Sit, Breathe, Bow

We live in a Buddha-field that has delusion, greed, and hate and we should strive to overcome this by entering the Bodhisattva path. We do this to enact more and more helpful energy to heal this Buddha-field.

Rev. Shinshu Roberts is co-founder and teacher, with Rev. Daijaku Kinst, of Ocean Gate Zen Center in Capitola, CA. She is a Dharma heir of Sojun Weitsman Roshi, Abbot of the Berkeley Zen Center, in the Soto Zen lineage of Shunryu Suzuki, founder of San Francisco Zen Center. She holds the appointment of International Dharma Teacher in the Japanese Soto Zen School. She is the author Being-Time: A Practitioner’s Guide to Dōgen’s Shōbōgenzō Uji, (Wisdom Publications, 2018)/ Rev. Shinshu’s writing has also appeared in BuddhaDharma and Lion’s Roar.

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Sit, Breathe, Bow is sponsored by the Online Sangha of the International Kwan Um School of Zen
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Rev. Kinrei Bassis began his Buddhist training in an effort to relieve a sense of meaninglessness to life. He felt bound circumstances, emotions, and desires, but when introduced to the Four Noble Truths he saw a way out of suffering and a path to peace and happiness. He began training with Rev. Master Jiyu-Kennett and ordained as a monk under her direction in 1979, training at Shasta Abbey. He received Dharma Transmission in 1982 and was named Master by Rev. Master Jiyu-Kennett in 1987. He has been the Prior of the Berkeley Buddhist Priory since 1997.You can find out more by visiting the website for the Berkeley Buddhist Priory at https://berkeleybuddhistpriory.org/Sit, Breathe, Bow is hosted by Ian White Maher https://www.theseekerstable.comSit, Breathe, Bow is sponsored by the Online Sangha of the International Kwan Um School of Zenhttps://kwanumzenonline.org

Hye Tong Sunim, JDPS, began practicing Zen Buddhism at Hwa Gye Sa temple in Seoul, South Korea in 1995. He ordained as a novice monk in the Jogye Order in 1996 at Haeinsa Temple. He received bhikkhu precepts (full ordination) in 2000 from the Kwan Um School of Zen and in 2005 from the Jogye Order. He has worked and practiced at Hwa Gye Sa, Seung Sahn International Zen Center Musangsa, Providence Zen Center in US and several other Korean Zen monasteries. Hye Tong Sunim received inka, or permission to teach, from Zen Master Dae Bong in 2012. He is currently Seon Won Jang Sunim (co-guiding teacher) and vice-abbot of Musangsa.You can find out more by visiting the website for Musangsa Temple athttps://www.musangsa.orgSit, Breathe, Bow is hosted by Ian White Maher. https://www.theseekerstable.comSit, Breathe, Bow is sponsored by the Online Sangha of the International Kwan Um School of Zen https://kwanumzenonline.org

Zen Master Jeong Ji, Anita Feng, began practicing Zen in 1976 and later moved into the Providence Zen Center to study with Zen Seung Sahn. She received inka, or permission to teach, from Zen Master Ji Bong, Robert Moore, in 2008, and was given transmission by him in 2015. Today Zen Master Jeong Ji is the guiding teacher of the Blue Heron Zen Community in Seattle, WA. She is also an accomplished ceramicist and author. You can find out more by visitinghttps://blueheronzen.org/ And Anita Feng’s artist page athttp://www.anitafeng.com/wp/ Sit, Breathe, Bow is hosted by Ian White Maher. https://www.theseekerstable.com/ Sit, Breathe, Bow is sponsored by the Online Sangha of the International Kwan Um School of Zenhttps://kwanumzenonline.org

