Clara House Families Enjoy a Day at Green Gulch

by Sangha News editor | Aug 19, 2015 | Arts & Culture, Farm & Garden, Volunteering

Last week, Green Gulch Farm welcomed families from Clara House for a day of fun in the country, including a tour, lunch and time at the beach. Clara House, a neighbor of City Center on Page Street, provides housing and services for families in transition, and Zen...

Shosan Victoria Austin on Meditation Postures Designed for the Female Body

by Sangha News editor | Aug 12, 2015 | Arts & Culture, Features, Programs, Zen Practice

The main point of meditation is the same for all humans: to rest in the ultimate, and to experience the connection between ultimate and conditioned existence, in the present moment. To do this, we sit in an upright, aligned way, one with the universe by nature of...

Branching Streams Visiting Teacher Reports Back from Brooklyn Zen Center

by Sangha News editor | Aug 12, 2015 | News, Programs, Zen Practice

In this post from the Branching Streams website, City Center teacher Kanzan David Zimmerman reflects on his three-month fellowship stay at Brooklyn Zen Center in New York, which just came to a close. The Visiting Teacher Fellowship Program, launched this spring with...

Flower Delivery for Buddha

by Sangha News editor | Aug 12, 2015 | Arts & Culture, Farm & Garden, Volunteering

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Update: August 11, 2015

by Sangha News editor | Aug 11, 2015 | For Zenkei Blanche Hartman, In Memoriam

Dear Friends, We have received numerous inquiries from friends and students of our beloved Senior Dharma Teacher Zenkei Blanche Hartman about how she’s doing, especially from those who live outside the Bay Area. We created this blog to ensure that those who care so...