January 8, 2013
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On January 6th, 2013, Richard Urban, Steven Tierney, Rachel Flynn, Tim Wicks, Bobbi Ponce-Barger, and Kogan Abi Sheldon were ordained as Soto Zen priests by Dairyu Michael Wenger, founding teacher of Dragon’s Leap Meditation Center. Congratulations!

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Renshin Bunce


From left to right: Steven Tierney, Rachel Flynn, Dairyu Michael Wenger, Shosan Victoria Austin, Tim Wicks, Bobbi Ponce-Barger, Kogan Abi Sheldon and Richard Urban.

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On Forgiveness

In 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.