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TassNow: Looking forward to the Summer Guest Season, friends!

by gregbilke | Jan 31, 2016 | News

Keep your eyes open for midweek availability (it is abundant) and avoid the busiest times (all of July, and popular retreats) to get the best chance at your first choice. See you soon!
How Blanche is Doing, by Abbot Ed Sattizahn

How Blanche is Doing, by Abbot Ed Sattizahn

by Sangha News editor | Jan 27, 2016 | Features, News

Dear Sangha, I’d like to share a brief update on Blanche. She is still living at AgeSong, after deciding not to relocate to another assisted living community in San Francisco. She has become comfortable with the surroundings at AgeSong, as well as with their staff....
Shindo Gita Gayatri is Our New Shuso

Shindo Gita Gayatri is Our New Shuso

by Sangha News editor | Jan 27, 2016 | Features, News, Shuso, Zen Practice

This morning, Wednesday, January 27, Shindo Gita Gayatri accepted the invitation to be the shuso (head student) for the Winter 2016 practice period led by her teacher, Ryushin Paul Haller, at City Center. The benji (shuso’s attendant) will be Juan Angel. Here...
Love is Vast and Wide: Gratitude and Generosity

Love is Vast and Wide: Gratitude and Generosity

by Sangha News editor | Jan 27, 2016 | Arts & Culture, Features, Giving, News, Zen Practice

Artist Susan Spencer tells the intimate story of her 20 years of practice, how she met her late teacher Darlene Cohen, and why she has decided to make a gift to SFZC in her will. In 1995 I was living in Minneapolis. As an Episcopalian I was encouraged by how the...
Two New Teachers Receive Dharma Transmission

Two New Teachers Receive Dharma Transmission

by Sangha News editor | Jan 20, 2016 | Features, News, Zen Practice

Last week, Zenju Earthlyn Manuel and Konin Melissa Cardenas completed their dharma transmission ceremonies and officially became dharma heirs in the lineage of Suzuki-roshi. Zenju began her training with her beloved root teacher, Zenkei Blanche Hartman, and completed...
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