October 10 & 12, 2025
Tallahassee Chan Center · In-Person & on Zoom

Jiryu Rutschman-Byler, Abbot of the San Francisco Zen Center, will visit the Tallahassee Chan Center this October to offer a weekend full of teachings and dialogue based on the newly released book Becoming Yourself, a collection of warm, insightful teachings from Shunryu Suzuki Roshi.

• Friday, October 10 | 6:30–8:00 PM
  Meet the Teacher: An Informal Q&A with Jiryu
  A relaxed evening to bring your questions and engage in open dialogue.
• Sunday, October 12 | 9:30–11:00 AM
  Dharma Talk & Book Launch: Becoming Yourself
  Teachings on Zen practice as a way of becoming fully and authentically yourself.

🧘‍♂️ Registration:

Click here to RSVP & receive the Zoom link + calendar invite

We recommend registering even if you want to attend in-person. This will give us an accurate number of cushions to set out.

About the Book:

From the beloved author of Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind comes a new volume on the essence of Zen: a practice of wholehearted presence. In Becoming Yourself, Shunryu Suzuki Roshi speaks to both beginners and seasoned practitioners with humor, gentleness, and clarity. This book unearths unpublished gems from Suzuki’s lectures, illuminating the practice of “just sitting” as a profound path to wisdom and compassion.

“Our way of sitting is for you to become yourself.”

Jiryu will offer reflections on the book’s teachings, share stories of Suzuki Roshi’s legacy, and guide us in the spirit of inquiry and embodiment.

Learn more:
https://www.becomingyourselfbook.com/