Young people call on us to be our best selves, teaching us to slow down and see the beauty in simple things, writes Meikyo Chelsea True, coordinator...
When Children Are Present
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Welcoming Three New Bodhisattvas
The evening of Friday, September 2, 2016, a group of friends, family and fellow-practitioners gathered in the Buddha Hall at City Center to witness...
Unplug and Recharge: How to Be a Grown-Up with a Digital Security Blanket
Djinn Gallagher wonders if her phone is lulling her into a false sense of security. Did you have a much-loved beaten-up teddy bear when you were a...
Branching Streams: Dancing Mountains Zen Sangha, United Kingdom
Dancing Mountains Zen Sangha has as its main aim the support of a number of local sanghas scattered throughout the UK. Tenshin Reb Anderson Roshi...
Tassajara: An Update
The Tassajara Guest Season is cancelled due to the smoky conditions in the valley and the ongoing threat of the fire coming to Tassajara. Dear...
Sitting With Fire—Again: Colleen Morton Busch
Colleen Morton Busch, author of Fire Monks: Zen Mind Meets Wildfire about the 2008 fire that threatened Tassajara, has written an op-ed for the...
A Letter from SFZC President Susan O’Connell
As a result of the fire, Tassajara guest season will not reopen this summer. "Fire has been and will continue to be a part of the life of...
Soberanes Fire Update, August 17
Retreats and guest visits are cancelled until August 22. The fire continues to move very slowly, and there is no change overnight in the fire moving...
Soberanes Fire Update, August 16
Retreats and guest visits are cancelled until August 22. The Tassajara staff have had a long and extensive consultation with our CAL FIRE liaisons....