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SUMMARY:Private Retreat
DESCRIPTION:Closed for a private retreat
URL:https://hokyoji.org/event/private-retreat/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260114T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260114T200000
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SUMMARY:Zen and the Roman Emperor
DESCRIPTION:Zen and the Roman Emperor: Marcus Aurelius\, Journaling\, and Stoicism for the Zen Practitioner \n\n\n\nOnline. Alternating Wednesdays from January 14 – March 25\, 2026 (1/14\, 1/28\, 2/4*\, 2/25\, 3/11\, 3/25) from 6:30-8p CT. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis winter you are invited to join the inaugural offering for the Men’s Study Group at Hokyoji. Over the course of 3 months\, we will read Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations and look at the Stoicism\, Zen\, and their intersection\, through various journaling practices (no\, not “dear diary!”). \n\n\n\nMarcus Aurelius was one of the Five Good Emperors (out of 82 and a 500 year span). He as an avowed Stoic\, a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium in 300 BCE. It had counted everyone from slaves to emperors amongst its contributors. Stoicism had a profound influence on St. Augustine and therefore Christianity. \n\n\n\nZen has its roots in China\, with the arrival of Bodhidharma (d. 530 CE) from India during the Northern & Southern Dynasties period. It further developed throughout the Sui & Tang Dynasties\, the Five Dynasties Period\, and reached its zenith during the Song Dynasty. Dogen Zenji (1200-1253 CE) brought Chan to Japan from Song China in 1228 founded the Soto School of Zen Buddhism. \n\n\n\nAt first blush\, it doesn’t seem like these two traditions would have anything in common but over the course of the study group we hope to demonstrate that they do and that Stoicism can help Zen practitioners and Zen can help Stoics. \n\n\n\nMain text – Meditations by Marcus Aurelius\, translated by Gregory Hays\, Forward by Ryan Holiday. You need not purchase the book through Amazon. You will also need a notebook. It can be as nice as you like but not so nice you don’t want to write in it… \n\n\n\nThe group will be led by Rev. Jushin Stephyn Butcher\, Associate Teacher. Questions? reach out to Jushin through the contact page.
URL:https://hokyoji.org/event/zen-and-the-roman-emperor-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251219T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251219T140000
DTSTAMP:20260423T163704
CREATED:20251110T162930Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251121T150410Z
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SUMMARY:Kyoku's Home Leaving Ceremony and Celebration
DESCRIPTION:11am – Noon:  Ceremony and community acknowledgement of Kyoku’s great service on behalf of Hokyoji and community \n\n\n\nNoon-2pm: Light lunch and gathering in Mauss Hall \n\n\n\nWe welcome both online and in-person participation at Hokyoji. For online participation\, please copy and save this Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86468787805?pwd=lVgJLannlOy6fDXXNvAUv0jES4XYKS.1 \n\n\n\nPlease register for in-person participation using the button below. You may register for “Lunch Only” or a Thursday night stay and Lunch on Friday (limited spaces available). People are welcome to bring a dessert or dish to share. Please include this in your registration. \n\n\n\nTo learn more about Kyoku\, click here… \n\n\n\nHokyoji is undergoing construction for the new zendo.
