Hokyoji’s Rohatsu Sesshin

You Are the Life of Buddha

Rohatsu’s beauty lies in the quiet, cold, dark time of year in which it rests. Its focus is on Buddha’s liberation at the rising of the morning star on Dec. 8th. Together, we lean into the freedom that the Buddha realized. And how is it that we can take up this quest? Buddha’s suffering and confusion was exactly the same as ours; thus our liberation is exactly Buddha’s. Without us, no liberation. Without Buddha, no liberation.  

Please join together for this silent week in which we will support each other in touching the depth of suffering and the depth of release.

Retreat Leaders

Rev. Kyoku Tracey Walen was ordained in 2008 and given Dharma transmission by Byakuren Judith Ragir in 2015. Her training included three years at Great Vow Zen Monastery and study with Thich Nhat Hanh at Plum Village. She lives at Hokyoji where she is a staff member and is also a teacher at Clouds in Water Zen Center in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Rev. Myo-O Habermas-Scher practiced with Katagiri Roshi from 1975 until his death in 1990; she also trained for twelve years in the Vipassana tradition. She received Dharma transmission in 2012 from Dokai at Hokyoji. Myo-O is a master movement teacher and teaches somatically based vocal training. In 2021 she retired after fourteen years as an interfaith staff chaplain at the University of Minnesota Medical Center, MHealth Fairview. She is also a mom and a grandmother to two little grandsons.

Details

In-person and Zoom options are available. If you choose the Zoom option, we ask that you commit to the full sesshin schedule. 

Please help us maintain a healthy practice environment by observing Hokyoji’s Covid Guidelines.