Shuso Hakusho Johan Ostlund Brings the Dharma to Life

by Sangha News editor | Apr 4, 2016 | News, Shuso, Zen Practice

The Winter 2016 Practice Period at Tassajara came to a joyful conclusion with the Shuso Ceremony of Hakusho Johan Ostlund. The practice period was led by Hakusho’s teacher, Furyu Nancy Schroeder, who is the Abiding Abbess at Green Gulch. Hakusho came to the US...

Love is Vast and Wide: Gratitude and Generosity

by Sangha News editor | Jan 27, 2016 | Arts & Culture, Features, Giving, News, Zen Practice

Artist Susan Spencer tells the intimate story of her 20 years of practice, how she met her late teacher Darlene Cohen, and why she has decided to make a gift to SFZC in her will. In 1995 I was living in Minneapolis. As an Episcopalian I was encouraged by how the...

Congratulations to Shusos at City Center and Green Gulch

by Sangha News editor | Dec 16, 2015 | Arts & Culture, News, Programs, Zen Practice

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Day in the Life: Seven Tiny Videos from SFZC

by Sangha News editor | Dec 29, 2015 | Arts & Culture, Farm & Garden, Features, Giving, Zen Practice

Enjoy these gentle Zen moments from our daily life at SFZC, from zazen to beekeeping to organic farming, accompanied by such delightful soundtracks as Rev. Tova Green performing Bach on her cello, students chanting as they prepare to eat a formal oryoki meal, and...

Day in the Life, Part 2

by Sangha News editor | Dec 16, 2015 | Arts & Culture, Features, Giving, Zen Practice

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