A Letter to the Sangha: Abbot Mako on Skillful Action

When violence and injustice become normalized, it takes profound awareness, not reactivity, to stay awake.

In This Body In This Lifetime, an Interview with Esho Sudan

Esho explores awakening stories of Japanese Soto Zen women and the legacy of Sozen Nagasawa Ni-Roshi.

Abbot Jiryu on the Publication of Becoming Yourself

Becoming Yourself, a new book of Suzuki Roshi’s teachings—out July 15. A treasure for our sangha and lineage.

An Update on Zentatsu Richard Baker from Abbot David Zimmerman

Baker Roshi is recovering well after a stroke—staying at City Center, in good spirits and surrounded by care.

Priest Ordination in a Time of Pandemic 

Priest Ordination in a Time of Pandemic 

On March 21, a clear, cool Sunday morning, two residents of Green Dragon Temple (Green Gulch Farm) were ordained as priests by three preceptors: Abiding Abbess Fu Schroeder, Eijun Linda Cutts, the teacher for Kristin Diggs, and Tenshin Reb Anderson, the teacher for Valerian Hauffe.

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