by Sangha News editor | Apr 20, 2016 | News, Zen Practice
After many years of practice, Kim Hart was ordained as a priest by her teacher Ryushin Paul Haller in the City Center Buddha Hall on Saturday, April 16, surrounded by family and friends. Kim’s new dharma name is Kogen Daiho, which translates as Loyalty Source,...
by Sangha News editor | Apr 19, 2016 | Arts & Culture, Features, News
Long-time practitioner and SFZC board member Dennis McNally reckons that, beneath the surface hilarity, Bill Murray’s brilliant Groundhog Day is quietly teaching us the dharma. Unfortunately, he neglected to ask about it when he met the director, Harold Ramis....
by Sangha News editor | Apr 13, 2016 | Arts & Culture, News
Bob Pizzi is showing his photographs of Nepal at City Center during the month of April. Here he describes the beauty and vibrancy of Nepal and its people. I have traveled to Asia several times over the past decade and to Nepal twice since 2010. While these Nepal...
by Sangha News editor | Apr 8, 2016 | News, Shuso
The Shuso for the Spring 2016 Practice Period at Green Dragon Temple was Jisen Stephen Hale, whose Shuso Ceremony took place on April 4. The practice period, led by Central Abbess Eijun Linda Cutts, was called “Upright and Complete: Practicing with Noble...
by Sangha News editor | Apr 4, 2016 | News, Shuso, Zen Practice
The Winter 2016 Practice Period at Tassajara came to a joyful conclusion with the Shuso Ceremony of Hakusho Johan Ostlund. The practice period was led by Hakusho’s teacher, Furyu Nancy Schroeder, who is the Abiding Abbess at Green Gulch. Hakusho came to the US...
