January 8, 2014
Featured photo, January 8

Photo by Shundo David Haye

The end of the New Year’s Eve program at both City Center and Green Gulch is marked by a bonfire. Pictured below is last week’s fire in the City Center courtyard with some of the attendees. The zendo was overflowing with sitters for two periods of meditation just before.

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Features, For Mary Watson

Remembering Mary Watson

I want to invite us to be with Mary's spirit, because she really embodied compassion. When Blanche gave her the precepts, she gave her the name, Eyes of Compassion, Nurturing Teacher, and that's what Mary was.