by Sangha News editor | Apr 29, 2020 | News
For decades, the San Francisco Zen Center has performed a weekly Well-Being Ceremony, chanting for the health and safety of loved ones suffering from physical and psychological distress. This past Saturday, the ceremony moved online to Zoom and included a prayer for...
by Sangha News editor | Apr 29, 2020 | Features, News
By Dawu Camille Whitney Numerous members of San Francisco Zen Center’s wider sangha have written with well-wishes and to inquire what daily life is like in the midst of this pandemic. Here’s my story of what it’s been like to live at SFZC’s...
by Sangha News editor | Apr 27, 2020 | Features, News
An essay by Jody Greene, Zen student, Zen teacher, Professor of Literature. Jody currently serves on the San Francisco Zen Center Board of Directors. I didn’t set out to be a Zen monk. It was an accident, really. I happened to arrive to do a little volunteer...
by Sangha News editor | Apr 22, 2020 | Features, News
Starting on April 28, Onryu Mary Stares, City Center’s Tanto or Head of Practice, will be leading the Spring Online Practice Period called A Bridge of 59 Stones. This 6-week session will explore lojong, a collection of 59 short, pithy slogans used to train the...
by Sangha News editor | Apr 2, 2020 | News
Thursday, April 2, 2:00 pm At Home Zendo Supplies The City Center bookstore is taking phone and email orders for incense, zafus/zabutons, books, and other home practice items. City Center Bookstore 415.354.0397 bookstore@sfzc.org