URL:https://hokyoji.org/event/kyokus-home-leaving-ceremony-and-celebration/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251201T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251207T120000
DTSTAMP:20260423T163704
CREATED:20250218T132550Z
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SUMMARY:Rohatsu Sesshin
DESCRIPTION:Jumping off the 100 foot Pole \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease join us this year for Hokyoji’s Rohatsu Sesshin. Rohatsu means “eighth day of the 12th month” and commemorates the enlightenment of the Buddha. This year\, the Rohatsu Sesshin will be co-led by Hokyoji’s Associate Teachers Rev. Onryu “GD” Kennedy and Rev. Keidō Jeromy Thotland. The theme this year will be Jumping off the 100 foot Pole. \n\n\n\nWe have added “long weekend” option to this year’s Rohatsu. If you can’t get away for the entire week\, why not join us Thursday (evening) through Sunday? Purchase the “Long Weekend Retreat Ticket” when registering. \n\n\n\nRev. Onryu “GD” Kennedy has received transmission in both the Katagiri and Uchiyama Roshi lineages. In 2019 and 2020\, she attended three-month practice periods at Toshoji International Zen Center (Japan) and in 2017 at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center (California). In the Spring 2020 practice period at Toshoji she was Shuso\, head monk\, for the practice period. She completed zuise in January 2023\, and in February 2024 her application for Kokusaifukuyoshi was approved by the Japanese Sotoshu. Throughout her life she has valued social justice work as an expression of her vow. She is currently an Associate Teacher at Hokyoji Zen Practice Community. She experiences great joy in the opportunity to learn and teach Buddhist practices. \n\n\n\nRev. Keidō Jeromy Thotland is a Senior Priest and Sewing Teacher with MZMC in Minneapolis\, MN and an Associate Teacher and Board member with Hokyoji near New Albin\, IA. He was ordained in 2019 and given transmission in 2024 by Ted O’Toole. \n\n\n\n​He was born and raised in Minneapolis. His life includes experiences in the US Navy\, retail\, labor union work\, and research. He depends on these\, including family and sangha life\, to remind him of the many ways of being. His focus is on the intersection of the everydayness of life and the everydayness of Zen\, and the wonder that each moment can bring. \n\n\n\nIno/TenzoIf you have any interest in volunteering as ino or tenzo for this retreat\, please indicate so in your registration comments. \n\n\n\nNew Zendo ConstructionThe New Zendo is now under construction. We don’t know what the noise level will be like at this time but it won’t be as quite as usual (probably more city-like). Of course\, there will be no construction during the early morning and evening hours as well as weekends. \n\n\n\nRegistration fees cover lodging and food. Hokyoji compensates teachers through the dana system. If you would like to contribute\, you may do so before\, at\, or after the retreat. If you would like to donate online\, please click here.
URL:https://hokyoji.org/event/rohatsu-sesshin-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251119T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251123T120000
DTSTAMP:20260423T163704
CREATED:20250415T235538Z
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SUMMARY:CANCELED - Naturally Awake with Marc Anderson & Milissa Link
DESCRIPTION:Activating our inherent capacity for peace\, playfulness and relationality. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNaturally Awake retreats are both sanctuary and celebration. Together we move through silence and conviviality\, deep introspection and playful expression\, cooperative activity and the non-dual practice of oneness. Exploring the expansiveness of consciousness\, while cultivating the practicality of responsive personhood\, we engage in silent and guided meditation\, movement\, sound healing\, inquiry\, conversation\, cooperative work and creativity. \n\n\n\nCooperation is the activity of the true hearted\, making the world even more perfect for the beautiful ones yet to come. Naturally Awake retreats are welcoming for those relatively new to contemplative practice and deepening for seasoned practitioners. \n\n\n\n\nMarc Anderson is the founder and director of the M2 foundation\, a non-profit organization committed to democratizing access and applicability of all human wisdom that supports optimal well-being. He is an ordained priest in the Soto lineage of Zen Buddhism and has been leading meditation retreats\, trainings and daily sessions for many years. Marc has also received training in Non-Violent Communication and Internal Family Systems Therapy. He is a well-known musician with recording and concert credits across the globe. His current musical interests are focused on the healing power of sound and music through sound baths and improvisational performances. Marc has an academic background in cultural anthropology and is an experienced educator in the fields of music\, spirituality and anthropology. And he is also a poet and released his first collection of poems called “Songs of the Next Future” in 2024.   \n\n\n\n\n\nMilissa Link embodies the wonder and joy of a shared path to awakening. She has co-lead retreats in the Midwest\, the Pacific Northwest and Mexico. She is certified in Spring Forest Qigong\, InterPlay\, Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy and Craniosacral Therapy. Interweaving somatic modalities with contemplative practices\, Milissa is dedicated to nurturing our collective remembrance of oneness.  \n\n\n\n\nRegistration fees cover lodging and food. Hokyoji compensates teachers through the dana system. If you would like to contribute\, you may do so before\, at\, or after the retreat. If you would like to donate online\, please click here. \n\n\n\nRegistration opens soon!
