“I saw the reader of the book as a friend I could trust and share my life with. That made it safer to be vulnerable.”
Paula Arai on The Little Book of Zen Healing
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Arts & Culture
Creating a Memorial Site for San Francisco Zen Center’s Teachers and Shusos
The Suzuki Roshi Memorial Garden is lovely and quiet, tucked into the foot of a hill behind the Herb Circle in the Green Gulch garden.
Calling All Book Lovers and Budding Zen Enthusiasts: Volunteers Needed
We are looking for volunteers to help pack, label, and securely store the library’s rich and varied collection.
Chikudo Catherine Spaeth on Reimagining Saturday Sangha
Saturday Sangha is not simply for lay people; its value and function is far beyond that of volunteers. It will now be called Urban Gate Sangha.
Jukai Ceremony at City Center June 17
Congratulations to the initiates who received the precepts in a Jukai Ceremony at SFZC’s City Center on June 17.
Alan Watts Memorial at GGF: New Name Marker Installed
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of Alan Watts’ death, Green Gulch Farm installed a new name marker for his memorial stone.
A Spring Visit to Four East Coast Branching Streams Zen Centers
In May, as part of her role as Branching Streams liaison, Tova Green visited Zen Centers in Washington DC, Massachusetts, and Vermont.
The New SFZC Dharma App Is Launched!
The SFZC Dharma App gives easy access for mobile devices to the SFZC online media library of over 4,300 audio and video recordings.
Jukai Ceremony at Green Gulch Farm May 4
Congratulations to Daniel deTerrence Brooks who received the precepts from Senior Dharma Teacher Tenshin Reb Anderson.