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On Forgiveness

On Forgiveness

by Sangha News editor | Aug 27, 2025 | Arts & Culture, Features, News, Zen Practice

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.

Meeting the Myriad Things: An Interview with Shinshu Roberts

Meeting the Myriad Things: An Interview with Shinshu Roberts

by Sangha News editor | Aug 26, 2025 | Arts & Culture, Features, News, Zen Practice

Shinshu Roberts’ latest book brings Dogen’s Genjo Koan into the heart of daily practice.

David Chadwick’s Tassajara Stories

David Chadwick’s Tassajara Stories

by Sangha News editor | Aug 12, 2025 | Arts & Culture, Features, News, Zen Practice

David’s newest book, Tassajara Stories, will be released by Monkfish on September 23, 2025.

Toro Nagashi Ceremony at Sokoji Temple

Toro Nagashi Ceremony at Sokoji Temple

by Sangha News editor | Jul 30, 2025 | Arts & Culture, Features, News, Zen Practice

  On Saturday, July 19, the Toro Nagashi Ceremony and lamp-floating event took place at Sokoji Temple, the Soto Zen Mission temple in Japantown, San Francisco. Lamps commemorating the Sangha’s ancestors were floated after the O-bon Ceremony, including a special...
Dharma Entrustment Ceremony for Roger Hillyard

Dharma Entrustment Ceremony for Roger Hillyard

by Sangha News editor | Jul 8, 2025 | Arts & Culture, Features, News, Zen Practice

Congratulations to Roger Hillyard for receiving Lay Teacher Entrustment from Central Abbot Ed Sattizahn on May 23, 2025.

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