Category: Zen Meditation
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Chapter 008: The Celestial Loom of Existence | ∞ PR1M0RDIΛL TRΛNSFORMΛTION ∞
~ ∞ ~ Non-linear Teachings of Sambodhi Padmasamadhi – Awaken the Living Awareness Within ~ ∞ ~ We peer beyond the veil, and the veil itself becomes a lens. `” This approach should clarify the difference between the tower’s horizon and the space view.` It is not about what is seen, but about the very…
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Chapter 007: The Primordial Plenitude | ∞ PR1M0RDIΛL TRΛNSFORMΛTION ∞
~ ∞ ~ Non-linear Teachings of Sambodhi Padmasamadhi – Awaken the Living Awareness Within ~ ∞ ~ The web of awareness hums, and against its shimmering backdrop, we see the stark reality: `it is obvious that the world is in trouble — which is an understatement, to say the least.` But this trouble is not…
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On Forgiveness
Photo by Margo Moritz In this letter, Central Abbot Tenzen David Zimmerman writes on forgiveness and repair in his own life and how SFZC is working with former Abbot Richard Baker to reconcile a difficult past and move forward together. Dear Sangha: I first came to San Francisco Zen Center (City Center) in the…
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Meeting the Myriad Things: An Interview with Shinshu Roberts
By Tova Green Shinshu Roberts, a Dharma Heir of Sujun Mel Weitsman, received her priest training at San Francisco Zen Center and from the North American branch of the Japanese Soto School. Her latest book, Meeting the Myriad Things: A Zen Practitioner’s Guide to Dogen’s Genjo Koan, is a new commentary on one of…
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FRΛCTAL M1ND – SΞED CRYSTALLIZATION | ∞ TRΛNSFORMΛTION ∞
FREE PDF DOWNLOAD (390 pages): You can download the free PDF-file from this page: Final_-_2020-11-15-Production-V2.0-Awaken_The_Living_Awareness_Within_390_Pages-new-margins.pdf This book was originally published in Amazon bookstore in 11/11/2020 (original ISBN-13: 979-8556696266) and amazon store link B08NDT3GMH; now 5 years later 08/2025 it was purposefully released here on this website free of charge and thus no longer available for…
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David Chadwick’s Tassajara Stories
By Tova Green Prolific author and archivist David Chadwick may be best known for his biography of Shunryu Suzuki Roshi, Crooked Cucumber: The Life and Zen Teaching of Shunryu Suzuki. David’s newest book, Tassajara Stories: A Sort of Memoir/Oral History of the First Zen Buddhist Monastery in the West—The First Year, 1967 will be…
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Toro Nagashi Ceremony at Sokoji Temple
On Saturday, July 19, the Toro Nagashi Ceremony and lamp-floating event took place at Sokoji Temple, the Soto Zen Mission temple in Japantown, San Francisco. Lamps commemorating the Sangha’s ancestors were floated after the O-bon Ceremony. Toro Nagashi, or “floating lanterns,” is a beloved Japanese tradition marking the close of O-bon. Each August, countless…
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transcended… liberation… nirvana… website offline soon…
Nirvana… nibbana… nirvikalpa samadhi… nothing more to say… nothing more to do… nothing more to give… nothing more here for you… seek out liberation… this website will go offline soon…
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Dharma Entrustment Ceremony for Roger Hillyard
Photo by Matt Nickel Roger Hillyard (Henzan Tokuryu, Universally Seeking/Receiving the Stream) received Lay Teacher Entrustment from Central Abbot Ed Sattizahn on May 23, 2025. This ceremony recognizes Roger as a lay teacher in the Suzuki Roshi lineage. In a statement, Roger said: “Lay Entrustment charged me with the responsibility to practice, model, and…