June 11, 2024
Priest Ordination of Choku Proudfoot

From left to right: David Zimmerman, Tova Green, Choku Proudfoot and Mako Voelkel. Photo by Peter Beeler.

 

Choku Proudfoot was ordained as a priest by their teacher, Jisan Tova Green, Central Abbot Tenzen David Zimmerman, and City Center Abiding Abbot Mako Voelkel on May 18. Their dharma name is Choku Shoko, Listening Tiger, Singing Lake.

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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.