by Sangha News editor | Jan 20, 2016 | Arts & Culture, Features, News, Zen Practice
Last week, Zen Peacemaker Bernie Glassman suffered a massive stroke and was rushed to the hospital. As this inspirational teacher recovers, his student, actor and Zen priest Michael O’Keefe, says: “I love him more than you can know.” Bernie Glassman...
by Sangha News editor | Jan 20, 2016 | Features, News, Zen Practice
“So many of you expressed your love for and remembrances of Mitsu Suzuki upon hearing of her death on January 9, 2016 that I wanted to tell you about the beautiful ceremonies that were held for her in Japan, which I attended,” writes Central Abbess Eijun...
by Sangha News editor | Jan 12, 2016 | Features, News, Zen Practice
On New Year’s Day 2016, the big bell began ringing at 7:45 am at City Center to signal the start of the New Year’s Day ceremony – a relatively late start for us, but many of us had been up past midnight sitting zazen and ringing in the New Year with...
by Sangha News editor | Jan 12, 2016 | Arts & Culture, Features, News, Zen Practice
On Saturday, January 9, auspiciously early in the year, seven bodhisattvas received the precepts and donned “Buddha’s Robe”, six of them for the first time and one for the second time. Victoria Austin and Jordan Thorn were the preceptors:...
by Sangha News editor | Jan 9, 2016 | Arts & Culture, Features, News, Zen Practice
We are deeply saddened to announce the death of Suzuki Roshi’s widow, Mitsu ‘Okusan’ Suzuki, early Saturday January 9, 2015. The three temples rang the densho 108 times that morning, and each temple held a memorial service to honor her passing and...
