by Sangha News editor | Sep 7, 2016 | News, Zen Practice
The evening of Friday, September 2, 2016, a group of friends, family and fellow-practitioners gathered in the Buddha Hall at City Center to witness three sincere and beautiful Zen students formally take the Bodhisattva vows and don Buddha’s Robe for the first...
by Sangha News editor | Jan 27, 2016 | Features, News, Shuso, Zen Practice
This morning, Wednesday, January 27, Shindo Gita Gayatri accepted the invitation to be the shuso (head student) for the Winter 2016 practice period led by her teacher, Ryushin Paul Haller, at City Center. The benji (shuso’s attendant) will be Juan Angel. Here...
by Sangha News editor | Jan 20, 2016 | Features, News, Zen Practice
Last week, Zenju Earthlyn Manuel and Konin Melissa Cardenas completed their dharma transmission ceremonies and officially became dharma heirs in the lineage of Suzuki-roshi. Zenju began her training with her beloved root teacher, Zenkei Blanche Hartman, and completed...
by Sangha News editor | Jan 20, 2016 | Features, News, Zen Practice
“So many of you expressed your love for and remembrances of Mitsu Suzuki upon hearing of her death on January 9, 2016 that I wanted to tell you about the beautiful ceremonies that were held for her in Japan, which I attended,” writes Central Abbess Eijun...
by Sangha News editor | Jan 12, 2016 | Features, News, Zen Practice
On New Year’s Day 2016, the big bell began ringing at 7:45 am at City Center to signal the start of the New Year’s Day ceremony – a relatively late start for us, but many of us had been up past midnight sitting zazen and ringing in the New Year with...
