Crowded by Beauty, The Poetry of Zen Monk Philip Whalen A book reading with Acharya David Schneider at the Shambhala Meditation Center of San...
Celebrating Buddha’s Birthday with a Walk in the Park
After lecture, we all walk together across the street to Koshland Park, and there’ll be balloons, green grass, laughter, flowers, parasols,...
Featured Photo, March 19
by Shundo David Haye
Wisdom Behind Bars
Zen Center extends a deep bow of gratitude to Wisdom Publications for its donation of books to our Prison Outreach program. This generosity allows...
Warm Weather and Warm-Hearted Practice
This winter at Tassajara the weather has been very unusual--glorious, mild and clear, which we have all so deeply enjoyed. The pool has been in...
Wildflowers and Birds of Tassajara
Diane Renshaw, whose intimacy with Tassajara began in 1978, has known the valley and surrounding wilderness through her practice of Zen and as a...
The Mountain in Review, Doubly Descended and Ascended
Last weekend Zen Center spent two days honoring former and new abbots as they respectively stepped down from and stepped up to the "mountain" of...
Featured Photo, March 5
From the archives: Mountain Seat Ceremony, November 21, 1971 Zentatsu Richard Baker (right), assisted by Tenshin Reb Anderson and Angie Runyon.
Gratitude for the Gift of Dharma
Zen Center offers a warm thanks to the Pema Chodron Foundation, which donated a large collection of books to our prison outreach program. These will...