I took this at the City Center New Years eve/ day fire in 2014. Blanche stayed up all night, we were burning tenken reports. And it's even more...
Lion’s Roar Article
Hello Everyone, Lion's Roar has written an article including the latest update from me about Zenkei's condition you can find it HERE.
Update 6/10/15
Hello Friends It seems odd to say that there is nothing new to report, and yet there is nothing new to report. Blanche is very much conscious,...
Notes from the Funeral for Daigan Lueck
The funeral for Daigan at Green Gulch Farm on Sunday, June 7, 2015, was led by his teacher Zoketsu Norman Fischer, as well as Tenshin Reb Anderson...
The Zen Poetry of Aging: Three Brief Teachings
Zen poets for centuries have addressed the experience of aging in ways that may resonate with and clarify our own experience of it. Below are three...
As Bike to Worship and Interfaith Ride Roll By — Snapshots from the Weekend
On the weekend of May 30-31, the Zen Center sangha enjoyed a different perspective on the wheel of Dharma. City Center gave a special welcome to...
Volunteer in the City Center Bookstore!
Dear practitioners of the way and members of the wider sangha, Do you like books? How about incense? Or meditation cushions, or statues, or chatting...
A Summer Dish Worth the Drive: Enchiladas Rojas by Melinda Miller
Summer guest season at Tassajara offers luscious farm-to-table organic vegetarian cuisine that stems from the Zen tradition of attending to our food...
Comings and Goings in the Valley
We are four and a half weeks into our summer guest season, and over 200 guests have travelled here to enjoy the lush spring landscape, the...








