BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Hokyoji - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Hokyoji X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://hokyoji.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Hokyoji REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20240310T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20241103T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20250309T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20251102T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20260308T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20261101T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20270314T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20271107T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260611T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260614T100000 DTSTAMP:20260423T164324 CREATED:20260106T194201Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260415T165247Z UID:8873-1781190000-1781431200@hokyoji.org SUMMARY:Loring Park Group Retreat DESCRIPTION:Please contact Bill Tresch (bftresch@hotmail.com) if you’re interested in attending this retreat. URL:https://hokyoji.org/event/private-retreat-5/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260603T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260607T100000 DTSTAMP:20260423T164324 CREATED:20260106T194109Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260225T215559Z UID:8871-1780498800-1780826400@hokyoji.org SUMMARY:Private Healing Sound and Yoga Retreat DESCRIPTION:Reserved for a private retreat. URL:https://hokyoji.org/event/private-retreat-4/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260524T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260531T110000 DTSTAMP:20260423T164324 CREATED:20260106T194013Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260401T111726Z UID:8869-1779645600-1780225200@hokyoji.org SUMMARY:Just Sitting Retreat - Spring 2026 DESCRIPTION:Please join us in a retreat of mindful meditation within an environment of deep silence and community. A sitting schedule and silence are the bones of the retreat. The principles guiding 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 our individual and collective 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 experience sitting multi-day mindfulness retreats or sesshins. \n\n\n\nCost: $763/person. Single occupancy\, unless otherwise arranged. Contact Lee Lewis (leestevenlewis@gmail.com) if the cost poses an economic hardship. \n\n\n\nSpace is limited. Vegetarian meals. Full retreat (6+ days/7nights). URL:https://hokyoji.org/event/just-sitting-spring-2026/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260514T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260517T120000 DTSTAMP:20260423T164324 CREATED:20260106T193919Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260206T222715Z UID:8867-1778770800-1779019200@hokyoji.org SUMMARY:True Heart Women's Retreat 2026 DESCRIPTION:In the book Returning to Silence\, Katagiri Roshi says\, “Whatever kind of question you ask or whatever you think\, finally you have to return to silence.” Katagiri points to a simple truth we often overlook in this exceedingly noisy world of ours: we need to be intentional about carving out space to slow down and catch up with ourselves. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThat is the intention of Hokyoji’s annual True Heart Women’s Retreat\, which I have the privilege of leading this year. The retreat begins with supper on Thursday\, May 14 and ends at noon on Sunday\, May 17. Though not strictly a silent retreat\, it is an invitation to enter into stillness of being and connection with nature\, with yourself\, and with each other. The retreat is lightly structured to include periods of silent and guided meditation as well as personal time\, body work\, and group conversation. And yes\, there will be laughter. \n\n\n\nThe fee includes accommodation in a simple private room and nourishing vegetarian meals. Women of all backgrounds are welcome\, including those with no or very little experience in meditation or Buddhism. \n\n\n\nReturn to the silence of your true heart in the supportive company of other women in the springtime beauty of Minnesota’s Driftless Region. Hokyoji welcomes you with open arms. \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-2026/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260503T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260509T100000 DTSTAMP:20260423T164324 CREATED:20260106T193808Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260225T215514Z UID:8865-1777820400-1778320800@hokyoji.org SUMMARY:Private Centering Prayer Retreat DESCRIPTION:Reserved for a private retreat. URL:https://hokyoji.org/event/private-retreat-3/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260423T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260426T100000 DTSTAMP:20260423T164324 CREATED:20260106T193702Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260225T215424Z UID:8863-1776945600-1777197600@hokyoji.org SUMMARY:Private Taichi/Yoga Retreat DESCRIPTION:Reserved for a private retreat. URL:https://hokyoji.org/event/private-retreat-2/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260416T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260419T120000 DTSTAMP:20260423T164324 CREATED:20250121T203712Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260227T173854Z UID:7716-1776351600-1776600000@hokyoji.org SUMMARY:Caring for the Land DESCRIPTION:We warmly invite you to join us for our upcoming Caring for the Land weekend! Our next event is scheduled from Thursday\, April 16\, to Sunday\, April 19. This year\, we are constructing a new zendo\, and depending on the weather and construction progress\, there may be opportunities for volunteer work\, including landscaping\, painting\, and other emerging needs. As always\, there will be plenty of work available for clearing trails\, cutting up deadfalls\, and eradicating invasive species. \n\n\n\nThe Hokyoji Zen Practice Community is situated in the scenic bluff country of southeastern Minnesota\, near the Mississippi River. Spanning 105 acres of heavily wooded bluffs\, wetlands\, and abandoned farmland\, Hokyoji hosts diverse wildlife habitats\, including old-growth oak and walnut trees. However\, the environment at Hokyoji faces challenges due