by Web Editor | Jan 16, 2024 | Features, News, Zen Practice
By Tova Green In my role as Branching Streams Director, I recently had the great pleasure of visiting Zen Centers in Berlin and the Black Forest in Germany, and in and around Lucerne, Switzerland. The initial impetus for my journey was an invitation from...
by Web Editor | Sep 3, 2021 | Arts & Culture, Features, Zen Practice
Engetsu is a Brazilian Zen student and artist who lived at SFZC for many years. In 2020, she returned to Brazil to visit family and friends.
by Web Editor | Apr 7, 2018 | News
In Soto Zen, we emphasize sitting zazen (meditation) daily. When we sit, we see what arises without expectations, and through this practice we become intimate with the world around us. In this slideshow, we take a look at other ways that we sit at Tassajara....
by Web Editor | Mar 9, 2018 | News
Heather Iarusso is the shuso (head monk) of the Winter 2018 Practice Period at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center. Serving as shuso is strenuous. From the moment she rises before 3:50 am to wake everyone up to the intimate shuso teas she hosts and dharma talks she...
by Web Editor | Feb 15, 2018 | Features, News, Programs, Zen Practice
The title of my retreat at Tassajara is “Finding Stillness Amid the Storm of Legal Practice.” This notion of stillness is central to a useful law practice, I believe. It is not a static or sort of dead stillness. It is instead alert and willing and ready,...