Olympia Zen Center's 7th Annual Ryokan Lecture: Sojun Mel Weitsman's Memories of Suzuki Roshi

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Olympia Zen Center's 7th Annual Ryokan Lecture: Sojun Mel Weitsman's Memories of Suzuki Roshi

Submitted by emanon on Fri, 09/01/2006 - 6:54pm.

Start: Nov 3 2006 - 7:00pm

End: Nov 3 2006 - 9:00pm

The Olympia Zen Center will host it's annual lecture on

Friday, November 3rd at 7:00 PM at

the Unitarian Universalist Church, 2200 East End Street on Olympia's West Side

The guest speaker is Sojun Mel Weitsman, the founder and abbot of Berkeley Zen Center. He was one of Suzuki Roshi's first students, and has been an active participant in the development of Zen Buddhism in America. His stories and memories will touch on San Francisco's beat era and the discovery of the Japanese Zen Master. Sojun Weitsman conveys his teaching and insights that were so beautifully captured in the classic "Zen Mind Beginniner's Mind".

After the talk there will be time for tea and discussion. Please contact the Olympia Zen Center if there are any questions.

www.olympiazencenter.org

360 357 2835

director@olympiazencenter.org

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I am sooo looking forward to

Submitted by Mike on Sat, 10/21/2006 - 4:56pm.

I am sooo looking forward to this. I still read Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind on a regular basis. Suzuki-roshi was so important to buddhism in this country.

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