Saturday Community (Talk by Jakusho Kwong-roshi & Nyoze Kwong-osho) - ONLINE (on Zoom)

Talk will be given by Jakusho Kwong-roshi, founder, and Nyoze Kwong-osho, abbot of SMZC, following one period of zazen, following 10:30-11:00 am zazen.

Nyoze Kwong-osho was installed as the 2nd Abbot of Sonoma Mountain Zen Center in 2023, recognized as a Kokusaifukyoshi (international zen teacher) of Shumucho Soto Zen School in Japan. 2011 trained under Hoitsu Suzuki at Eiheiji, one of the head training monasteries of Soto Zen School in Japan. 2000 Nyoze returned to Sonoma Mountain from his engaged Buddhist studies at Upaya Zen Center with Joan Halifax and Bernie Glassman of the Zen Peacemaker Order in New Mexico.

Jakusho Kwong-roshi began studying Zen with Shunryu Suzuki, author of Zen Mind Beginner’s Mind in the 1960’s and has dedicated his life to Soto Zen, Wisdom Holder and Founder of Sonoma Mountain Zen Center. He was ordained in 1970 by Shunryu Suzuki, who was a direct spiritual descendant of Eihei Dogen. In…