Congratulations to Winter 2019 Practice Period shusos at City Center/Beginner’s Mind Temple and Tassajara Zen Mountain Center!
Photos at Beginner’s Mind Temple by Dana Velden and photo at Tassajara by Shundo David Haye.
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Kodo Conlin (benji/shuso assistant), Sozan Michael McCord (shuso), and Ryushin Paul Haller following the shuso ceremony on March 23 at Beginner’s Mind Temple
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Zoketsu Norman Fischer (who led the practice period), Kanshin Allison Tait (shuso), and Central Abbot Rinso Ed Sattizahn following the April 2 shuso ceremony at Tassajara
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Rinso Ed Sattizahn, Kodo Conlin, Shosan Victoria Austin, Sozan Michael McCord, Ryushin Paul Haller, and Tenzen David Zimmerman in the courtyard following the March 23 shuso ceremony