As is tradition, summer solstice is observed with a ceremony at Tassajara Zen Heart-Mind Temple. Zenshin Greg Fain, Head of Practice, delivered...
Volunteers Needed to Keep the Zendo Open Monday Mornings through the Summer
As a result of a recent change, Monday mornings at City Center now through Labor Day will reflect the interim schedule (no formal zazen and service,...
Sangha Is Crucial to Our Way
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Thinking of Charleston
With great sadness we hold in our hearts the victims of last week’s violent attack in Charleston and all who are affected by this tragedy. Standing...
Pope’s Groundbreaking Message on the Environment Indicates Shift for All Faith Communities
Humanity is called to recognize the need for changes of lifestyle, production and consumption. —Pope Francis, "Laudato Si: On Care for Our Common...
The Zen Poetry of Aging: Three Brief Teachings
Zen poets for centuries have addressed the experience of aging in ways that may resonate with and clarify our own experience of it. Below are three...
The Long Road to Sitting Still, by Pico Iyer
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Raising a Bell Tower: A Message from Arlene Lueck
Dear Friends, For those of you who have written, called and otherwise reached out, thank you so much for your kindness and your expressions of...
Special Delivery: Temple Instruments from Japan
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