September 11, 2025
Lay Initiation Ceremony at Tassajara – September 3

Left to right: Dan Landy, Rinso Ed Sattizahn, Rosana Castrillo.

 

Congratulations to Dan Landy (Sōseki Mitsuzen / Sangha Rock Intimate Whole) and Rosana Castrillo (Kyōgetsu Honshin / Mirror Moon Original Trust), who received the Bodhisattva precepts from Rinso Ed Sattizahn in a Lay Initiation Ceremony at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center on September 3.

 

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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.