Sesshin Talk by Shuso Chris Fugan (普願) CJ Johnson - ON SITE (in Zendo)

Sesshin talk will be given by Shuso Chris Fugan (普願) CJ Johnson, following one period of zazen.

3:00 pm - 3:30 pm Zazen

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Sesshin Shuso Talk

About Shuso: Chris Fugan (普願) CJ Johnson is a new member of SMZC. He is a student of Nyoze Kwong and Jakusho Kwong-roshi. He received Jukai in Suzuki-roshi’s lineage from Koshin Flint Sparks-roshi, under whose guidance Fugan has been studying and practicing since 2017. Fugan entered the Zen path in 2001 through the Kwan Um School of Zen founded by Zen Master Seung Sahn (Dae Soen Sa Nim). From his root teacher Zen Master Ji Haeng Thom Pastor, Fugan received initial precepts in 2013 and Dharma Teacher-in-Training precepts in 2015. Until recently, he has worked in the mental and behavioral health field and has introduced contemplative practices to adjudicated youth in residential treatment centers, high school students, and military…