Hakusho envisions the sangha he is establishing as a force for good in the world.
Thanksgiving at Tenderloin Tessie
San Francisco Zen Center residents joined other volunteers to offer Thanksgiving dinner to unhoused men and women with Tenderloin Tessie.
Forgotten the Value of Religion: Awakening the Archive, Tape 5
“This kind of ‘I’ is called inmost ‘I,’ or ultimate ‘I.’ It cannot be the subject of study, or philosophy, or science, or psychology.”
Study Yourself: Awakening the Archive, Tape 4
“When you forget yourself … you take the true activity of the big existence. When we realize this, there is no problem whatsoever in this world.”
Young Urban Zen Members Explore Residence at City Center
As SFZC slowly reopens to the wider public, becoming a guest student is one way to experience Living the Temple Life.
Calmness: Awakening the Archive, Tape 3
“When you try to do something, itself it is enlightenment. It is expression of our true nature.”
A Practice-Infused Life
Leslie couldn’t imagine her life without Zen practice. “Although I’m no longer training formally, practice infuses my life.”
Awakening the Archive: The Exciting Discovery of 29 Lost Suzuki Roshi Lectures
SFZC and Engage Wisdom are pleased to offer these previously unavailable talks; completion of the project will coincide with SFZC’s 60th anniversary.
Beginner’s Mind: Awakening the Archive, Tape 1
“Even though you read Zen literature you have to keep this beginner’s mind. You have to read it with fresh mind.”