Janis Cooke Newman is organizing a series of readings by Buddhist Writers designed to bring together the wider SFZC sangha and the local literary community!
Tassajara Summer Retreats 2024
San Francisco Zen Center is pleased to announce that Tassajara will be opening for a small but inspiring array of retreats this summer!
Dogen’s Bussho: The One Taste of True Practice
What is the one taste of true practice? This question speaks to a history of what our practice is, and there is an enjoyment in the tasting that is asked of us.
Finding Freedom in Everyday Tasks: Soji in Creative Practice
As each person is supported by other participants who are turning their attention to their own soji tasks, their attention is amplified.
Jukai Ceremony at Green Gulch Farm on December 1
Congratulations to Angelika Hofer who received the precepts from Kokyo Henkel.
Jukai Ceremony at City Center on November 11
Congratulations to the initiates who received the precepts at City Center this November.
Jukai Ceremony at Green Gulch Farm on November 5
Congratulations to the initiates who received the precepts from Tenshin Reb Anderson at Green Gulch Farm.
Priest Ordination at Green Gulch Farm on October 29
Congratulations to Hoko Sam Ridge who was ordained as a priest on October 29 by Kokyo Henkel.
Priest Ordination at Green Gulch Farm on November 12
Congratulations to three new priests of Still Breathing Zen Sangha, ordained by Zenju Earthlyn Manuel at the end of the November sesshin.