
April Art Show: John Muir School Student Artists
Reception: Friday, April 13, 7 – 9 pm
City Center Art Lounge, 300 Page Street, SF
For the second year in a row, the young artists of John Muir School (K through 5th grade) will be exhibiting their work at San Francisco Zen Center’s City Center location.

Become a Member of San Francisco Zen Center
“Vast intentions for universal awakening, social justice leadership, honest work, excellent teachers and program offerings and loving community practice.” —What motivates Qayyum to be a member since 2006

Featured Photo March 15
White-crowned sparrow at Green Gulch Farm in February 2018. Photo by Clare Hollander.
A Message from the Shuso and A Video of Snow at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
Heather Iarusso is the shuso (head monk) of the Winter 2018 Practice Period at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center. Serving as shuso is strenuous. From the moment she rises before 3:50 am to wake everyone up to the intimate shuso teas she hosts and dharma talks she delivers, she must give herself entirely to the role of shuso, serving beside the practice period teacher, Ryushin Paul Haller. It is a rite of passage, six months after which Heather can begin leading practice discussions. Read more