On June 18, at 2 am, less than a month after my fire preparedness training, I received a phone call from Kogen Dito-Keith, our Tassajara Fire Crew head.
Willow Fire at Tassajara: A Firsthand Account
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Assessing Risk as SFZC Slowly Reopens
The SFZC Health and Safety committee was formed soon after the pandemic began. Initially it consisted of the SFZC President and the directors of City Center, Green Gulch Farm, and Tassajara.
The New SFZC Online Bookstore Welcomes You!
The San Francisco Zen Center bookstore has been a wonderful resource for people to visit in person. The new Online Bookstore will enable people to view and search the bookstore inventory virtually.
Why Hasn’t San Francisco Zen Center Opened Yet?
UPDATE: September 2022 As we enter Fall 2022, both City Center and Green Gulch Farm are continuing to add in-person offerings. See Covid-Related...
How a Zen Priest Contributed to the Oscar-Nominated Film “Soul”
It is unusual to see the name of a Zen Buddhist teacher in the credits of a Disney/Pixar animated film. Many people have noticed Daijaku Kinst’s name at the end of Soul, a recent release that has been nominated for three Academy Awards.
Priest Ordination in a Time of Pandemic
On March 21, a clear, cool Sunday morning, two residents of Green Dragon Temple (Green Gulch Farm) were ordained as priests by three preceptors: Abiding Abbess Fu Schroeder, Eijun Linda Cutts, the teacher for Kristin Diggs, and Tenshin Reb Anderson, the teacher for Valerian Hauffe.
Well-being Service at City Center Has a New Protocol
On most Saturday mornings, following morning zazen, a well-being service is offered at Beginner's Mind Temple (and currently held online.) The...
1,000 Wishes – 1,000 Cranes: An Interview with Paula Pietranera
By Tova Green For Paula Pietranera, a resident of San Francisco Zen Center, the pandemic began just as an exhibit of her paper folding art pieces...
Green Gulch Farm Apprenticeship Program Returns
Since 1994 Green Gulch Farm has welcomed those with an interest in both Zen practice and organic farming to live and work there as farm and garden...