by Sangha News editor | Apr 20, 2016 | News, Zen Practice
After many years of practice, Kim Hart was ordained as a priest by her teacher Ryushin Paul Haller in the City Center Buddha Hall on Saturday, April 16, surrounded by family and friends. Kim’s new dharma name is Kogen Daiho, which translates as Loyalty Source,...
by Sangha News editor | Apr 22, 2016 | Giving, News, Volunteering
When the heavens opened on April 9, we worried that the pouring rain, dense fog, and deep, slippery mud at Green Gulch Farm might dampen the Zen-a-thon spirit. Instead, we discovered how community blossomed. When planning our first Zen-a-thon, community building,...
by Sangha News editor | Mar 30, 2016 | News, Shuso, Zen Practice
City Center shuso Shindo Gita Gayatri completed her training with the Shuso Ceremony on March 26, 2016, at the end of the Winter Practice Period, led by Ryushin Paul Haller. Here is the bright new teacher in the City Center courtyard after the ceremony with the benji...
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...
by Sangha News editor | Mar 23, 2016 | Arts & Culture, Features, News, Zen Practice
In his new book, Don’t Be a Jerk, radical writer Brad Warner offers an update of Dogen’s Shobogenzo, “a very long, very old book.” He’ll be discussing Don’t Be a Jerk at City Center on April 8; in the meantime, he explains why he thinks...
