December 12, 2019
Featured Photo December 20

Congratulations to Tim O’Connor Fraser, Gyoku To I Toku / Jade Lantern Solemn Virtue, the Fall 2019 City Center shuso. The shuso ceremony, after which these photos were taken, took place on Saturday, December 7. Lorenzo Garbo was Tim’s benji/assistant during the practice period. Photos by Eli Brown-Stevenson.

Congratulations also to Green Gulch Farm Fall 2019 shuso, Tedd Brown, Seiyu Myoho / Quiet Courage, Wondrous Liberation. Below is a photo taken after the shuso ceremony on Monday, December 9. Photo by Thiemo Blank.

Kiku Christina Lehnherr and Tim O’Connor Fraser

 

Lorenzo Garbo, Tim O’Connor Fraser, and Kiku Christina Lehnherr

 

Tedd Brown with Abbess Fu Schroeder

Features, News

Rev. Shūzan Uchiyama (1939–2025)

Rev. Shūzan Uchiyama Roshi 8/2/39 – 2/13/25 SFZC is saddened to announce that Shunryu Suzuki Roshi's nephew Rev. Shūzan Uchiyama Roshi passed away on February 13. His funeral will be held on April 2 at Rinso-in. Rev. Uchiyama was the son of Aiko-san, Shunryu Suzuki...