Jokan Zenshin Thomas (Tim) Buckley: Zen Way, Yurok Way

by Sangha News editor | Apr 27, 2015 | Arts & Culture, News, Zen Practice

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Introducing Montaña Despierta: A Place for Zen Buddhist Practice on the East Coast of Mexico

by Sangha News editor | Apr 22, 2015 | Arts & Culture, Features, Zen Practice

A Branching Streams sangha profile Montaña Despierta (Awakened Mountain, in Spanish) is a space dedicated to the practice of Buddhist meditation in the heart of Xalapa, a city located in eastern Mexico. It was founded in 2008 by several spiritual friends that came...

Austin Zen Center Installs Its First Abbot

by Sangha News editor | Apr 22, 2015 | Arts & Culture, News, Zen Practice

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Using Your Smart Phone to Water the Seeds of Compassion and Wisdom

by Sangha News editor | Apr 22, 2015 | Features, Zen Practice

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Tim Buckley, Early Student and Branching Streams Sangha Leader, Passes Away

by Sangha News editor | Apr 20, 2015 | News

SFZC alumnus Jokan Zenshin Thomas (“Tim”) Buckley passed away at his home in Maine on April 17. Tim led the Branching Streams member sangha Great River Zendo in West Bath, ME. Tim took lay precepts (jukai) in 1970 with Suzuki Roshi, who had hoped to also...