Zen and the Roman Emperor: Marcus Aurelius, Journaling, and Stoicism for the Zen Practitioner Online. 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. This winter you are invited to join the inaugural offering for the Men’s Study Group at Hokyoji. Over the course of 3 […]
Closed for a private retreat
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. We 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 […]
Being in Minnesota in 2026 has demanded so much of us it can be overwhelming. Dogen'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. This is true of any "dharma position" or a specific moment, thing or […]
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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/81202856762?pwd=vbKLd2h7wt045bCRkvltN46mtHkAGD.1 .
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 […]
Reserved for a private retreat.
Reserved for a private retreat.
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 […]
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 […]
Reserved for a private retreat.