URL:https://hokyoji.org/event/naturally-awake-with-marc-anderson/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251113T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251116T120000
DTSTAMP:20260423T163704
CREATED:20250121T210119Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250912T154352Z
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SUMMARY:Practicing the Ways Retreat - Vipassana and Zen
DESCRIPTION:This retreat will explore the liberatory practices of Vipassana and Zen and how they intersect and complement each other.   \n\n\n\nPrimarily\, we will focus on the Therigatha\, the songs of awakening voiced by our First Buddhist women ancestors. We will read aloud the songs\, offer dharma talks\, meditation\, and group discussions. The retreat will be co-led by Dr. Patrice Koelsch and Rev. Onryu “GD” Kennedy. \n\n\n\nWe welcome everyone into this retreat. \n\n\n\n\nFormally trained with a Ph.D. in Philosophy\, Patrice Koelsch began sitting at Common Ground Meditation Center in 1995. Patrice is a graduate of Spirit Rock’s Community Dharma Leaders Program\, and completed a year-long Buddhist Chaplaincy Training Program at the Sati Center for Buddhist Studies. She has practiced meditation at monasteries in Thailand and Myanmar. Patrice has provided hands-on care for persons in the last stages of HIV/AIDS\, and worked for many years in HIV education and client support services. For more than 2 decades she has been facilitating meditation groups in correctional facilities. She is on the Board of the Minnesota Multifaith Network\, and volunteers with ISAIAH and Faith in Minnesota to bring about a multicultural democracy\, a caring economy\, and a just climate future. \n\n\n\n\n\nRev. Onryu Kennedy has received transmission in both the Katagiri and Uchiyama Roshi lineages. In 2019 and 2020\, she attended three month practice periods at Toshoji International Zen Center (Japan) and in 2017 at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center (California).  In the Spring 2020 practice period at Toshoji she was Shuso\, head monk for the practice period. She completed zuise in January 2023. And in February 2024 her application for Kokusaifukuyoshi was approved by the Japanese Sotochu. \n\n\n\nThroughout her life she has valued social justice work as an expression of her vow. She is currently an Associate teacher at Hokyoji Zen Practice Community.  She experiences great joy in the opportunity to learn and teach Buddhist practices. \n\n\n\n\nRegistration fees cover lodging and food. Hokyoji compensates teachers through the dana system. If you would like to contribute\, you may do so before\, at\, or after the retreat. If you would like to donate online\, please click here.
URL:https://hokyoji.org/event/practicing-the-ways-retreat-vipassana-and-zen/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251106T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251109T160000
DTSTAMP:20260423T163704
CREATED:20250121T205823Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250901T183338Z
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SUMMARY:Healing Retreat (Fall)
DESCRIPTION:Tai chi\, yoga\, and qi gong – a private retreat.
URL:https://hokyoji.org/event/healing-retreat-4/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251013T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251103T183000
DTSTAMP:20260423T163704
CREATED:20250829T183950Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250904T115212Z
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SUMMARY:Receiving the Marrow by Bowing - Online Study Group
DESCRIPTION:In this Fall online study group\, we will read and discuss Dogen’s fascicle “Receiving the Marrow by Bowing” (using the translation from “Treasury of the True Dharma Eye: Zen Master Dogen’s Shobo Genzo”  by Kazuaki Tanahashi). Together we’ll sit\, check in with each other\, read aloud\, and discuss how this text connects with our lived experiences.  We can explore what it means to embody his principle “receiving the marrow”  in the hubbub of life. \n\n\n\nAssociate teacher Onryu Kennedy\, Adam Isshin Kokotovich\, Darin Musho Podulke-Smith\, Rachel Seiren Vilsack will be facilitators for this four week study group. We will meet online via Zoom for four Mondays: October 13\, 20\, 27\, and November 3 @ 6:30 – 8:00pm\, Central Time.
URL:https://hokyoji.org/event/receiving-the-marrow-by-bowing-online-study-group/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250825T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250901T110000
DTSTAMP:20260423T163704
CREATED:20250728T141840Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250728T141842Z
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SUMMARY:Compassionate Ocean Retreat
DESCRIPTION:Contact Compassionate Ocean for more information https://www.oceanzen.org/hokyoji
URL:https://hokyoji.org/event/compassionate-ocean-retreat/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250819T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250824T110000
DTSTAMP:20260423T163704
CREATED:20250121T205609Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250415T235639Z
UID:7737-1755615600-1756033200@hokyoji.org
SUMMARY:Minnesota Zen Meditation Center Retreat
DESCRIPTION:Please contact https://www.mnzencenter.org/ for more information.
