It is unusual to see the name of a Zen Buddhist teacher in the credits of a Disney/Pixar animated film. Many people have noticed Daijaku Kinst’s name at the end of Soul, a recent release that has been nominated for three Academy Awards.
A Time to Heal: An Interview with Jenée Johnson
“You can be authentic, grow yourself, and claim your right to flourish,” says Jenée Johnson, who will be offering A Time to Heal: Insights on the Path to Healing Racialized Trauma, a four-week online class beginning May 6.
1,000 Wishes – 1,000 Cranes: An Interview with Paula Pietranera
By Tova Green For Paula Pietranera, a resident of San Francisco Zen Center, the pandemic began just as an exhibit of her paper folding art pieces...
Sunday Tea Gatherings Resume
by Tova Green Sowing the Moon Teahouse at Green Gulch Farm has resumed monthly Sunday afternoon tea gatherings through Zoom. For two decades, prior...
A Mural to Greet The New Dawn
On the corner of Page and Laguna Streets in San Francisco, diagonally across from San Francisco Zen Center, is a corner building with a series of murals that wrap around the boarded-over windows.
HeartMind: An Interview with Artist Suiko Betsy McCall
By Cat Li Stevenson Sangha News interviewed artist, founder, and Abbess of the Art Monastery, Suiko Betsy McCall. Suiko and Green Gulch Farm Abiding...
Black Lives Matter Banner
On Sunday, residents at Beginner's Mind Temple painted a Black Lives Matter banner and put it up across the front of the entryway of 300 Page...
Volunteers Needed for City Center Library on Tuesdays
The City Center Library and Reading Room is currently looking for additional volunteers for Tuesdays, 1:30 – 7 pm. Please consider assisting us in...
Featured Photo February 20
Green Gulch Farm, garden border in the spring. Photo by Shundo David Haye.