by Sangha News editor | Dec 4, 2017 | Arts & Culture
Ideography and Beyond — An Exhibition of Brushwork by Kazuaki Tanahashi Opening reception: Friday, January 5, 7:30 – 9 pm San Francisco Zen Center, City Center 300 Page Street, San Francisco Phone: 415.863.3136 January 5 – 31, 2018 Monday – Friday:...
by Sangha News editor | Dec 1, 2017 | Features, News
Thursday, December 14, 7:30 to 9 pm City Center Dining Room, 300 Page Street, SF San Francisco Zen Center invites you to a presentation by two young immigrants who will discuss the challenges they and others who are undocumented are facing. We will discuss the many...
by Sangha News editor | Nov 29, 2017 | News, Zen Practice
by Rev. Gendo Lucy Xiao (玄道) Recently I gave meditation instruction at SFZC’s City Center. When I asked the newcomers what brought them to meditation, one person mentioned “peace of mind,” and another said “to be freed from suffering.” It...
by Sangha News editor | Nov 28, 2017 | Arts & Culture
Tassajara persimmons in November. Photo by Shundo David Haye.
by Sangha News editor | Nov 28, 2017 | Features, Giving
Dear Dharma Friends, Today’s fast-paced and painfully polarized world presents special challenges for all of us committed to the Dharma practice of “ight speech.” For most of us this is particularly true in the digital realm where there is a strong...