URL:https://hokyoji.org/event/minnesota-zen-meditation-center-retreat-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250809T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250816T110000
DTSTAMP:20260423T163704
CREATED:20250121T205430Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250522T154841Z
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SUMMARY:Jewel Mirror Sesshin
DESCRIPTION:The theme for this year’s Jewel Mirror Sesshin is “Guidelines for Studying the Way” (Gakudo Yojinshu) by Dogen Zenji.  “Guidelines” is a collection of ten aspects of practice and enlightenment completed in 1234 and often thought of as a companion piece to his “A Universal Recommendation for Zazen” (Fukanzazengi). Fukanzazengi is a shorter work with specific instructions on how to sit in zazen. \n\n\n\n“Guidelines”\, on the other hand\, is a longer piece in which Dogen Zenji expounds on the need to arouse bodhi-mind\, the need for constant practice\, and the need to practice in accordance with the Way among other compelling topics.  \n\n\n\nJoin us this year as Rev. Dokai Georgesen\, Rev. Reirin Gumbel\, and Rev. Daigaku Rummé use this text for the basis of their Dharma talks at this year’s sesshin. \n\n\n\nRegistration fees cover lodging and food. Hokyoji compensates teachers through the dana system. If you would like to contribute\, you may do so before\, at\, or after the retreat. If you would like to donate online\, please click here.
URL:https://hokyoji.org/event/jewel-mirror-sesshin-2/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250726T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250802T120000
DTSTAMP:20260423T163704
CREATED:20250121T205346Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250121T205347Z
UID:7733-1753542000-1754136000@hokyoji.org
SUMMARY:Clouds in Water Retreat
DESCRIPTION:Please contact https://www.cloudsinwater.org for more information.
URL:https://hokyoji.org/event/clouds-in-water-retreat-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250625T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250629T120000
DTSTAMP:20260423T163704
CREATED:20250121T205122Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250612T202006Z
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SUMMARY:Practicing the Way Retreat - Cancelled
DESCRIPTION:Cancelled \n\n\n\nThe Practicing the Way Retreat has been cancelled. Please join us for Practicing the Ways Retreat in November or please go back to the Calendar to see our other offerings.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“Therefore flowers fall even though we love them; weeds grow even though we dislike them. Conveying oneself toward all things to carry out practice-enlightenment is delusion. All things coming and carrying out practice-enlightenment through the self is realization.Those who are greatly realize delusions are buddhas. Those who are greatly deluded in realization are living beings. Furthermore\, there are those who attain realization beyond realization and those who are deluded within delusion”.Realizing Genjokoan: The Key To Dogen’s Shobogenzo\, Shohaku OkumuraIn 1233\, Dogen wrote a letter to a lay practitioner spelling out nothing short of the nature of self\, reality\, and practice. Nearly 800 years later\, this Genjokoan is prized as one of Dogen’s most profound and accessible works. It also helps us to explore the profound preciousness of our daily lives.  \n\n\n\nIn this retreat\, we will sit zazen\, engage in discussion on the Genjokoan\, meet with the teacher\, eat together\, and build community. Our practice is a time to be together. And we welcome everyone into this community. \n\n\n\nQuestions we’ll invite each other to consider:• How can we encounter everything and everyone in our lives with joy\, wisdom\, and compassion?• What is the relatability of Genjokoan to our current conditions?• How do we embody the understanding of the Genjokoan in our lived experience with family\, friends\, community\, and the world? \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration fees cover lodging and food. Hokyoji compensates teachers through the dana system. If you would like to contribute\, you may do so before\, at\, or after the retreat. If you would like to donate online\, please click here.
