New Website Launched at sfzc.org!

by Sangha News editor | Sep 1, 2015 | News

San Francisco Zen Center is pleased to announce that our main website at sfzc.org received a significant upgrade and redesign after a successful launch last week! The website we just retired was launched in the summer of 2007, and since then has served over 2 million...

Is Self-Cultivation Inherently Selfish? Dale Wright’s Answer on Psychology Today

by Sangha News editor | Aug 19, 2015 | Programs, Zen Practice

The general criticism of self-cultivation as being too individualistic fails to recognize that we are unable to be of service to others until we have undergone enough self-transformation to begin to see larger realities beyond the importance of our own personal...

Supporting A Far-Flung Community of Practitioners

by Sangha News editor | Aug 19, 2015 | Features, News, Programs, Zen Practice

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Clara House Families Enjoy a Day at Green Gulch

by Sangha News editor | Aug 19, 2015 | Arts & Culture, Farm & Garden, Volunteering

Last week, Green Gulch Farm welcomed families from Clara House for a day of fun in the country, including a tour, lunch and time at the beach. Clara House, a neighbor of City Center on Page Street, provides housing and services for families in transition, and Zen...

Shosan Victoria Austin on Meditation Postures Designed for the Female Body

by Sangha News editor | Aug 12, 2015 | Arts & Culture, Features, Programs, Zen Practice

The main point of meditation is the same for all humans: to rest in the ultimate, and to experience the connection between ultimate and conditioned existence, in the present moment. To do this, we sit in an upright, aligned way, one with the universe by nature of...