“Even though you read Zen literature you have to keep this beginner’s mind. You have to read it with fresh mind.”
Wisdom Seeks for Wisdom: Awakening the Archive, Tape 2
“You don’t do anything, but let our true nature work by itself. This is Zen practice.”
An Artist Between Two Countries: An Interview with Engetsu Genki Lefevre
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.
“Dear Vaccine” – Creating Community with Poetry
The Global Community Vaccine Poem project “invites all to share their voices to promote Covid-19 vaccination through the imaginative language of poetry.”
Medicine and the Dharma
Joshua Sandeman, a former SFZC resident, is a Nurse Practitioner based in Salem, Oregon. “Medicine puts me face-to-face with all manner of human suffering and it can be a challenge to take care of feelings of burnout, detachment, and despair.”
Writing Is How I Live, an interview with Zenju Earthlyn Manuel
Zenju started writing as an eight-year-old. In her twenties Zenju was writing short stories and she submitted one to a journal edited by Pearl Cleage. It was published and that was the first time she earned money as a writer.
When You Greet Me I Bow: Interview with Cynthia Schrager
Cynthia Schrager is the editor of Norman Fischer’s new book, When You Greet Me I Bow: Notes and Reflections from a Life in Zen. A member of Everyday Zen, Cynthia has been a student of Norman’s since 2010.
Zen-a-thon Bike & Hike
While Covid-19 restrictions prevented San Francisco Zen Center from holding the usual Zen-a-thon Day of Celebration this past spring, sangha members...
Closed Captioning: Benefits and Limitations
Recently, Closed Captioning was enabled for all San Francisco Zen Center’s programs, classes, Dharma talks, and meetings, that is, anything presented via Zoom.