URL:https://hokyoji.org/event/practicing-the-way-retreat/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250618T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250622T120000
DTSTAMP:20260423T163704
CREATED:20250121T204515Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250121T204929Z
UID:7726-1750258800-1750593600@hokyoji.org
SUMMARY:Clouds in Water Retreat with Fish Murphy
DESCRIPTION:Please contact https://www.cloudsinwater.org for more info
URL:https://hokyoji.org/event/clouds-in-water-retreat-fish/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250612T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250615T110000
DTSTAMP:20260423T163704
CREATED:20250502T121238Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250502T153855Z
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SUMMARY:Loring Group Retreat
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://hokyoji.org/event/loring-group-retreat-2/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250601T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250607T120000
DTSTAMP:20260423T163704
CREATED:20250121T204031Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250121T204032Z
UID:7722-1748790000-1749297600@hokyoji.org
SUMMARY:Private Event
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://hokyoji.org/event/private-event/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250525T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250601T120000
DTSTAMP:20260423T163704
CREATED:20250121T203938Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250207T194448Z
UID:7720-1748185200-1748779200@hokyoji.org
SUMMARY:Just Sitting Retreat
DESCRIPTION:Please join us in an evolving retreat format of mindful meditation within an environment of deepsilence and communty. A sitting schedule and silence are the bones of the retreat. The principlesguiding the retreat are tranquility\, harmony and respect. These principles apply to both ourselves(internally) and to others (externally) through our actions. There are no services\, dharma talks\,interviews with a teacher or work periods. Meals\, silence\, sitting and sleep are the support for ourindividual and collective practice. That said\, participants are free to practice as they see fitaugmenting their day with walks\, naps\, bird watching\, botanizing\, looking…meeting one’s needsmindfully as retreat activity.All participants should have experience sitting multi-day mindfulness retreats or sesshins.Space is limited. Vegetarian meals. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nFull retreat (6+ days/7nights)Single occupancy: $679Double occupancy: $583Camping: $457
URL:https://hokyoji.org/event/just-sitting-retreat-3/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250514T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250518T120000
DTSTAMP:20260423T163704
CREATED:20250121T203839Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250121T203839Z
UID:7718-1747234800-1747569600@hokyoji.org
SUMMARY:Minnesota Contemplative Outreach
DESCRIPTION:Contact MCO for more information https://www.minnesotacontemplativeoutreach.org/
URL:https://hokyoji.org/event/minnesota-contemplative-outreach-2/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250501T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250504T113000
DTSTAMP:20260423T163704
CREATED:20250221T194158Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250223T214338Z
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SUMMARY:True Heart Women's Retreat
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for this year’s True Heart Women’s Retreat led by Kyoku Tracey Walen and Toku Cynthia Scott. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nActivities will include silent and guided meditation\, group sharing and discussion\, and individual creative expressions such as writing\, artwork\, and photography. We will enjoy nourishing vegetarian meals\, mindful nature walks and yoga and there will be free time to renew and refresh. \n\n\n\nWe will take up the question: how shall we live this precious life? What is the most important thing? With courage and patience we will quietly explore how we can embrace our own life\, this life\, with joy\, and live with serenity in the midst of chaos. \n\n\n\n\nKyoku Tracey Walen began practicing Buddhism in 1998\, was ordained in 2008\, and given Dharma transmission by Byakuren Judith Ragir in 2015. She trained from 2008-2010 at Great Vow Zen Monastery. Currently she resides at and supports Hokyoji and also serves as a Zen teacher at Clouds in Waters Zen Center in St. Paul\, MN. \n\n\n\n\n\nToku Cynthia Scott leads an online community dedicated to the study and practice of the Metta (Lovingkindness) Sutra and works with students individually. Toku was ordained in 2013 at Dharma Field Zen Center in Minneapolis and received Dharma transmission from Rev. Diane Sojun Martin in 2020. She served as executive director and teacher at Clouds in Water Zen Center in St. Paul from 2019 to 2021. She lives in Minneapolis but escapes to the woods at every opportunity. \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nRegistration fees cover lodging and food. Hokyoji compensates teachers through the dana system. If you would like to contribute\, you may do so before\, at\, or after the retreat. If you would like to donate online\, please click here.
