by Sangha News editor | Nov 9, 2016 | News
On November 3, members of the clergy from across the United States participated in a prayer circle in front of a bridge where demonstrators are facing off against police during a Dakota Access pipeline protest on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation near Cannonball,...
by Sangha News editor | Nov 10, 2016 | Governance
San Francisco Zen Center seeks candidates to serve on its Board of Directors. We are asking everyone in the Sangha to help identify people who could contribute and would be willing to serve. In recruiting candidates, our priorities include continuing to make the board...
by Sangha News editor | Nov 10, 2016 | Features
“Even if the sun rises in the west the Bodhisattva has only one way.” – Shunryu Suzuki Roshi There was a wonderful moment near the conclusion of one of the Presidential debates. When, after countless harsh criticisms and accusations, the candidates...
by Sangha News editor | Jan 18, 2017 | Features, News, Zen Practice
Dear Friends, Returning from the fall practice period, the 98th at Tassajara, a time of zazen, solitude, study—and very little media—into the swirl and intensity of 2017, I encountered the many challenges that are before us, face-to-face. This coming weekend I, along...
by Sangha News editor | Jan 25, 2017 | Features, News
In Washington, D.C., San Francisco, and at Green Gulch Farm, residents and members of San Francisco Zen Center participated in the Women’s March. SFZC residents and members who participated submitted photos and comments on their experience. Photos and comments...