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Featured Photo October 19

Featured Photo October 19

by Sangha News editor | Oct 16, 2017 | Arts & Culture, Zen Practice

Shunryu Suzuki Roshi sitting zazen (meditation) in the original zendo at Tassajara, 1969. Photo by Alan Marlowe.
A Poem in Response to Suzuki Roshi

A Poem in Response to Suzuki Roshi

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...
Mitsu Suzuki Sensei Memorial at City Center

Mitsu Suzuki Sensei Memorial at City Center

by Sangha News editor | Feb 1, 2016 | Arts & Culture, Features, News, Zen Practice

The Abbatial Leadership of San Francisco Zen Center will host a memorial service for Mitsu Suzuki Sensei, poet, beloved tea teacher, and wife of Shunryu Suzuki Roshi, in the Buddha Hall at City Center, at 3pm on Saturday, February 27. The event will also be Live...
Central Abbess Eijun Linda Cutts Attends Okusan’s Funeral

Central Abbess Eijun Linda Cutts Attends Okusan’s Funeral

by Sangha News editor | Jan 20, 2016 | Features, News, Zen Practice

“So many of you expressed your love for and remembrances of Mitsu Suzuki upon hearing of her death on January 9, 2016 that I wanted to tell you about the beautiful ceremonies that were held for her in Japan, which I attended,” writes Central Abbess Eijun...
Mitsu Suzuki Passes Away, Aged 101

Mitsu Suzuki Passes Away, Aged 101

by Sangha News editor | Jan 9, 2016 | Arts & Culture, Features, News, Zen Practice

We are deeply saddened to announce the death of Suzuki Roshi’s widow, Mitsu ‘Okusan’ Suzuki, early Saturday January 9, 2015. The three temples rang the densho 108 times that morning, and each temple held a memorial service to honor her passing and...
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