SFZC Member Stories ‘Myles’

SFZC Member Stories ‘Myles’

During the month of October, we celebrate our members. “Member Stories” features stories about members of San Francisco Zen Center and how their practice relates to their life. For Myles, his bicycle saddle is his cushion. He takes his sitting meditation...
Featured Photo October 20, 2016

Featured Photo October 20, 2016

Along a hiking trail at Tassajara in May of this year. Photo by Shundo David Haye. The wildflowers in the foreground are fairy lanterns, a Californian species in the genus Calochortus, the Lily family. They are magical, especially the first time you come upon them,...
November Art Show at City Center

November Art Show at City Center

“Grounded” Sevilla Granger — Arborial Portraitist Born and trained in Asheville, North Carolina, Sevilla has been painting the natural world for most of her life. Reception: Friday, November 11, 7:30-9, in the Art Lounge at City Center, 300 Page Street, SF...
FukuDen John Briggs Died on October 10

FukuDen John Briggs Died on October 10

Lay ordained by Reb Anderson, FukuDen John Briggs was a regular practitioner at No Abode, Green Gulch Farm, Valley Streams Zen Sangha in Sacramento, and a resident at Tassajara in fall 2006 and 2010. John was priest ordained by Edward Brown in 2012 and served as Head...
Why Did You Become a Member of SFZC?

Why Did You Become a Member of SFZC?

Our members provide vital financial support so that we may continue to offer free public programs, talks, and daily sittings to all those who seek the Dharma. What motivates people to become members of San Francisco Zen Center? Why do our members choose to contribute...