by Sangha News editor | Nov 18, 2015 | Arts & Culture, Giving, Zen Practice
By recalling an old firewatch tradition, this Japanese art piece imparts an important message for today from our founder. The tradition of firewatch in Japan may have begun in the seventeenth century when night watchmen would walk through the streets hitting clappers...
by Sangha News editor | Nov 18, 2015 | Features, Governance, News, Zen Practice
Message from the Central Abbess
by Sangha News editor | Oct 28, 2015 | Volunteering, Zen Practice
Consider this direct opportunity to make a difference by delivering one of our most widely distributed offerings: help us post a backlog of podcasts online from Tassajara, Green Gulch and City Center. We are looking for volunteers to help prepare and publish our...
by Sangha News editor | Nov 18, 2015 | Giving
Save the Date: December 1 It is easy to forget that the holidays are a time of giving and generosity. Join San Francisco Zen Center on social media on December 1 as we take part in #GivingTuesday, a day created to remind us to give back to the causes we care about. On...
by Sangha News editor | Nov 17, 2015 | Arts & Culture, News
Called a “feminist foremother in the field of women and religion and Buddhist feminist theologian” (feminismandreligion.com), Lopon Rita M. Gross, PhD, died on November 11, 2015. After a serious stroke last month, she went into hospice care in her home in...