Shows
San Francisco Zen Center Dharma TalksThe Gates to Practice Multiply02/07/2026, Onryu Mary Stares, dharma talk at City Center. Onryu Mary Stares explores how external stimuli can act as a gate to practice if we use intention and curiosity.
2026-02-0736 min
San Francisco Zen CenterWhat is the Shape of My Mind?03/22/2025, Onryu Mary Stares, dharma talk at City Center. Onryu Mary Stares speaks about Eihei Dogen Zenji’s text “Tenzo Kyokun (Instruction to the Cook)” as part of the March 2025 intensive focus on kitchen practice.
2025-03-2741 minSan Francisco Zen Center Dharma TalksWhat is the Shape of My Mind?03/22/2025, Onryu Mary Stares, dharma talk at City Center. Onryu Mary Stares speaks about Eihei Dogen Zenji’s text “Tenzo Kyokun (Instruction to the Cook)” as part of the March 2025 intensive focus on kitchen practice.
2025-03-2241 minSan Francisco Zen CenterMoving Towards Right SpeechThis dharma talk was given at Beginner’s Mind Temple by Onryu Mary Stares. In this talk Onryu Mary Stares discusses the five considerations the Buddha lists that allow us to practice Right Speech. These considerations shape our relationship with ourselves and with all beings.
2024-10-0840 minSan Francisco Zen CenterThoughts Regarding Reality08/25/2024, Onryu Mary Stares, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm.
In this talk Onryu Mary Stares discusses reality: how our attachments and karma lead us to obscure reality; how practice guides us to seek what is real in each moment.
2024-09-1034 minSan Francisco Zen CenterThe Power of Precepts02/03/2024, Onryu Mary Stares, dharma talk at City Center.
In this talk, given at Beginner's Mind Temple, Onryu Mary Stares explores the current City Center Practice Period theme of the Bodhisattva precepts, describing her personal experiences of taking refuge and encouraging this vibrant practice.
2024-02-2837 minSan Francisco Zen CenterNurturing a Kind Mind02/11/2023, Onryu Mary Stares, dharma talk at City Center. In a culture where we are going faster and faster, this talk gives one permission and encouragement to slow down and reflect.
2023-02-2840 min