While Covid-19 restrictions prevented San Francisco Zen Center from holding the usual Zen-a-thon Day of Celebration this past spring, sangha members...
Taking Refuge
2020 Year-End Campaign It is the support of Dharma friends that encourages us as we walk the intimate path of awakening together. The refuge of...
Holiday Gifts for Clara House Children
Clara House, located just down Page Street from City Center, is a family shelter with which San Francisco Zen Center has been involved for many...
A Bow of Gratitude to San Francisco Zen Center Volunteers
For the past several years in September, City Center has hosted a dinner for volunteers whose constant efforts help to keep the temple open and...
Volunteers Keep Green Gulch Farm at the Farmers Market
Each Friday at 9:30am, former Green Gulch Farm apprentice Vanessa Caldarelli and her team of three (Jess Nelson, Kate Sylvan, and Leia Layus) set up...
Ten Directions
Reaching Out in the Ten Directions: How Sangha Members Are Helping in Their Communities During this time of shelter-in-place, we are facing...
Giver, Receiver and Gift: Offerings from Green Gulch Farm
During these days of imposed restriction, it is easy and natural to lament the loss of the easy freedoms that, just a few months ago, we took as...
A Lattice Onto Which I Could Grow: An Interview with Former GGF Apprentice Jack Thomas
If you are inspired by Jack's experience at Green Gulch Farm, you may want to sign up for one of our many Guest Student and Apprenticeship...
“How Can I Be of Service?”
In the midst of this global pandemic, many of us are asking ourselves, "How can I be of service?" Jeffrey Schneider, Coordinator of the Zen Center...