Sun, Jun 02
|Sonoma Shambhala Meditation Center
Dharma Talk by Nyoze Kwong-roshi - ON SITE (Sonoma Shambhala Meditation Center) or ONLINE (via Zoom)
Dharma talk "Turning the Light Inward" will be given by Nyoze Kwong, abbot of SMZC at Sonoma Shambhala Meditation Center in Sonoma, CA or via Zoom. By Donation.
Time & Location
Jun 02, 2024, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM PDT
Sonoma Shambhala Meditation Center, 255 W Napa St, Sonoma, CA 95476, USA
About This Event
Dharma talk "Turning the Light Inward" will be given by Nyoze Kwong, abbot of SMZC at Sonoma Shambhala Meditation Center in Sonoma, CA or via Zoom. By Donation. Register at Sonoma Shambhala Meditation Center website.
Nyoze Kwong received a degree in Anthropology from UC Santa Cruz. He worked as a fundraiser in Stanford University’s Engineering Department. Nyoze has a background in Socially Engaged Buddhism and has trained with well-respected teachers in Japan and United States and has over 30 years of meditation experience. In 2012 he finished his formal Zen training at Eiheiji, oldest monastery and head temple of the Soto Zen School in Japan. In 2015 he was certified and recognized by Sotoshu as a Zen teacher in the lineage of Shunryu Suzuki-roshi. Currently Nyoze serves as Vice Abbot (the head of meditation practice) and Executive Director of Sonoma Mountain Zen Center. He lives at Sonoma Mountain Zen Center with his wife Kashin and his son Ejo.