January 27, 2022
Jukai Ceremony at Green Gulch Farm 12/19
Sara and Jiryu with initiates

Left to right: Sara Tashker, Megan O’Neil, Carla Walter, Ashley Moran, Rooney Charest, Stephen Toriello, Jiryu Rutschman-Byler. Photo by Stephanie Blank.

Five people received the precepts in a jukai/lay initiation ceremony at Green Gulch Farm on December 19. Congratulations to all!

From Ango Sara Tashker
Megan O’Neil – Myo Shin Sho E / Bright Heart, Clear Gift
Ashley Moran – Zen Shi Busshin / Complete Resolve, Buddha Heart

From Jiryu Rutschman-Byler
Stephen Toriello – Shoshi Shinraku / Authentic Kindness, Body-mind Dropped
Rooney Charest – Ryutoku Henki / Flowing Devotion, All-Pervading Refuge
Carla Walter – Nyosho Kigan / Suchness Crystal, Radiant Vow

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On Forgiveness

In this letter to the sangha, Central Abbot Tenzen David Zimmerman writes about forgiveness and repair in his own life, and how SFZC is working with former Abbot Richard Baker to reconcile a difficult past and move forward together.