URL:https://hokyoji.org/event/true-heart-womens-retreat/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250424T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250427T130000
DTSTAMP:20260423T163704
CREATED:20250108T154302Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250121T205903Z
UID:7686-1745496000-1745758800@hokyoji.org
SUMMARY:Healing Retreat (Spring)
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://hokyoji.org/event/healing-retreat-3/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250402T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250406T120000
DTSTAMP:20260423T163704
CREATED:20250121T203612Z
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SUMMARY:Retreat with Marc Anderson
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URL:https://hokyoji.org/event/retreat-with-marc-anderson/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250310T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250414T200000
DTSTAMP:20260423T163704
CREATED:20250121T210322Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250219T143221Z
UID:7747-1741631400-1744660800@hokyoji.org
SUMMARY:Genjokoan Six Week Online Study Group
DESCRIPTION:Hokyoji Associate Teacher Onryu Kennedy\, alongside Rachel Seiren Vilsack\, Adam Isshin Kototovich\, Musho Darin Podulke-Smith\, and Doan Roessler\, will facilitate a six-week study group on Dogen Zenji’s fascicle\, Genjokoan. Written in 1233 as a letter to a lay practitioner\, Genjokoan is celebrated as one of Dogen’s most profound yet accessible works. \n\n\n\nWhether you’re reading this remarkable text for the first time or revisiting it\, your perspective will enrich the conversation as we explore how Genjokoan connects to our daily lives and shared experiences. Take a break from the hubbub of your life this Spring and engage deeply with this precious text in the company of others on the same path. \n\n\n\nThe study group runs Mondays\, March 10 to April 14\, 6:30–8:00 PM. The requested fee is $90\, with all proceeds supporting Hokyoji Zen Practice Community. We will be using Shohaku Okamura’s excellent book\, Realizing Genjokoan. \n\n\n\nImage source: DALL-E
URL:https://hokyoji.org/event/genjokoan-six-week-online-study-group/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241202T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241209T120000
DTSTAMP:20260423T163704
CREATED:20240828T221707Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241126T211839Z
UID:7420-1733155200-1733745600@hokyoji.org
SUMMARY:Rohatsu Sesshin
DESCRIPTION:What a world we are living in! The ancient sages knew this too\, including the Buddha. The beautiful line from the Song of the Jewel Mirror Samadhi reads\, “The ancient sages grieved for them (us)\, and offered them the Dharma.”  This line will be our overarching theme for Rohatsu sesshin this December. We will explore stories of the Buddha’s spontaneous teaching as he wandered the countryside\, meeting living beings just as they were\, and offering them illumination\, not separate from the very world they found themselves living in.  Together may we be inspired to receive the Dharma that melts away the root of suffering. \n\n\n\nRetreat Leaders \n\n\n\nRev. 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. \n\n\n\nRev. 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.
URL:https://hokyoji.org/event/rohatsu-sesshin/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241114T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241117T130000
DTSTAMP:20260423T163704
CREATED:20240614T203840Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240620T184834Z
UID:7191-1731600000-1731848400@hokyoji.org
SUMMARY:Practicing the Ways - Fall Retreat
DESCRIPTION:Practicing the Ways: meeting of Vipassana and Zen \n\n\n\nco-led by Patrice Koelsch and Onryu Kennedy \n\n\n\nThis retreat will explore how these practices intersect and complement each other. Our time together will include succinct investigation of foundation texts\, dharma talks\, guided meditation\, and time for reflection practice. \n\n\n\nRetreat Leaders \n\n\n\nRev. Onryu “GD” Kennedy has received transmission in both the Katagiri and Uchiyama Roshi lineages. In 2019 and 2020\, she attended three-month practice periods at Toshoji International Zen Center (Japan) and in 2017 at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center (California). In the Spring 2020 practice period at Toshoji she was Shuso\, head monk\, for the practice period. She completed zuise in January 2023\, and in February 2024 her application for Kokusaifukuyoshi was approved by the Japanese Sotoshu. \n\n\n\nThroughout her life she has valued social justice work as an expression of her vow. She is currently an Associate Teacher at Hokyoji Zen Practice Community. She experiences great joy in the opportunity to learn and teach Buddhist practices. \n\n\n\nDr. Patrice Koelsch\, Buddhist Chaplain and Common Ground Meditation Center Teacher. Formally trained with a Ph.D. in Philosophy\, Patrice began sitting at Common Ground Meditation Center in 1995. She is a graduate of Spirit Rock’s Community Dharma Leaders Program\, and completed a year-long Buddhist Chaplaincy Training Program at the Sati Center for Buddhist Studies. She has practiced meditation at monasteries in Thailand and Myanmar. Patrice has provided hands-on care for persons in the last stages of HIV/AIDS\, and worked for many years in HIV education and client support services. For more than 2 decades she has been facilitating meditation groups in correctional facilities. She is on the Board of the Minnesota Multifaith Network\, and volunteers  with ISAIAH and Faith in Minnesota to bring about a multicultural democracy\, a caring economy\, and a just climate future. \n\n\n\nPlease email onryukennedy@gmail.com or pckoelsch@yahoo.com with any questions.
