Sangha News Journal
For me, Blanche’s greatest strength as a teacher is the way in which she weaves practice and Sangha. As this photo shows, she was never above the silliness of a summer parade!
Blanche during the Tassajara July Interdependence Day Parade.
Zenkei and Shosan Victoria Austin
Latest information on the 2026 zendo fire
SFZC leadership sends congratulations to Suzuki Family
How SFZC manages our financial resources
Note: In February of 2009, Sangha News Journal posted this article by Ryuko Laura Burges on the occasion of Blanche receiving a special ceremonial robe sewn collectively by over 125 people from all over the world. We are sharing it again today in memory of...
Images from our Zen-a-thon celebration events
For its thoughtful and inspiring work, Studio Bondy won a religious architecture renovation award.
We are currently accepting applications for the 2026 Farm and Land Stewardship Programs!
SFZC formalizes updated leadership roles across City Center, Green Gulch Farm, and Tassajara.
Shuso Ceremony at Tassajara Congratulations to Ellen Simpson (O-do Jo-e, Responsive Way/Settled Wisdom) whose shuso ceremony on March 31 marked the end of practice period at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center. The Practice Period was led by Abbot Tenzen David...
Recalling the first zendo fire and the rebuilding of its temporary replacement
The statue of liberation?