Along a hiking trail at Tassajara in May of this year. Photo by Shundo David Haye. The wildflowers in the foreground are fairy lanterns, a...
November Art Show at City Center
"Grounded" Sevilla Granger — Arborial Portraitist Born and trained in Asheville, North Carolina, Sevilla has been painting the natural world for...
Featured Photo October 13, 2016
At the beach near Green Gulch Farm, November 2009. Photo by Chris Shelton. Chris was a resident of SFZC's City Center until recently and provided...
Politics Meets Our Spiritual Practice
Discussion Curated by Do-On Robert Thomas and SFZC Board Member Joe Rodriguez In the Conference Center, 308 Page Street, next door to City Center...
Vimalakirti, the Musical
The Unsurpassable Wisdom of Vimalakirti, a musical comedy version of the revered sutra performed with life-sized puppets, will be presented at City...
Volunteers Needed for Grace Cathedral Event
Sickness, Old Age, and Death — A Conversation features Lucy Kalanithi (When Breath Becomes Air), Grace Dammann (States of Grace), and Lennon Flowers...
Come Visit the City Center Bookstore
We are excited to invite you into the newly renovated City Center bookstore at 300 Page Street. Thanks to sangha volunteers and the residential...
Unplug and Recharge: How to Be a Grown-Up with a Digital Security Blanket
Djinn Gallagher wonders if her phone is lulling her into a false sense of security. Did you have a much-loved beaten-up teddy bear when you were a...
The Background to Philip Whalen’s Jizo Poem
Last week, David Schneider came to City Center to read from his new book about a former City Center resident, Beat poet Philip Whalen. Here is a...