by Sangha News editor | Oct 21, 2014 | Arts & Culture, Features, News, Programs
There’s a collective urgency now, which I hope is enough to inspire sitting and action. The above quote captures the tone from a presentation on October 3 by City Center resident Milo Burn after his return from the People’s Climate March in New York on September...
by Sangha News editor | Oct 14, 2014 | Arts & Culture, Programs, Zen Practice
City Center Abiding Abbot Ed Sattizahn took in an early morning courtyard view between activities in the one-day sitting on October 4. This first sitting of the fall signaled that the abbot’s first practice period at Zen Center was well under way. In addition to...
by Sangha News editor | Oct 8, 2014 | Arts & Culture, Features, News, Zen Practice
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by Sangha News editor | Oct 7, 2014 | Arts & Culture, Volunteering
City Center is looking for volunteers to help create flower arrangements for the temple. Flowers, together with light, incense, food and sweet tea, are traditional offerings on Buddhist altars. Volunteers will learn arrangement forms with Dawna Foreman, who leads the...
by Sangha News editor | Sep 30, 2014 | Features, Governance, News, Zen Practice
Dear Sangha Members, As I am about to leave for Tassajara for the Fall Practice Period, I wanted to let you know some things that are on my mind both at San Francisco Zen Center and in the wider world we share and create together. It has now been a year since we...