
Photo by Shundo David Haye
There were three shuso ceremonies at our temples in December 2025. Deep bows to all shusos and much gratitude for your service to the Dharma.
Shuso Ceremony at Tassajara
Congratulations to Dōjin Brent Hass (Dōjin Gisen, Path Compassion/Faith River) whose shuso ceremony on December 16 marked the end of the 114th Ango at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center. The Practice Period was led by Abiding Abbot Mako Voelkel.

Dōjin Brent Hass and Abbot Dōshin Mako Voelkel. Photo by Shundo David Haye
Shuso Ceremony at Green Gulch Farm
Congratulations to Doko Kika Hellein (Path of Light, Returning Home) whose shuso ceremony on December 15 marked the end of the Practice Period at Green Gulch Farm. The Practice Period was led by Abiding Abbot Jiryu Rutschman-Byler.

Abbot Jiryu Rutschman-Byler and Doko Kika Hellein. Photo by Sara Tashker
Shuso Ceremony at City Center
Congratulations to Vanessa Able (Koji Seiden, Cultivate Love/Sincerity Field) on her shuso ceremony at City Center on December 6, 2025. In order to be shuso for the Fall Practice Period, Vanessa moved into City Center with her family from Paris, an experience she and her daughter Cora discuss in this article from Sangha News.

Vanessa Able and Ryushin Paul Haller











