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Gesshin Greenwood<\/em> is a Soto Zen Buddhist<\/a> priest. She trained at Toshoji and the Aichi Senmon Nisodo, in Japan and at Green Gulch, and the San Francisco Zen Center. She blogs as That\u2019s So Zen<\/a>. Gesshin\u2019s first book, Bow First, Ask Questions Later: Ordination, Love, and Monastic Zen in Japan<\/em><\/a>, will be published im May.<\/p>\n

James Myoun Ford<\/em> was ordained a Soto Zen Buddhist priest in 1969. He is also authorized as a koan teacher in the Soto Reformed koan curriculum developed by Daiun Sogaku Harada and others. Myoun blogs as Monkey Mind<\/a>, and is the author of five books, including the forthcoming Introduction to the Zen Koan: Learning the Language of Dragons<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Jan Seiryu Seymour-Ford<\/em> has practiced Zen for more than twenty-five years. She is a lay practitioner authorized to give spiritual direction.<\/p>\n

This retreat will feature zazen (Zen meditation), talks, zazen, dokusan (spiritual direction interviews), zazen, liturgy, zazen, oryoki, and some more zazen.<\/p>\n

$225
\nLimited scholarships available<\/p>\n

Advance registration required<\/strong><\/p>\n

Go Here to Register<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

For more information please contact us at:<\/p>\n

Bluecliffzensangha@gmail.com<\/strong><\/p>\n

Blue Cliff Zen Sangha<\/a><\/em><\/strong>
\n An Independent Soto Zen Community<\/em><\/p>\n

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