Welcome!

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The Diamond Sutra Course is going strong and you are still welcome to join us.  Next meeting is
Sunday - June 16th at 4:00 pm.
No meeting this Sunday June 9th.
 The classes are from 4:00 - 5:30 for six weeks starting 6/16  
We are using two texts: The Diamond that Cuts Through Illusion
by Thich Nhat Hahn and Buddhist Wisdom: The  Diamond Sutra
and the Heart Sutra by Edward Conze.  Please  plan to join us.  

Tuition for the six weeks remaining in this course is $75.00.    No one will be
                                                                          turned away for lack of  funds.  
                                                                          Contact Steven  sttierney@aol.com  41or5-742-0215.   
                                                                            To register or make arrangements.
                                                                         

Upcoming Events

Sunday Evening Dharma Talk:
6:30pm Zazen.   7:05pm Dharma Talk

We continue to have our Sunday program each week. 
 6:30 Zazen and 7:00 pm talk by Michael and 7:30 tea and cookies.   Please join us if you can, you are always welcome!.
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The week day sitting schedule is suspended for June,. Sunday evenings are a really good gateway to our community.   You can just come and we will welcome you with practice, teachings, friends and good   conversations, and cookies and tea. he Sunday program begins at 6:30 p.m.   
        For further information, please call (415)  504-6085.
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Thank you for visiting the website for Dragons Leap Meditation Center. Please stop by and visit us for zazen, a class or a talk, or a movie on a Friday night at :
 2100 20th Avenue
(at Quintara)
San Francisco. CA 94116
415.504.6085

Dragons Leap is one block off of Highway 1 (19th Ave).  You can also reach the temple by taking the L Taraval MUNI line to 20th Street and walking 3 blocks north to  Quintara;  48 or 66 buses which travel east/west along Quintara (you can  transfer at West Portal from the L to the 48 if you would like to avoid the  walk); 28/28L bus which runs north/south along 19th Avenue; or 6 bus  and get off at 14th Avenue and Quintara (the last  stop)



                                               
          

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49 American koans with 22 brush works by Dairyu.



49 Fingers is a collection of 49 American Koans, written in traditional case, commentary, verse format alongside 22 of my original brush works. 

It is currently available at the San Francisco Zen Center's online bookstore. You can purchase it at their website by clicking here.

Mission Statement

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Dragons Leap is a refuge for all beings. A small warm center offering Zazen, brush works, and Dharma study groups. It comes from the Buddhist tradition yet doesn't exclude anybody. It is a place where creativity and compassion are cultivated, where we deepen our inherent connection with each other and our intimacy with what is.

We are now accepting donations made out to Dragons Leap. We are a Federally recognized 6501(c)3 nonprofit and donation as tax deductible.
This website is designed and maintained by volunteers.