A New Gateway Emerges
This spring we said goodbye to the Tassajara gate that stood as an entryway to our mountain monastery for 40 years. In this video, we captured part of the demolition of the old gate. Read more
Art Exhibit: A Sacred Landscape: Tibetan Buddhism in Nepal
May 1 – 31
In the City Center Art Lounge
300 Page Street
San Francisco
Reception: Friday, May 10, 7:00 pm
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The Body Beyond Knowing: Zen Mind Yoga Body—An interview with Samantha Ostergaard
by Amity Bacon, Writer and Zen Practitioner at San Francisco Zen Center
Striking the perfect balance is an aspiration that most days can seem out of reach. And yet, in
The Body Beyond Knowing: Zen Mind, Yoga Body, yoga teacher Samantha Ostergaard and Zen priest Do-On Robert Thomas find perfect balance at the midway point between yoga and Zen, as each practice provides what the other lacks.
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Know Yourself, Forget Yourself – An Interview with Marc Lesser on The Five Paradoxes
by Sachico Ohanks, Communications Coordinator at SFZC
In the midst of our doubt and confusion and the general unpredictability of life, most of us rely on a set of core guiding principles to help us make decisions and take action—whether we realize it or not. Marc Lesser has dedicated himself to helping us understand five fundamental paradoxes which, when mastered, can offer us equanimity, even joy, as we strive to live meaningful lives in a world without guarantees. In Marc’s upcoming workshop Know Yourself, Forget Yourself based on his new book with the same title, he will cover with clarity and kindness these five paradoxes.
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