This summer newsletter is packed with news of activity at Chozen-ji—from facility repairs to the return of our annual fundraising dinner and updates on new classes. In his Letter From the Abbot, Sayama Daian Roshi writes about translating Omori Sogen Rotaishi's Ken To Zen from the original Japanese.
Read MoreChozen-ji’s new class schedule, plus updates on our Summer Pre-Sesshin and Dai Sesshin and live-in trainees.
Read MoreRead about special Chozen-ji events, including our November 4-6 Annual Zen Art Show & Sale and Talk Story evenings with several of Hawaii’s gubernatorial candidates, including former Hawaii First Lady Vicky Cayetano and US Representative Kai Kahele.
Read MoreDojo members have been hard at work maintaining the buildings and grounds of Chozen-ji. Over the last six months we have completed several projects, including replacing the front columns on the Kyudo Dojo and refinishing the Kyudo Dojo floors.
Read MoreChozen-ji’s Abbot, Sayama Daian Roshi, focused this newsletter’s Letter From the Abbot on his new interpretive translation of Ken To Zen by Chozen-ji founder, Omori Sogen Rotaishi. Read on to learn about how Omori Rotaishi described Kendo as a Way of killing and giving life, and why Kendo is an integral part of Chozen-ji training.
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