URL:https://hokyoji.org/event/practicing-the-way-fall-retreat/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241022T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241027T130000
DTSTAMP:20260423T163704
CREATED:20240626T212225Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240626T215639Z
UID:7216-1729612800-1730034000@hokyoji.org
SUMMARY:Just Sitting Retreat - Fall 2024
DESCRIPTION:Please join us in an evolving retreat format\, an experiment in dedicated mindful meditation within an environment of deep silence.  A sitting schedule and silence are the bones of the retreat.  There will be no services\, no chanting\, no dharma talks\, no interviews with a teacher\, no formal meals\, no work periods.  Meals\, silence\, sitting and sleep will be the support for individual and collective mindful practice.  That said\, participants are free to practice as they see fit\, augmenting their day with walks\, naps\, bird watching\, botanizing\, looking…meeting one’s needs mindfully as retreat activity. \n\n\n\nAll participants should have experienced multi-day mindfulness retreats or sesshins. \n\n\n\nMeals and a private room will be provided. Please register by Oct.18 \n\n\n\nFor further information and questions\, contact Lee (leestevenlewis@gmail.com) or Bill (bftresch@hotmail.com).
URL:https://hokyoji.org/event/just-sitting-retreat-fall-2024/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241017T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241020T170000
DTSTAMP:20260423T163704
CREATED:20240614T200222Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241012T181806Z
UID:7189-1729152000-1729443600@hokyoji.org
SUMMARY:Fall Caring for the Land/Work Weekend
DESCRIPTION:When the weather begins to change\, it’s time to take care of Hokyoji and prepare it for the season ahead. Fall means putting things away for a time of rest and caring for the land: clearing trails\, brush\, and deadfall\, reducing invasive plants\, or planting new growth. Work days include morning and evening sitting practice\, communal meals\, and a variety of work projects\, both indoors and out. In addition to being a terrific opportunity for mindful activity\, it’s a good chance to visit Hokyoji\, meet others in the community\, and get to know what happens here.
URL:https://hokyoji.org/event/fall-caring-for-the-land-work-weekend/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241007T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241111T200000
DTSTAMP:20260423T163704
CREATED:20240829T214740Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240904T194456Z
UID:7427-1728325800-1731355200@hokyoji.org
SUMMARY:Jijuyu Zanmai Six Week Online Study Group (Commentary by Menzan Zuiho)
DESCRIPTION:You are invited to study Jijuyu Zanmai\, written by Menzan Zuiho\, with us.  This commentary is a guide offering us ways to pivot towards a more peaceful way of living. \n\n\n\nThe practice of  zazen supports us showing up in our lives with compassion and wisdom. This includes our karmic consciousness\, our relationship to each other and the larger community. \n\n\n\nWe will have opportunities to read\, reflect\, exchange views\, and share our real time experiences of this essential teaching. \n\n\n\nWe welcome everyone into this circle of study. \n\n\n\nSuggested dana for this offering is $60.00.  No one is turned away.
URL:https://hokyoji.org/event/jijuyu-zanmai-online-study-group-commentary-by-menzan-zuiho/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240926T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240929T130000
DTSTAMP:20260423T163704
CREATED:20240706T213610Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240706T213610Z
UID:7252-1727352000-1727614800@hokyoji.org
SUMMARY:The Healing Retreat
DESCRIPTION:Tai Chi & Yoga
URL:https://hokyoji.org/event/the-healing-retreat-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240917T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240922T170000
DTSTAMP:20260423T163704
CREATED:20240706T223542Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240706T223542Z
UID:7254-1726560000-1727024400@hokyoji.org
SUMMARY:Minnesota Zen Meditation Center
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URL:https://hokyoji.org/event/minnesota-zen-meditation-center/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240912T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240915T170000
DTSTAMP:20260423T163704
CREATED:20240730T173006Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240826T153013Z
UID:7346-1726128000-1726419600@hokyoji.org
SUMMARY:Loring Group Retreat
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URL:https://hokyoji.org/event/loring-group-retreat/
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