By Tova Green Thanks to Leslie James, Abiding Tassajara Teacher, Linda Galijan, former SFZC President now residing at Tassajara, and Goyo Piper,...
New Information on Tassajara Summer 2021
Dear Friends: This is the time of year when many of you are looking for your Tassajara brochure in the mail, checking our website for opening dates,...
Receiving the Precepts Mid-Pandemic
By Tova Green On a cool afternoon in mid-February, Green Gulch Farm held San Francisco Zen Center's first Lay Initiation ceremony since the Covid-19...
New Life for Suzuki Roshi’s Orchids
By Tova Green Many residents of SFZC's City Center go up to the roof to get a view of the city, find a quiet place to read, or to work out on the...
Winter Storms Challenge Texas Zen Centers
In a winter when many regions of the United States have experienced fierce storms and freezing temperatures, last week’s extreme cold, snow, and freezing rain in Texas was unexpected and unprecedented.
A New Abbot for Old Plum Mountain Zen Center
On January 31, 2021 Hozan Alan Senauke became the second Abbot of Old Plum Mountain Zen Center (usually called Berkeley Zen Center).
A Mural to Greet The New Dawn
On the corner of Page and Laguna Streets in San Francisco, diagonally across from San Francisco Zen Center, is a corner building with a series of murals that wrap around the boarded-over windows.
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...
Statement on the January 6 attack on the U.S. Congress
The impact of the January 6 siege on Congress by a mob incited by the President of the United States continues to reverberate throughout the nation....