Your Year-End Support Makes a Difference: Hear from Those Touched by SFZC Programs

by Sangha News editor | Dec 10, 2013 | Giving, Programs

Enjoy these brief, uplifting statements from those who have benefited from or administered some of the various programs and services that you support through donations to San Francisco Zen Center. And please consider either making a donation or continuing your...

Along the Path of No-Path: Images from Pilgrimage Trips to Japan, by Tom Hawkins

by Sangha News editor | Nov 26, 2013 | Arts & Culture

December Art Exhibit

In Memoriam: Nelson Mandela

by Sangha News editor | Dec 10, 2013 | News

Born in 1918, Nelson Mandela was a symbol of great courage. After he was released from an unjust 27-year prison stay in 1990, he led negotiations for the abolition of apartheid in South Africa, winning the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993. He was elected as South...

Abbot Steve Stücky Diagnosed with Terminal Cancer

by Sangha News editor | Oct 9, 2013 | Features, Governance, News

Letter from President Susan O’Connell Dear Friends: Ten days ago our beloved Central Abbot, Myogen Steve Stücky, received a medical diagnosis of stage-four pancreatic cancer.  He shared this news with his family and a few Zen Center leaders, and then wrote an...

Confluence of the Branching Streams: Report from the Meeting of SFZC Affiliate Sanghas

by Sangha News editor | Oct 8, 2013 | Features, Governance, News, Programs

By Branching Streams Liaison Steve Weintraub Photos by Renshin Bunce We had a most excellent and impactful meeting of the Branching Streams over the weekend of September 12 to 15. Branching Streams is the term (coined by Michael Wenger some years ago, and originally...