Membership 2020: Carla Walter’s Story of Connection
Carla Walter already had a dedicated spiritual practice when she visited Tassajara for the first time in 2018, and she “had no intention of becoming a Zen practitioner.” She tells the story of how she changed her mind and became increasingly involved with...![Remembering Yvonne Rand](https://blogs.sfzc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/YvonneRand-Bill-Sterling-2010-350px.jpg)
Remembering Yvonne Rand
Yvonne RandJikai Myo-ōn / Ocean of Compassion, Luminous SoundSeptember 23, 1935 – August 19, 2020 no wind, yet the windbellskeep on ringing—Kokan Shiren By Jisho Warner Yvonne Rand (née Boye), a member of the first generation of American Zen teachers, died on...![The Ten Oxherding Pictures: An Interview with Kyoshin Wendy Lewis](https://blogs.sfzc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/WendyLewis_CHollander-LStream.jpg)
The Ten Oxherding Pictures: An Interview with Kyoshin Wendy Lewis
It’s about studying and knowing the teachings, and then, at various points, having the teachings and path drop away.
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