by Sangha News editor | Jul 24, 2011 | For David Coady, In Memoriam
A lovely, funny, tender remembrance of David in the open thread for David, by Shinzan Dainin Trevor Maloney: We also liked to pretend that the colander in the kitchen was the Starship Enterprise, and we’d sing the Star Trek theme whenever we used it. Yup, David and I...
by Sangha News editor | Jul 22, 2011 | For David Coady, In Memoriam
Sadly our dear sangha member, David Coady, passed away last night. We invite the community to come together at a Community Meeting tonight at 7:30 in the Dining Room at City Center. Alternatively, the Zendo will be open during the same time. On the The Ino’s...
by Sangha News editor | Jul 12, 2011 | For Mitsuzen Lou Hartman, In Memoriam
Watch live streaming video from sfzc at livestream.com View an unedited recording of the live video stream of Lou’s funeral held on March 13, 2011 in the Buddha Hall at Beginner’s Mind Temple, City Center. Our apologies for the quality of the audio, which...
by Sangha News editor | Apr 5, 2011 | Arts & Culture, Features, Zen Practice
Written by Keith Baker In 1986, Autoimmune Inner Ear Disease (AIED) left me profoundly deaf for several months. Over the following year, half my hearing returned, leaving me severely hard-of-hearing. Not much was known about AIED back then, and not much more is known...
by Sangha News editor | Mar 4, 2011 | For Mitsuzen Lou Hartman, In Memoriam
The funeral for Lou Hartman, Shuun Mitsuzen, will be held at San Francisco Zen Center’s City Center on Sunday, March 13, at 2 pm. Sojun Mel Weitsman, current abbot of Berkeley Zen Center and former co-abbot of San Francisco Zen Center, will officiate. Parking...