to the overgrowth of non-native species\, such as European buckthorn\, Japanese honeysuckle\, multiflora rose\, and others. These invasive plants are choking out the regrowth of native species and hindering the re-establishment of the original ecosystem. Additionally\, the construction of the new zendo has created some site disturbances and altered certain landscape features that will need to be addressed. \n\n\n\nWe provide accommodations in the Guest Hall and offer ovo-lacto-vegetarian meals\, fostering companionship and engagement in meaningful\, satisfying work. At the end of each day\, after a rewarding day’s labor\, you can enjoy a quiet period of meditation to soothe your tired muscles! \n\n\n\n\nHere is a photo taken in late winter showing the new zendo under construction. There will be a need for landscape work and site improvement\, depending on the weather and construction status. \n\n\n\n\n\nThe area depicted in the accompanying photo shows a hillside at Hokyoji\, where the undergrowth is tangled with young honeysuckles\, buckthorn\, plum\, and various thorny plants. Young walnut trees are also trying to emerge. Without intervention\, this area is likely to become dominated by honeysuckle\, making it nearly impenetrable! URL:https://hokyoji.org/event/caring-for-the-land-2/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260411T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260411T150000 DTSTAMP:20260423T164324 CREATED:20240209T173358Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260228T160159Z UID:6789-1775912400-1775919600@hokyoji.org SUMMARY:Hokyoji's Annual Membership and Board Meeting DESCRIPTION:Meeting will be in the Twin Cities and by Zoom\, all are invited. Hokyoji members get to vote on new Board Members. \n\n\n\nIn person at: \n\n\n\nLinden Hills Park Facility (Minneapolis Park Board)3100 43rd St WestMinneapolis\, MN 55410 \n\n\n\nZoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81202856762?pwd=vbKLd2h7wt045bCRkvltN46mtHkAGD.1 \n\n\n\n. URL:https://hokyoji.org/event/hokyojis-annual-membership-meeting/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260406T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260511T203000 DTSTAMP:20260423T164324 CREATED:20260202T221150Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260205T000159Z UID:8926-1775502000-1778531400@hokyoji.org SUMMARY:Online Study Group - Uji (Being-Time) DESCRIPTION:Being in Minnesota in 2026 has demanded so much of us it can be overwhelming. \n\n\n\nDogen’s concept of “Uji” (being-time) expresses the relationship between existence and time\, where each moment simultaneously contains both its particular nature and the totality of all being-time. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis is true of any “dharma position” or a specific moment\, thing or event—like standing by a river\, sitting in zazen\, witnessing suffering\, participating in non-violent action—which is both independent and interpenetrating with everything else. \n\n\n\nIn studying the Uji fascicle together through our lives now\, we invite it to penetrate and manifest in real time. \n\n\n\nThis Online Study Group runs for six weeks on Mondays at 7:00-8:30p CT\, starting April 6. Your facilitors will be Associate Teacher Onryu Kennedy\, Musho Darin Podulke-Smith\, Isshin Adam Kokotovich\, JunKan Dan Mattimirro\, and Seiren Rachel Vilsack. \n\n\n\nWe will be using Kaz Tanahashi’s translation from “Treasury of the True Dharma Eye: Zen Master Dogen’s Shobogenzo”. A PDF of the fascicle will be provided. URL:https://hokyoji.org/event/online-study-group-uji-being-time/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260202T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260215T160000 DTSTAMP:20260423T164324 CREATED:20240930T201516Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251217T143808Z UID:7498-1770044400-1771171200@hokyoji.org SUMMARY:Winter Practice Period 2026 DESCRIPTION:Hokyoji’s Winter Practice Period (Week 1: February 2-8. Week 2 sesshin\, February 9-15). Come for Week 1\, Week 2 or both. Week 1 is also available online. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe will explore Dogen Zenji’s fascicle\, Hachi Dainin Gaku: Eight Qualities of a Great Person.  Dogen Zenji invites ordinary people (like us) to engage our bodhisattva vow through our lived experience. We are living in times that offer us continuous opportunities to live by vow in innumerable ways. We are not separate from our ancestors and are continually supported in known and unknown forms. \n\n\n\nPlease join us in this wondrous inquiry into the qualities of a great person. Dogen Zenji fascicle welcomes all into this timely investigation. \n\n\n\nThe recommended text is The Roots of Goodness: Zen Master Dogen’s Teaching on the Eight Qualities of a Great Person\, commentary by Kosho Uchiyama Roshi\, translated with an introduction by Daitsu Tom Wright. \n\n\n\nThe first week will be led by Hokyoji’s Associate Teacher Rev. Onryu “GD” Kennedy. The second week will be a sesshin led by Associate Teacher Rev. Jushin Stephyn Butcher. \n\n\n\nWeek 1 – Hybrid Option. For those who would like to participate to some degree but whose circumstances prevent them from taking a week or two off\, we will be offering the opportunity for hybrid participation. See the schedules below with Hybrid participation for Week 1 highlighted in gold. Suggested Ticket Price: $150 (or as your circumstances permit). Click registration below and select a Online Ticket. \n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\nSchedules for each week are above. Click to enlarge or right click and select “Save image as…” to your local computer. \n\n\n\nRetreat Leaders: \n\n\n\nOnryu “GD” Kennedy (Week 1) 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\nJushin Stephyn Butcher (Week 2) started his Buddhist journey nearly 35 years ago in the Tibetan tradition. He found his way to Hokyoji\, where he became a student of Rev. Dokai Georgesen. Jushin received jukai in 2013\, ordination in 2017\, and dharma transmission in 2025. He is an Associate Teacher at Hokyoji. He lives in Cambridge\, Maryland\, along with his husband\, dog\, chickens\, and garden. \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/winter-practice-period-2025/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260116T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260118T100000 