Congratulations to Green Gulch Farm shuso Steph Blank!
Green Gulch Bread Bakery: A Brief History
The Bakery taught a workshop called “Fundamentals of Bread Baking” and participants learned the basics of dough fermentation, forming and baking.
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.
The Full Moon Ceremony, Then and Now
The full moon ceremony performed at San Francisco Zen Center has its roots in the time before the Buddha.
Remembering Shotai Marta de la Rosa
Born in Colombia, Shotai practiced as a Soto Zen Buddhist monastic in Spain, Italy, California, Indiana, Florida, Japan, and her native Colombia.