Haju Sunim began studying with her teacher, Samu Sunim, in 1976 in Toronto. In 1982, she moved into the Ann Arbor Buddhist Temple and was ordained as a priest in 1989. Haju Sunim was given dharma transmission by Samu Sunim in 1999. In the 1990s, interested in involving entire families in an integrated Buddhist life, she helped launch the temple’s Peace Camp, an annual six-day retreat, which draws people from around the world. She continues to teach at the Ann Arbor Buddhist Temple, a residential community that has just expanded its facilities to accommodate students of the Way who are seeking a more immersive practice life. You can find out more by visiting https://www.zenbuddhisttemple.org If you would like to learn more about the residential possibilities in the newly expanded temple you can email [email protected] Sit, Breathe, Bow is hosted by Ian White Maher https://www.theseekerstable.com Sit, Breathe, Bow is sponsored by the Online Sangha of the International Kwan Um School of Zen https://kwanumzenonline.org

Sallie Jiko Tisdale began practicing Zen in 1983 and received Lay Dharma transmission in 1997 from her teacher, Kyogen Carlson. She currently serves as Godo, or head of teaching, for Dharma Rain Zen Center in Portland, Oregon. She has written nine books, including Women of the Way: Discovering 2,500 Years of Buddhist Wisdom and most recently Advice for Future Corpses: a Practical Perspective on Death and Dying, which was a NY Times Book Critic's top 10 book of the year. Her essays have appeared in many magazines and journals, including Harper’s, The New Yorker, and Tricycle. Jiko also works part-time as a registered nurse in palliative care and is an end-of-life nursing educator. You can find out more by visiting the website for the Dharma Rain Zen Center at: https://dharma-rain.org/ And at: http://sallietisdale.com/ Sit, Breathe, Bow is hosted by Ian White Maher. https://www.theseekerstable.com/ Sit, Breathe, Bow is sponsored by the Online Sangha of the International Kwan Um School of Zen https://kwanumzenonline.org

Andrzej Stec, Ji Do Poep Sa Nim, met Zen Master Seung Sahn at a dharma talk at Gdansk Polytechnic University in 1981 where Andrzej was working on his Masters of Architecture. He began formal practice in 1983, became a monk, and trained in Korea for 13 years. He received inka, or permission to teach, from Zen Master Seung Sahn in 1998 and has been teaching in Europe, Asia and the United States ever since. Andrzej has led several 90-day retreats and served as abbot of the Kwan Um School of Poland and several Zen centers worldwide. He was the second guiding teacher at Su Bong Zen Monastery in Hong Kong from 2009 to 2016. Today, Andrzej lives in Korea and is the guiding teacher of the Kwan Um Seoul Zen Group and the Kwan Um Daejeon Zen Group. You can find out more by visiting the Kwan Um Seoul Zen Group at http://zenseoul.org/ Sit, Breathe, Bow is hosted by Ian White Maher. https://www.theseekerstable.com/ Sit, Breathe, Bow is sponsored by the Online Sangha of the International Kwan Um School of Zen https://kwanumzenonline.org

You Can't Wash Off Blood With Blood

Meido Moore Roshi is the abbot of Korinji monastery near Madison, Wisconsin and guiding teacher of the Korinji Rinzai Zen Community. Meido Roshi began Zen training in 1988 and practiced under three Rinzai Zen teachers Tenzan Toyoda Rokoji, Dogen Hosokawa Roshi and So'zan Miller Roshi all of whom are in the lineage of Zen master Omori Sogen Roshi. He received inka, or permission to teach, in 2008 and travels widely teaching and leading retreats. Meido Roshi is the author of two books: The Rinzai Zen Way: A Guide to Practice and the soon-to-be released Hidden Zen: Practices for Sudden Awakening and Embodied Realization, both published with Shambala. Before his ordination Meido Roshi traveled internationally for many years as a professional martial art teacher. You can find out more by visiting the website for the Korinji Rinzai Zen Community (with branches in the USA and Europe) at: https://www.korinji.org/ Meido Roshi also moderates a very active Facebook group for Rinzai Zen. https://www.facebook.com/groups/183043823782 He has published two books: Hidden Zen: Practices for Sudden Awakening and Embodied Realization https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781611808469 The Rinzai Zen Way: A Guide to Practice https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781611805178 Sit, Breathe, Bow is hosted by Ian White Maher. https://www.theseekerstable.com/ Sit, Breathe, Bow is sponsored by the Online Sangha of the International Kwan Um School of Zen https://kwanumzenonline.org