Lay Initiation Ceremony at City Center

Congratulations to Loretta Staples who received priest ordination from Jisan Tova Green at City Center this January.

Priest Ordination Ceremony at City Center

Congratulations to two new priests who received ordination at City Center in January, 2026.

There’s No Place Like Tassajara

A personal invitation from Sessei Meg McNeil to practice, work, and live in community at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center this summer.

Celebrating Our Fall 2025 Shusos

There were three SFZC shuso ceremonies in December 2025.

Remembering Mary Watson

Remembering Mary Watson

I want to invite us to be with Mary’s spirit, because she really embodied compassion. When Blanche gave her the precepts, she gave her the name, Eyes of Compassion, Nurturing Teacher, and that’s what Mary was.

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