by Sangha News editor | Jan 27, 2016 | Arts & Culture, Features, Giving, News, Zen Practice
Artist Susan Spencer tells the intimate story of her 20 years of practice, how she met her late teacher Darlene Cohen, and why she has decided to make a gift to SFZC in her will. In 1995 I was living in Minneapolis. As an Episcopalian I was encouraged by how the...
by Sangha News editor | Jan 20, 2016 | Features, News, Zen Practice
Last week, Zenju Earthlyn Manuel and Konin Melissa Cardenas completed their dharma transmission ceremonies and officially became dharma heirs in the lineage of Suzuki-roshi. Zenju began her training with her beloved root teacher, Zenkei Blanche Hartman, and completed...
by Sangha News editor | Jan 20, 2016 | Arts & Culture, Features, News, Zen Practice
Last week, Zen Peacemaker Bernie Glassman suffered a massive stroke and was rushed to the hospital. As this inspirational teacher recovers, his student, actor and Zen priest Michael O’Keefe, says: “I love him more than you can know.” Bernie Glassman...
by Sangha News editor | Jan 20, 2016 | Features, News, Zen Practice
“So many of you expressed your love for and remembrances of Mitsu Suzuki upon hearing of her death on January 9, 2016 that I wanted to tell you about the beautiful ceremonies that were held for her in Japan, which I attended,” writes Central Abbess Eijun...
by Sangha News editor | Jan 12, 2016 | Features, News, Zen Practice
On New Year’s Day 2016, the big bell began ringing at 7:45 am at City Center to signal the start of the New Year’s Day ceremony – a relatively late start for us, but many of us had been up past midnight sitting zazen and ringing in the New Year with...