Arts & Culture, Features, News, Zen PracticePriest Ordination Ceremony at Green Gulch Farm – September 28Congratulations to Cam Esaryk who received priest ordination from Abiding Abbot Jiryu Rutschman-Byler at Green Gulch Farm this September. Read More Oct 7, 2025
Arts & Culture, Features, News, Zen PracticeStretching Stillness into Activity in the Green Gulch KitchenDiscover Zen kitchen practice at Green Gulch Farm with Tenzo Zenko and the Kitchen Apprentice program. Read More Oct 6, 2025
Arts & Culture, Features, News, Zen PracticeBecome the Fold: Paula Pietranera Open Studio Weekend"Think the fold. Become the fold. Forget the fold. Everything in my art is about interconnectedness …coming alive, like a dreamcatcher." Read More Oct 6, 2025
Arts & Culture, Features, News, Zen PracticeTassajara Gate Closing CeremonyTassajara closed its gates for 2025 with ceremony, gratitude, and blessings for all who came this summer. Read More Sep 29, 2025
Arts & Culture, Features, News, Zen PracticeBecoming Yourself: New York City Book TourAbbot Jiryu’s NYC tour brought lively sangha gatherings and Dharma talks presenting Suzuki Roshi’s Becoming Yourself. Read More Sep 29, 2025
Arts & Culture, Features, Zen PracticeSejiki Ceremony at City CenterThe Sejiki ceremony stands not only as a ritual but also as a profound exploration into the intricacies of existence, suffering, and desire. Read More Sep 25, 2025
Arts & Culture, Features, News, Zen PracticeLay Initiation Ceremony at Tassajara – September 3Congratulations to the initiates who received the precepts at Tassajara this September. Read More Sep 11, 2025
Arts & Culture, Features, News, Zen PracticeZenshin Florence Caplow’s New Book, Tend to Your Spirit: Mindful Living With Chronic IllnessA friendly spiritual companion for navigating the challenges of chronic pain and illness. Read More Sep 11, 2025
Arts & Culture, Features, News, Zen PracticeOn ForgivenessIn this letter to the sangha, Central Abbot Tenzen David Zimmerman writes about forgiveness and repair in his own life, and how SFZC is working with former Abbot Richard Baker to reconcile a difficult past and move forward together. Read More Aug 27, 2025
Arts & Culture, Features, News, Zen PracticeMeeting the Myriad Things: An Interview with Shinshu RobertsShinshu Roberts’ latest book brings Dogen’s Genjo Koan into the heart of daily practice. Read More Aug 26, 2025