Register at the bottom of the page Every winter Hokyoji hosts a three-week practice period. Participants can sign up for a single week or for multiple weeks. This year, for the first two weeks, Rev. Dokai Georgesen and Rev. Onryu Kennedy will lead us in a study of the Diamond Sutra. During the third week, […]
This weekly study group is scheduled for 8 weeks. Our suggested price is $80, but pay what you can, no one will be turned away. Please join Hokyoji this Spring for an eight week online study of Dogen’s classic work, Tenzo Kyokun. A short but moving text, Instructions for the Cook, as it is known […]
Meeting will be in the Twin Cities and by Zoom, all are invited. Hokyoji members get to vote on new Board Members. In person at: Linden Hills Park Facility (Minneapolis Park Board)3100 43rd St WestMinneapolis, MN 55410 Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84521006675?pwd=K3I3YzQ5SEJtTndOcFdqUjltejRGdz09 .
Each spring and fall we pay special attention to the needs of Hokyoji in preparing for the change of seasons. There is work for all levels of skill and strength, both indoors and out, as well as trail and forest work, plus Hokyoji’s highway clean-up. Please join with us for this social weekend caring for […]
A Friday to Wednesday Centering Prayer Retreat
This year's True Heart Women's Retreat will take place May16-19, 2024, Thursday to Sunday. Activities will include regular periods of zazen and creative activities such as writing, singing and art. We will enjoy nourishing vegetarian meals, mindful nature walks and yoga.We will have group sharing and discussion. And there will be free time in the […]
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 are no services, dharma talks, interviews with a teacher, formal meals or work periods.Meals, silence, sitting and sleep are the support for individual and collective mindful […]
Bodhisattvas are motivated by far-reaching prayers born of Wisdom. With no obstacles clouding their mind, they are free of fear and delusion. What can the insight and prayers of Bodhisattvas teach us? In this retreat we will practice methods that arouse the heart and dream-like ways out of the muddle. Please join us in the […]
Dogen's essay "Instructions for the Cook" helps us to explore the profound preciousness of our daily lives. How do we nourish ourselves and all beings in all the hubbub? How can we help others using our past conditioning and present situation? In this retreat, we well sit zazen, engage in discussion, meet with the teacher, […]