Koan Study in the Rinzai and Soto Traditions

07/13/2024
07/13/2024, Kogen Jamie Howell, dharma talk at City Center.
This talk was given by Kogen Jamie Howell at one of Beginner’s Mind Temple’s pop-up events at Unity Church, San Francisco. Jamie discusses his lay (i.e., not ordained clergy) Zen life in both the Rinzai and Soto traditions in the west, highlighting similarities and differences in their approaches to Buddhist practice. Jamie spent most of his 45-year practice at the San Francisco Zen Center but also studied with teachers at the Mount Baldy Zen Center, Zendo Brasil and City Zen (Santa Rosa).
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