Zenkei Blanche Hartman

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Photo: Renshin Bunce

Blanche Hartman / Shunbo Zenkei
Spring Full Moon, Inconceivable Joy
May 8, 1926 – May 13, 2016

Zenkei Blanche Hartman died peacefully at 12:30am the morning of May 13 at Kaiser Hospital in San Francisco surrounded by her family. She was 90 years and five days old. All three Zen Center temples rang the densho bell 108 times and held ceremonies to acknowledge her passing over. Blanche’s body rested in the Buddha Hall at City Center for three days, according to her wishes, and her family, students, and friends came to sit with her, day and night. She was cremated on May  17 in a small private ceremony.

Funeral Ceremony

Sunday, July 10, 2016, at 10 am
Beginner’s Mind Temple
300 Page Street, San Francisco, CA

Sojun Mel Weitsman, Eijun Linda Cutts, and Rinso Ed Sattizahn will officiate at the ceremony.

The event will be Livestreamed.

While going through cards

While going through cards

While going through the cards and emails today, Blanche hands me one and says, "If anyone asks for a short word on what I tried to do in my...

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Update 6/19/15

Hello Friends, Yesterday,  I shared the entire list of folks wanting to see Blanche with her, she expressed how grateful she feels for all of the...

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PHOTOS: From Misha Merrill

PHOTOS: From Misha Merrill

I just found this lovely photo of Blanche and Chitose-san (Hoitsu's wife).  I believe this was taken about 7 years ago when Kannon Do Zen Center had...

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From Zenju Earthlyn Manuel

From Zenju Earthlyn Manuel

  In September 2013, it was suggested that I take on the project of editing a book for Zenkei Blanche Hartman. I was both honored and...

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A Boundless Life

The title of this blog comes from the name of Zenkei Roshi's upcoming book that is due out in August Seeds For a Boundless Life: Zen Teachings from...

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