A Mural to Greet The New Dawn
On the corner of Page and Laguna Streets in San Francisco, diagonally across from San Francisco Zen Center, is a corner building with a series of murals that wrap around the boarded-over windows.
Taking Refuge
2020 Year-End Campaign It is the support of Dharma friends that encourages us as we walk the intimate path of awakening together. The refuge of Sangha is what helps us to carry on. — Nancy Petrin, Head of Practice, Beginner’s Mind Temple Thank you to those...
Statement on the January 6 attack on the U.S. Congress
The impact of the January 6 siege on Congress by a mob incited by the President of the United States continues to reverberate throughout the nation. San Francisco Zen Center condemns the violence that was perpetrated, mourns the loss of lives, and bears witness to the...
Remembering Kyoan Sandra Taylor
Kyoan Sandra Taylor began her study of Buddhism over 30 years ago in the Suzuki Roshi lineage at San Francisco Zen Center. She was ordained as a priest in 2003 with Zoketsu Norman Fischer and served on the board of SFZC. She was also the founder of Seattle Soto Zen. ...
New Year’s Day Ceremony
On the morning of the New Year, for the first time since the beginning of the Covid-19 protocols, City Center residents sat zazen, bowed, and chanted together in the temple building.