Jukai: Lay Ordination, November 17

by Sangha News editor | Nov 26, 2013 | News, Zen Practice

Photo by Ted Janowsky

November 25

by Sangha News editor | Nov 25, 2013 | For Myogen Steve Stucky, In Memoriam

Dear Friends, There are moments of grace in our lives, and sometimes when we are quiet we are witnesses to them. Right now seems to be one of those times. Abbot Steve is no longer plowed under by pain, nausea or the chemo drugs. He is able to walk and sit in a sunny...

SFZC is looking for a Reservations Coordinator—Immediate Opening

by Sangha News editor | Nov 20, 2013 | News

San Francisco Zen Center is a collection of three practice centers offering Zen meditation, training and programs in San Francisco, Marin and Carmel Valley. We have an immediate opening at our San Francisco center for a full-time administrator of our reservations and...

November 18

by Sangha News editor | Nov 18, 2013 | For Myogen Steve Stucky, In Memoriam

Dear Friends, Abbot Steve finished his first round of chemotherapy this past Thursday. This week he is able to take a break from chemo, and a blood test on Wednesday may help determine if the treatment is having any success in shrinking the cancer cells. He still has...

November 16: Blankets

by Sangha News editor | Nov 17, 2013 | For Myogen Steve Stucky, In Memoriam

Abbot Steve heads to the infusion center at Kaiser several times a week for chemo and hydration. In the center is a glass-fronted case containing the warm blankets Steve loves. Returning home recently, he read aloud from Sherman Alexie’s War Dances. It was the...