Dear sangha members, This is the first of more regular updates from me as the Board Chair to keep the wider sangha up to date on the work of the...
TassNow: It’s Getting Hot in Here . . . Hello July!
While the temperature rises, more and more lovely friends make their adventurous trek to Tassajara. This month is very crowded and cozy. To find out...
Blanche’s Memories, as Told to Her Student Mary Watson
Childhood: Blanche had one older sister, Marge (Margaret), who was four years older than she was, and Blanche looked up to her a lot. When Blanche...
Call for Volunteers to Help Publish Recordings of Dharma Talks at GGF
We are looking for volunteers with some technical skills to help make possible one of our most widely valued offerings -- publishing our dharma...
Funeral Service for Zenkei Blanche Hartman on July 10
Blanche Hartman / Shunbo Zenkei Spring Full Moon, Inconceivable Joy May 8, 1926 – May 13, 2016 FUNERAL CEREMONY Sunday, July 10, 2016, at 10 am...
The Dharma of Peace, the Mountain of Silence: Practicing Zen in Medellín, Colombia
A community of practitioners in Medellín, Colombia, is working for peace and reconciliation in a deeply troubled country. Here they describe their...
End and Beginning Stitched Together: A Poem for Blanche
End and Beginning Stitched Together Alone, in the City Center sewing room Sitting on a high stool seeking natural light Blanche and I I draw my last...
Shosan Victoria Austin on Zenkei Blanche Hartman: An Obituary from Tricycle
In an article published in Tricycle magazine, Shosan Victoria Austin says that Zenkei "Inconceivable Joy" Blanche Hartman lived up to her name...
Eyes of Compassion for the Victims of Orlando
Adapted from City Center Tanto David Zimmerman’s opening remarks at a memorial service on June 13, 2016, for the victims of the Orlando shooting....