The Contemplative Caregiver Course uses the teachings of mindfulness and turning towards what’s difficult to cultivate a Zen approach to aging,...
Caregiving as an Enriching Path
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Zen Practice
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...
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...
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...