Featured Photo, January 21

by Sangha News editor | Jan 21, 2015 | Arts & Culture, Programs, Zen Practice

This snapshot from the spring of 2011 captures Urban Temple Dharma Teacher Ryushin Paul Haller appreciating the beginner’s mind of his grandson, Marcello, in a procession for Buddha’s Birthday in Koshland Park, across the street from City Center. Paul...

Early Student Frances Thompson Passes Away

by Sangha News editor | Dec 8, 2014 | News

SFZC alumnus Frances Anne Thompson passed away November 28 in San Francisco. Fran was an early student of Suzuki Roshi, the second tenzo (head of kitchen) at Tassajara, and the illustrator of the first Tassajara Bread Book. She maintained her connection with Zen...

The Way of Tea at City Center

by Sangha News editor | Jan 14, 2015 | Arts & Culture, News, Programs

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Invitation to People of Color in the San Francisco Zen Center Community

by Sangha News editor | Jan 20, 2015 | Governance, News

This letter is an invitation to attend a meeting for people of color (POC) in the San Francisco Zen Center community. This is a follow-up to a meeting held on September 17, 2014 at City Center, which was facilitated by Phil Hutchings, and an earlier meeting with...

New Year’s Babies at Zen Center Greet 2015

by Sangha News editor | Jan 7, 2015 | News

This last week, not one but two Zen Center families welcomed the new year with healthy new babies. Stephanie and Thiemo Blank, longtime residents at Green Gulch Farm, were the lucky parents of the first baby of the year in Marin County: a baby girl named Lucia. She...