The Winter 2016 Practice Period at Tassajara came to a joyful conclusion with the Shuso Ceremony of Hakusho Johan Ostlund. The practice period was...
Shuso Hakusho Johan Ostlund Brings the Dharma to Life
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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,...
‘Don’t Be a Jerk’, with Brad Warner, April 8
In his new book, Don’t Be a Jerk, radical writer Brad Warner offers an update of Dogen's Shobogenzo, "a very long, very old book." He'll be...
A Poem in Response to Suzuki Roshi
Award-winning poet Brynn Saito, intrigued by the teachings of Zen Center founder Shunryu Suzuki, shares with us her poem in response to the master's...
‘How to Enter the Monastery’, a poem by Jisan Tova Green
"The monastery needs/ the road", writes Zen teacher and poet Jisan Tova Green, who spent many years at Tassajara, where the fourteen-mile entry road...
Way-Seeking Heart/Mind through Art: A Retrospective
Long-term practitioner Keiryu Liên Shutt was invited to show her art at City Center this month. As she looks at her life through the prism of her...
Returning to the Marketplace
At the traditional Zen Center leaving ceremony, the monk is described as returning to the marketplace with gift-bestowing hands. After fifteen years...
Mitsu Suzuki Sensei Memorial at City Center
The Abbatial Leadership of San Francisco Zen Center will host a memorial service for Mitsu Suzuki Sensei, poet, beloved tea teacher, and wife of...
Shindo Gita Gayatri is Our New Shuso
This morning, Wednesday, January 27, Shindo Gita Gayatri accepted the invitation to be the shuso (head student) for the Winter 2016 practice period...