DTSTAMP:20260423T164324 CREATED:20260106T193117Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T193119Z UID:8859-1768555800-1768730400@hokyoji.org SUMMARY:Private Retreat DESCRIPTION:Closed for a private retreat URL:https://hokyoji.org/event/private-retreat/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260114T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260114T200000 DTSTAMP:20260423T164324 CREATED:20250929T132351Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251213T150322Z UID:8483-1768415400-1768420800@hokyoji.org 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/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251219T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251219T140000 DTSTAMP:20260423T164324 CREATED:20251110T162930Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251121T150410Z UID:8604-1766142000-1766152800@hokyoji.org 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/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251201T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251207T120000 DTSTAMP:20260423T164324 CREATED:20250218T132550Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251119T173852Z UID:7803-1764601200-1765108800@hokyoji.org 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/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251119T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251123T120000 DTSTAMP:20260423T164324 CREATED:20250415T235538Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251109T162301Z UID:8087-1763564400-1763899200@hokyoji.org 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/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251113T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251116T120000 DTSTAMP:20260423T164324 CREATED:20250121T210119Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250912T154352Z UID:7745-1763046000-1763294400@hokyoji.org 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/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251106T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251109T160000 DTSTAMP:20260423T164324 CREATED:20250121T205823Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250901T183338Z UID:7739-1762441200-1762704000@hokyoji.org SUMMARY:Healing Retreat (Fall) DESCRIPTION:Tai chi\, yoga\, and qi gong – a private retreat. URL:https://hokyoji.org/event/healing-retreat-4/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251013T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251103T183000 DTSTAMP:20260423T164324 CREATED:20250829T183950Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250904T115212Z UID:8364-1760380200-1762194600@hokyoji.org 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/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250825T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250901T110000 DTSTAMP:20260423T164324 CREATED:20250728T141840Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250728T141842Z UID:8333-1756134000-1756724400@hokyoji.org SUMMARY:Compassionate Ocean Retreat DESCRIPTION:Contact Compassionate Ocean for more information https://www.oceanzen.org/hokyoji URL:https://hokyoji.org/event/compassionate-ocean-retreat/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250819T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250824T110000 DTSTAMP:20260423T164324 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/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250809T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250816T110000 DTSTAMP:20260423T164324 CREATED:20250121T205430Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250522T154841Z UID:7735-1754751600-1755342000@hokyoji.org 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/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250726T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250802T120000 DTSTAMP:20260423T164324 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/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250625T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250629T120000 DTSTAMP:20260423T164324 CREATED:20250121T205122Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250612T202006Z UID:7729-1750863600-1751198400@hokyoji.org 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/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250618T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250622T120000 DTSTAMP:20260423T164324 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/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250612T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250615T110000 DTSTAMP:20260423T164324 CREATED:20250502T121238Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250502T153855Z UID:8188-1749740400-1749985200@hokyoji.org SUMMARY:Loring Group Retreat DESCRIPTION: URL:https://hokyoji.org/event/loring-group-retreat-2/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250601T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250607T120000 DTSTAMP:20260423T164324 CREATED:20250121T204031Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250121T204032Z UID:7722-1748790000-1749297600@hokyoji.org SUMMARY:Private Event DESCRIPTION: URL:https://hokyoji.org/event/private-event/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250525T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250601T120000 DTSTAMP:20260423T164324 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/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250514T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250518T120000 DTSTAMP:20260423T164324 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/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250501T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250504T113000 DTSTAMP:20260423T164324 CREATED:20250221T194158Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250223T214338Z UID:7812-1746115200-1746358200@hokyoji.org 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/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250424T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250427T130000 DTSTAMP:20260423T164324 CREATED:20250108T154302Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250121T205903Z UID:7686-1745496000-1745758800@hokyoji.org SUMMARY:Healing Retreat (Spring) DESCRIPTION: URL:https://hokyoji.org/event/healing-retreat-3/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR