For me, Blanche’s greatest strength as a teacher is the way in which she weaves practice and Sangha. As this photo shows, she was never above the...

Zenkei's Daughter Trudy Hartman lives in Palo Alto with her husband and two children.   She visits two or three times a week and also checks in...

Every morning at Tassajara when we left the zendo after breakfast, Blanche would stand to review the day with the Tanto and the Shuso.  The sight...

Blanche’s spirituality and her politics: Not one, not two.  

Today I had the privilege of taking the first two copies of Zenkei's soon to be released book to her.  As you can see from the photos she was...