In the summer of 2010, I went with a group of close students and friends on pilgrimage to Japan. We spent a week at Rinso-in, the original temple of...
Statement by Shunbo Zenkei Blanche Hartman on the Passing of Mitsu Suzuki
Suzuki Sensei was an inspiration to me, and to all of us. After coming to the U.S., Shunryu Suzuki Roshi gave Okusan a book on tea (Chado) and...
Funeral Statements by Tenshin Reb Anderson, Zenkei Blanche Hartman, and Fu Schroeder
The following statements were placed on the altar at Mitsu Suzuki Sensei's funeral at Rinso-in on January 14. SENIOR DHARMA TEACHER TENSHIN REB...
Memories of a Beloved Tea Teacher, by Mary Watson
My first encounter with Mrs. Suzuki (Okusan)—and with Zen Center—was when a friend wanted to show me Tassajara, and we arrived in the middle of...
Fu Schroeder’s 100th-Birthday Tribute to Okusan
A young monk performs Tea ceremony— Hanging kettle sways slightly I was so pleased to be asked to speak today on this wonderful occasion of...
Design the 2016 No Race T-Shirt
It's the 39th annual Tassajara No Race, and we're looking for a design to put on this year's T-shirt. Send us your drawing, and if it's chosen, it...
Ch-ch-changes: A Buddhist Take on David Bowie
David Bowie's intuitive grasp of the truth of constant change launched him from an almost-monk into a shape-shifting master of musical ceremony,...
Way-Seeking Heart/Mind through Art: A Retrospective
Long-term practitioner Keiryu Liên Shutt was invited to show her art at City Center this month. As she looks at her life through the prism of her...
Returning to the Marketplace
At the traditional Zen Center leaving ceremony, the monk is described as returning to the marketplace with gift-bestowing hands. After fifteen years...