General Info

Founded in 1980 by Rev. Issan Dorsey and the Gay Buddhist Club in a Victorian house in the Castro district of San Francisco, Hartford Street Zen Center, Issan-ji (One Mountain Temple), is a neighborhood temple and residential practice center in the Soto Zen tradition of Shunryu Suzuki Roshi. We host morning and evening zazen sessions as well as Saturday speakers, monthly one-day sittings, and a variety of community events. HSZC houses an open and supportive community for LGBTQQI people and allies to practice together and deepen our understanding of the Dharma.