May 1, 2017
Lay Initiation Ceremony – Jukai at City Center

On Saturday, April 29, eight people received the precepts in a Lay Initiation Ceremony. Congratulations to everyone! Photo by Florian Brody.

Back row, left to right: David Baumgarten, Lorna Weir, Deborah van Dommelen, Thorsten Raab, Becky Gerek, Valerie Wagenfeld; front row, left to right: Christine Marie, Jisan Tova Green, Kiku Christina Lehnherr, Dainin Marsha Angus, Jeannie Linam

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On Forgiveness

In this letter to the sangha, Central Abbot Tenzen David Zimmerman writes about forgiveness and repair in his own life, and how SFZC is working with former Abbot Richard Baker to reconcile a difficult past and move forward together.