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.

Features, For Mary Watson

Remembering Mary Watson

I want to invite us to be with Mary's spirit, because she really embodied compassion. When Blanche gave her the precepts, she gave her the name, Eyes of Compassion, Nurturing Teacher, and that's what Mary was.