Most times the most precious parts of ourselves are dwarfed by a preoccupation with mundane, functional tasks that fill our days and thoughts. I’m...
An Interview with Denise Shephard, Alum of Establishing the Path of Practice
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Zen Practice
Beginner’s Mind Zen Center: An Introduction to Northridge’s Neighborhood Zendo
Branching Streams Profile
Invitation to People of Color for Meeting at SFZC
Dear people of color community of San Francisco Zen Center, Green Gulch Farm and Tassajara, San Francisco Zen Center is exploring how to build...
Writing to Angulimala: The Zen Center Prison Correspondence Program
Spotlight on SFZC Outreach
When Meeting Trauma and Stress, Finding Balance Is a Natural Thing: An Interview with Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner Jane Lazar
by Jay Pennington Fight, flight or freeze? When it comes to handling stress, at the most basic level I have more in common with a wild animal than I...
Jeff Broadbent, Sociology Professor and Environmental Activist, Speaks Aug 19
Way-Seeking Mind: Lay Wanderings in East/West Heart/Mind Scapes A talk by Jeff Broadbent in the City Center dining room (free; by donation) Tuesday,...
Excerpt from Not Always So by Shunryu Suzuki Roshi
Slide Show
Meeting Conflict with Compassion: An Interview with Jisho Lisa Hoffman
by Jay Pennington, Sangha News editor A coach, consultant and Zen priest, Lisa Hoffman has had 25 years of experience guiding the leadership of...
Local Zen: Places to Practice in San Francisco
Having featured Branching Streams sangha profiles for four affiliated member groups in far-flung locations over the past several months, Sangha News...