Shunryu Suzuki opening a ceremony at City Center/Beginner’s Mind Temple in June 1971. Photographer unknown.
August is Make-a-Will Month
Meet sangha member Brian McCaffrey, retired Estate Planning Attorney
June 6, 2019
Featured Photo June 27
Remembering Tom Little Bear Nason
Tom Little Bear Nason May 29, 1960 - August1, 2026
Lay Bodhisattva Initiation Ceremony at GGF – June 28
Congratulations to the students who received the precepts at Green Gulch Farm this June.
Tassajara Zendo Fire 2026
Latest information on the 2026 zendo fire
Rev. Hoitsu Suzuki Appointed Vice-Abbot of Daihonzan Eiheiji
SFZC leadership sends congratulations to Suzuki Family
With Care and Respect: An Interview with Kōgetsu Jenny Mok, SFZC’s CFO
How SFZC manages our financial resources
Sewing Buddha’s Robe: Zenkei Blanche Hartman
Note: In February of 2009, Sangha News Journal posted this article by Ryuko Laura Burges on the occasion of Blanche receiving a special ceremonial robe sewn collectively by over 125 people from all over the world. We are sharing it again today in memory of...
Celebrating Zen-a-thon 2026
Images from our Zen-a-thon celebration events
The Heart of a Renovation: Studio Bondy Wins Award for City Center Redesign
For its thoughtful and inspiring work, Studio Bondy won a religious architecture renovation award.
Green Gulch Farm Apprenticeship Programs
We are currently accepting applications for the 2026 Farm and Land Stewardship Programs!