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Ed Sattizahn

After meeting Suzuki Roshi in 1970, Ed Sattizahn lived at Tassajara from 1973 to 1977. He spent the next five years at City Center, serving as Zen Center's Vice President and President. From 1983 to 2000 Ed held various executive positions in the microcomputer software industry and developed familiarity with how the world works. In 2003, he was Shuso at Green Gulch Farm and in the same year co-founded Vimala Sangha in Mill Valley with Lew Richmond. Vimala Sangha is named after Vimalakirti, the famous householder disciple of the Buddha, and is dedicated to the practice of householder Zen in the tradition of Suzuki Roshi. Ed teaches at Vimala Sangha and in 2005 received Lay Teacher Entrustment from Lew Richmond. He is currently Chairman of the Zen Center Board and lives in Mill Valley with his wife Max.