Saturday Community (Talk by Jakusho Kwong-roshi) - ON SITE (in Zendo)

About this event

Talk will be given by Jakusho Kwong-roshi , following 10:30 am zazen.

Jakusho Kwong-roshi is the founder of Sonoma Mountain Zen Center - Genjoji Temple, authorized by the Sotoshu in Japan. He is a Dharma Holder of the late Shunryu Suzuki-roshi’s lineage. Kwong-roshi travelled and taught throughout America and Asia as well as Poland and Iceland where Zen practice places have been established. Also he has deep connections with the Theravadin, Shambhala, Rinzaiji, Soen-Korean Zen with Christian Carmelite, Benedictine, and Jewish traditions. He had the good karma to meet all the great Asian teachers who came West. His publications include No Beginning, No End , Mind Sky , and Breath Sweeps Mind (CD) . On an auspicious day in December 2024, Kwong-roshi was honored to receive the Dharma Cloud rakusu from Daihi Gengo Akiba-roshi, Director of Sotoshu of North America.