Please have a safe, healthy and enjoyable holiday. We will see you in e-sangha next week!
Happy LGBTQ+ Pride weekend!
Major Victory To LGBTQ Employees
In a historic decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that the 1964 Civil Rights Act protects gay, lesbian, and transgender employees from discrimination based on sex. A LGBTQ+ pride gift to us all.
Racism Starts in Our Own Hearts – Rev. Myō Lahey
A Message from the Head Priest of Sotoshu in 2020
“Every single person, without exception, is a vessel of the Way.”
These are the words of Keizan Zenji. Originally, we are essentially an irreplaceable existence. Therefore, each and every person can live a brilliant life.
In the meantime, various social imbalances bring forth many forms of anxiety and we live our lives while suffering. We receive hardship and pain generated by the high frequency of natural disasters, and consequently we contemplate our sufferings and sorrows.
Our way of life is being questioned as we look toward a world of leaving no one behind…
Click here to read the full statement
I take refuge in Shakyamuni Buddha
I take refuge in Koso Joyo Daishi Dogen Zenji
I take refuge in Taiso Josai Daishi Keizan Zenji
April 1, 2020
Fukuyama Taiho
Head Priest of the Sotoshu
Bearing Witness to Suffering – Rev. Keiryu Liên Shutt
Guest Speaker (Zoom Sangha): Sat. 6/6 – Rev. Keiryu Liên Shutt ~9:45am
Rev. Keiryu Liên Shutt is a Dharma Heir of the late Rev. Zenkei Blanche Hartman in the tradition of Shunryu Suzuki Roshi. Born into a Buddhist family in Vietnam, she began her meditation practice in the Insight tradition of Spirit Rock.
She is a founding member of the Buddhists of Color in 1998. Her Soto Zen training began at Tassajara monastery where she lived from 2002-2005, after which she practiced monastically in Japan, Thailand and Vietnam. Based at San Francisco Zen Center, Liên also teaches at East Bay Meditation Center and other Bay Area groups.
You may join the Zoom meeting for meditation any time starting at 9 a.m. Zazen begins at 9:25 a.m. followed by the Dharma talk. The link is: https://zoom.us/j/167153141
