by Sangha News editor | Mar 18, 2016 | News
Tassajara monks Lauren and Kogen Dito-Keith are delighted to announce the birth of baby Calliope. Born on Saturday, March 12, at 1:11am, and named after the muse of epic poetry, Calliope Gail Dito-Keith is 7.1 lbs and 19in long, and “perfect in every way”,...
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...
by Sangha News editor | Jan 27, 2016 | Arts & Culture, Features, Giving, News, Zen Practice
Artist Susan Spencer tells the intimate story of her 20 years of practice, how she met her late teacher Darlene Cohen, and why she has decided to make a gift to SFZC in her will. In 1995 I was living in Minneapolis. As an Episcopalian I was encouraged by how the...
by gregbilke | Jan 31, 2016 | News
Keep your eyes open for midweek availability (it is abundant) and avoid the busiest times (all of July, and popular retreats) to get the best chance at your first choice. See you soon!