Like a Fish in a Puddle

by Zenshin Greg Fain, Tanto (head of practice) at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center During practice period at Tassajara, on the day before a personal day, we celebrate the ceremony of Nenju, renewing our commitment to practice and anticipating a little extra time to go...
A Message in Response to Violence

A Message in Response to Violence

Dear Sangha, The abbatial leadership and all at San Francisco Zen Center join with people throughout this country and the world in mourning those who lost their lives, the hundreds who were wounded, and the families and friends of so many who were harmed in the...

These Final Days of Summer

Lauren Dito-Keith, the Director Assistant at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center gave us an account of the final days of summer guest season. Here is what she wrote: “The end of the 2017 summer guest season is almost here. “The heat in the day keeps guests,...