 18, 2025
Note to Self
Jun 11, 2025
The Intersection of Leadership and Zen Principles
Jun 03, 2025
Mistakes
May 28, 2025
Pain is inevitable; suffering is optional
May 21, 2025
Way Seeking Mind Talk
May 14, 2025
Kindness
May 07, 2025
Pausing
Apr 30, 2025
Case 5 of the Blue Cliff Record
Apr 23, 2025
Painting
Apr 16, 2025
Stopping Burnout
Apr 09, 2025
The 5 Remembrances
Apr 02, 2025
Resentment
Mar 26, 2025
Patience
Mar 19, 2025
Affinity
Mar 12, 2025
Mental Posture
Mar 05, 2025
Love and Dating (2 of 2)
Feb 26, 2025
Hearing 'Others'
Feb 19, 2025
Valentines Dharma: Love and Zen
Feb 12, 2025
Love and Dating (1 of 2)
Feb 05, 2025
Taking Refuge
Jan 29, 2025
Two Koans from the Blue Cliff Record
Jan 15, 2025
Leadership Transition
Jan 08, 2025
The Song of the Jewel Mirror Samadhi
Dec 18, 2024
Case 29 of the Blue Cliff Record
Dec 11, 2024
A True Companion: Zazen & Mortality
Nov 27, 2024
Case 4 of the Blue Cliff Record
Nov 19, 2024
Zen and Politics
Nov 12, 2024
Faith and Refuge
Nov 05, 2024
Jumping Off the Hundred Foot Pole
Oct 29, 2024
Case 30 of the Blue Cliff Record
Oct 22, 2024
Work Practice
Oct 15, 2024
How we relate to experience
Oct 09, 2024
What is it to live an awakened life?
Oct 02, 2024
Words, Ducks, and Buddha: Don’t Get Lost in Translation!
Sep 25, 2024
Why did Bodhidharma come from the West?
Sep 18, 2024
Difficult Conversations
Sep 11, 2024
Meeting Fear With Stillness
Sep 04, 2024
Being Human in the Age of A.I.
Aug 28, 2024
Studying The Self
Aug 21, 2024
Zazen: Ready, Willing, Don't-Know
Aug 14, 2024
The Vicissitudes
Aug 07, 2024
On Death and Dying
Jul 31, 2024
Compassion and Empathy
Jul 24, 2024
Shikantaza and Emptiness
Jul 17, 2024
Equanimity and The Mountains of Our Lives
Jul 03, 2024
The Suchness of Mind and Objects
Jun 26, 2024
The Way Seeking Mind and The Welcoming Practice of Zazen
Jun 19, 2024
The Messenger
Jun 12, 2024
Mindfulness
Jun 05, 2024
Perfection of Patience
May 29, 2024
Joy
May 22, 2024
Just One Finger
May 15, 2024
Expectations of Enlightenment
May 08, 2024
Your Teacher Anxiety
May 01, 2024