San Francisco Zen Center welcomes a gathering of ten local writers of diverse faiths and backgrounds who will hold a reading in support of ceasefire and ongoing peace in Gaza and Israel. This event is hosted by poet Naomi Shihab Nye and SFZC Senior Dharma Teacher Ryushin Paul Haller.Free admission. Donations to be collected and distributed through the Middle East Children's Alliance (MECA) of Berkeley. Please join us if you can.For more insight into Naomi and Paul’s long friendship and what...| San Francisco Zen Center
Mission The Middle East Children's Alliance (MECA) works to protect the rights and improve the lives of children in the Middle East through aid, empowerment and education. In the Middle East, MECA provides humanitarian aid, partners| Middle East Children's Alliance
Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind"In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's there are few."So begins this most beloved of all American Zen books. Seldom has such a small handful of words provided a teaching as rich as has this famous opening line. In a single stroke, the simple sentence cuts through the pervasive tendency students have of getting so close to Zen as to completely miss what it's all about. An instant teaching on the first page. And that's just the beginni...| San Francisco Zen Center Bookstore
