by Sangha News editor | Mar 24, 2015 | Arts & Culture, Features, News, Programs, Zen Practice
Published by Wisdom Publications, 2015 Review by Shahara Godfrey Reverend Zenju Earthlyn Manuel has written a thoughtful and poignant book titled The Way of Tenderness: Awakening through Race, Sexuality, and Gender. As a black lesbian Zen priest, she invites us to...
by Sangha News editor | Mar 24, 2015 | Governance, News
The Zen Center Board met on March 18 at Greens Restaurant. The board unanimously approved a paid-leave policy that will allow senior administrative staff six-month sabbaticals after seven years of continuous service. Most of the meeting was devoted to discussions...
by Sangha News editor | Mar 18, 2015 | Features, News, Programs, Zen Practice
Visit branchingstreams.sfzc.org. Zen Center’s Branching Streams network is branching out in a new way. A website was launched earlier this month that is dedicated to affiliate sanghas, offering the network’s growing membership new ways of supporting one another. SFZC...
by Sangha News editor | Feb 24, 2015 | Governance, News
The Zen Center Board met on February 18 at Greens Restaurant. In ongoing work on establishing a new grievance and conflict resolution procedure, the board voted to establish formally a committee of the three abbotts, the president and the board chair as the final...
by Sangha News editor | Feb 3, 2015 | Arts & Culture, News, Zen Practice
How can contemplative practices and rigorous scientific studies best inform each other for a greater common good? Internationally recognized scholars and contemplatives will explore this issue in what promises to be a thought-provoking, multi-disciplinary conference....