by Sangha News editor | Mar 23, 2016 | Arts & Culture, News, Zen Practice
Award-winning poet Brynn Saito, intrigued by the teachings of Zen Center founder Shunryu Suzuki, shares with us her poem in response to the master’s teaching. “Sometimes a flash will come through a dark sky…The sky is never surprised when all of a...
by Sangha News editor | Mar 10, 2016 | Arts & Culture, Giving, News
The Zen Center outreach programs for prisoners, the homeless, indigent families, etc. are largely funded by our twice annual book sales. The upcoming book sale is the week of Saturday, April 2 – Saturday, April 9, 2016 at City Center. During this week we will be...
by Sangha News editor | Feb 24, 2016 | Arts & Culture, Features, News
“My inspiration springs from my feral imagination,” says Susan Imperial, whose work is on show at City Center during the month of March. Everyone is invited to the reception, March 18, 7 pm – 9 pm. Artist’s Statement Art is my first love. With the...
by Sangha News editor | Feb 24, 2016 | Arts & Culture, Features, News, Zen Practice
“The monastery needs/ the road”, writes Zen teacher and poet Jisan Tova Green, who spent many years at Tassajara, where the fourteen-mile entry road discourages all but the most determined of visitors. The monastery needs the road –the fourteen rutted...
by Sangha News editor | Feb 10, 2016 | Arts & Culture, Features, Giving, News
It’s the 39th annual Tassajara No Race, and we’re looking for a design to put on this year’s T-shirt. Send us your drawing, and if it’s chosen, it will be unveiled to great acclaim on the day of the No Race. A Concise History of No Race...
