Steve's body is laid out in a room dedicated for sitting with him at his home. The room, once used as a zendo by both the former home owners and...
January 2: Death Poem
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For Myogen Steve Stucky
In Memoriam: Myogen Steve Stücky
Daitsu Myogen Steven Stücky (Great Pervading Subtle Eye; March 6, 1946 – December 31, 2013) San Francisco Zen Center’s first central abbot, Myogen...
In Memoriam: Myogen Steve Stücky
The following obituary was posted on SFZC's Sangha News blog this afternoon. Daitsu Myogen Steven Stücky (Great Pervading Subtle Eye; March 6, 1946...
December 31: The Great Leap
Steve died this morning at 4:04, peacefully at home with family. At City Center beginning at 6:00 this morning, we rang the densho (bell) 108 times,...
December 24
Dear Friends, I have not provided an update since before the Stepping Down Ceremony on December 15th, and I am having a surprisingly difficult time...
Accepting with Gratitude: Central Abbot Myogen Steve Stücky Formally Steps Down
My death asks so much of you. Please accept this as a teaching for yourself and for our Sangha. Accept with gratitude. —Myogen Steve Stücky In a...
December 12
As mentioned in the last post, Abbot Steve now receives regular medication injections and is able to “dose” himself as needed. This is a relief for...
December 9
Last week Abbot Steve's pain level increased significantly, and hospice care was unable to relieve the pain, so he went to the hospital. Now he is...
December 5
Dear Friends, Included in this update are two pictures. Most mornings Abbot Steve does a morning jundo. This is a ceremony in which he carries a lit...