If you have been meaning to check on availability in your favorite May retreat, check now! If you can get away from the hustle and bustle for a few...
Cultivating Sangha in the Rain
When the heavens opened on April 9, we worried that the pouring rain, dense fog, and deep, slippery mud at Green Gulch Farm might dampen the...
When Kim Hart Became Kogen Daiho
After many years of practice, Kim Hart was ordained as a priest by her teacher Ryushin Paul Haller in the City Center Buddha Hall on Saturday, April...
Waking Up Again and Again, Until You Really Wake Up
Long-time practitioner and SFZC board member Dennis McNally reckons that, beneath the surface hilarity, Bill Murray's brilliant Groundhog Day is...
Bob Pizzi: ‘Into the Light: For the Benefit of All Beings’
Bob Pizzi is showing his photographs of Nepal at City Center during the month of April. Here he describes the beauty and vibrancy of Nepal and its...
Congratulations to GGF Shuso Jisen Stephen Hale
The Shuso for the Spring 2016 Practice Period at Green Dragon Temple was Jisen Stephen Hale, whose Shuso Ceremony took place on April 4. The...
Shuso Hakusho Johan Ostlund Brings the Dharma to Life
The Winter 2016 Practice Period at Tassajara came to a joyful conclusion with the Shuso Ceremony of Hakusho Johan Ostlund. The practice period was...
TassNow: May Retreats Are Filling Fast
If you have been meaning to check on availability in your favorite May retreat, check now! May retreats are filling fast, but there's still a few...
Shuso Shindo Shines
City Center shuso Shindo Gita Gayatri completed her training with the Shuso Ceremony on March 26, 2016, at the end of the Winter Practice Period,...