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Membership 2020: Suiko Betsy McCall’s Story of Connection

by Sangha News editor | Oct 26, 2020 | Features

During my first month as a farm apprentice at Green Gulch I had a bad dream. I dreamt that I had gone home for the weekend and that my boyfriend had been with his ex-girlfriend. When I woke up I was really upset. Later that morning I was sitting at breakfast with some...

Membership 2020: Angela Ni’s Story of Connection

by Sangha News editor | Oct 26, 2020 | Features

I started going to San Francisco Zen Center (SFZC) in 2017. As with some of the best things that you discover in life, I found SFZC through word of mouth. I was looking for a spiritual home in San Francisco and a place to practice meditation that would be peaceful and...

Membership 2020: Glady Thacher’s Story of Connection

by Sangha News editor | Oct 19, 2020 | Features

Let me go back to the very beginning before Green Gulch Farm was established. When the Golden Gate National Recreation Area was finalized, George Wheelwright made land available to San Francisco Zen Center. Some of the members of the Zen community were looking over...

Membership 2020: Sozan Miglioli’s Story of Connection

by Sangha News editor | Oct 19, 2020 | Features

I’m originally from Argentina and I practiced Soto Zen for many years in the Deshimaru lineage there. Back then I already knew about SFZC and had read Suzuki Roshi’s book Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind. I remember thinking at the time how “far...

Membership 2020: Risa Ferrer’s Story of Connection

by Sangha News editor | Oct 19, 2020 | Features

How did I first come to San Francisco Zen Center (SFZC)? It’s kind of a funny story. I was going through a lot since my mother had passed away. I was suffering quite a bit. I knew my spiritual path had started whether I liked it or not. I was going to a...
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