Joseph W Hall is a resident priest at Jikoji Zen Center. His energy is enthusiastically focused on the nexus between Lay Practice and the Monastic world and he is fascinated by the ways in which we interpret the world and the means by which physical motion trains the mind. He wakes up in the morning excited to witness the ongoing birth of American Zen. His favorite words are Sublime, Exquisite, and Ravissant.
Hogan (Michael Martin) has been living at Jikoji for almost two years, and serves as Jikoji's maintenance manager. Several different types of practice and teachings shape him. He finds great joy in the exploration of apparent connections, parallels, and contradictions. There is work to be done – hurrah!
Shoho Michael Newhall was ordained and transmitted by Kobun Chino Otogawa Roshi. Prior to his installation as Jikoji’s Resident Teacher, he taught art and Buddhism at Naropa University, the Art Institute of Chicago, and other universities in the midwest. He leads sesshins and meditation workshops at Zen centers in the U.S. and Europe. Shoho has also practiced and studied with Keibun Otogawa in Japan, Dainin Katagiri Roshi, and Tenshin Reb Anderson.
Tersar Tulku Yingrik Drubpa' talk will be on “Calm Abiding Meditation in Tibetan Tradition". He was born into the Khangsar tribe of Golok, a pastoral, nomadic society in eastern Tibet. His Dharma name is Padma Thubten Rigdzin. From a young age, he received instruction in the precious Buddhist scriptures and sacred essential heart-essence teachings from many Lamas and Tulkus. He was recognized by Gomma Khanpo Lotsul as the reincarnation of Tulku Dordra. Lama Tashi Phuntsok predicted that Tersar would promote Buddhism around the world. He prepared for a Master's Degree at Peking University but left for the United States before completing his studies. Currently, he resides in Bay area California where he has established the Tibetology organization and Gankyil Organization focuses all of his energy on promoting Buddhism.
oe Hall is Tanto (practice leader) at Jikoji Zen Center. His energy is enthusiastically focused on the nexus between Lay Practice and the Monastic world and he is fascinated by the ways in which we interpret the world and the means by which physical motion trains the mind. He wakes up in the morning excited to witness the ongoing birth of American Zen. His favorite words are Sublime, Exquisite, and Ravissant.
Angie studied with Kobun while she was raising three sons, being a wife and writing poetry.He called her the enlightened housewife. During the last thirty-plus years of her practice with him she served as a teacher and director at Jikoji, a retreat center she helped to establish for Kobun in the Santa Cruz mountains.
Ian Hakuryu Forsberg began zazen practice in his teens and was ordained by Kobun at Haiku Zendo in 1977. Ian practiced with Kobun and the Sangha in California at Haiku Zendo, Hidden Villa Ranch and later at Jikoji. In 1987 he went to Taos for three months to help build Hokoji Zen Center and never did leave. Ian is now the Resident Teacher at Hokoji and builds homes in Taos.
Ying will talk about the new year and the dharma. At 18, Ying arrived in the U.S from China. Now she leads design efforts for emerging markets at LinkedIn. She’s also a translator and interpreter, and an experiential and outdoor educator. She has traveled to five continents and 30 countries, always affirmed by people's relationship with the environment they live in--their creativity and spirituality in everyday life. At a young age she envisioned a world without borders and is constantly inspired by the next generation.
Cliff likes to talk about zen practice from the perspectives of science and of western monastic and biblical traditions. At 80, and after almost 50 years of practice, he received Dharma Transmission from Shoho Michael Newhall. Cliff collects and maintains an online archive of the teachings of Jikoji's founder, Kobun Chino Otogawa Roshi. He also serves as Jikoji's administration oversight manager.
Trout was the first person Kobun ordained, was the teacher for 4 sesshins, and then, when he heard the sound of Wakan’s drumming circle, changed his dawn-practice to listening to Tatewari, Grandfather Fire. Now, these years later, zazen is again sitting Trout’s life, and he sees Zen from quite a different perspective than before. His talk will share his perspective of “Returning”, about opening Bayview Zendo in San Rafael, and the questions he is listening to is about the core of Zen Buddhism.
Andy is a Jikoji Resident and student of Chinese medicine and Zen. In this "Way Seeking Mind" talk he will describe his practice, how he uses his back-round to care for the body when sitting Zazen/Shikantaza, and what led him (and continues to lead him) to Zen. After being raised Catholic & having an amicable "break-up" with theism in his late teens, he began studying Taoism & Qigong in 1997 & Buddhist meditation in 2000 with both Sokuzan Bob Brown & Mike Dosho Port. He has studied and practiced intensively in the Shambhala, Tibetan Kagyu, & Zen lineages. Andy moved from Minneapolis to Boulder, Colorado in 2002 to attend Naropa University, where he studied transpersonal psychology, religious studies, somatics, writing, & music- graduating with a BA in 2005. After a period at Jikoji five years ago, he returned to the midwest and practiced again with Sokuzan Bob Brown at Sokukoji in Michigan, & Dosho Port at Wild Fox Zen Center near Minneapolis. He has recently returned to California & Jikoji, resuming his studies at Five Branches University in San Jose and Zen training here at Jikoji with Shoho Mike Newhall.
There will be no Sunday program at Jikoji on Christmas day, 2017.
Shinshu was ordained in 1988 and received teacher certification in 2005 from Sojun Mel Weitsman, Abbot of the Berkeley Zen Center. She trained for 17 years at the San Francisco Zen Center holding various leadership positions. She holds the appointment of Kokusaifukyoshi (International Teacher) with the Soto Zen School in Japan.
Carolyn Dille has been a dedicated student of Buddhist practices for over 25 years, practicing in the Early Buddhist Insight and the Soto Zen traditions. She has been teaching since 1998 and has studied with a variety of teachers in the United States and Asia. She holds dharma transmission from Angie Enjo Boissevain and is a graduate of Spirit Rock’s CDL program. For 12 years she was a board member of the Sati Center of Buddhist Studies. Carolyn is a poet and writer who leads retreats and workshops on creative practice with meditation and artistic expression.
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