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In news, student talks, interviews and personal reflections, members of the Hazy Moon Sangha share the ways practice has transformed every aspect of their lives—at work, at home, in relationships, and in handling the change, pain, loss, and fear that all of us face at times. The consistent message from any serious Zen student is that practice works.

NewsShuso Hossen 2021

Shuso Hossen 2021

by Hazy Moon

Shuso Hossen 2021

After a year’s postponement due to COVID-19 precautions, Head Trainee Jody Kujaku Glienke presided over Shuso Hossen in July 2021 at the culmination of Summer Ango. Local sangha members were joined online by those at a distance as she presented a dharma talk and lively defense of her koan.

NewsBaby Blessing

Baby Blessing

by Hazy Moon

Baby Blessing

Little Rufus Delacruz charmed the sangha with his pure presence when parents Julie Honmei Snider and Angelo Delacruz brought him to the center for a baby blessing by Nyogen Roshi. Before the ceremony concluded, Rufus was given a miniature mala (and had stolen the hearts of everyone).

NewsJody Kujaku Glienke Head Trainee Statement Summer Ango 2021

Jody Kujaku Glienke Head Trainee Statement Summer Ango 2021

by Hazy Moon

Jody Kujaku Glienke Head Trainee Statement Summer Ango 2021

In gratitude to William Nyogen Yeo Roshi for allowing me to have the opportunity to work with him as Head Trainee this Ango period. Thank you to Shelly Mushoku Cao for all of the planning and organization that she continually provides to our Sangha.  And finally, thank you to the Hazy Moon Sangha for their friendship and support.

May I cause no harm to sentient beings.  May I honor the Dharma appropriately.

NewsShuso Hossen 2019

Shuso Hossen 2019

by Derek Hogen Dieter

Shuso Hossen 2019

Shuso Hossen ceremony for Lailah Dainin Shima and the culmination of Summer Ango 2019.

NewsKathy Jizo Cummings’ Jukai

Kathy Jizo Cummings’ Jukai

by Hazy Moon

Kathy Jizo Cummings’ Jukai

A faithful member of the Dewdrop Sangha, Kathy Cummings began her practice in 2013 as she moved toward a time of transition in her life. Since then, she has come together with the sangha in retreats from New Mexico to New York, including multiple visits to the Hazy Moon…

CeremonyNewsRevolving the Sutras

Revolving the Sutras

by Hazy Moon

Revolving the Sutras

To close out the old and ring in the new, the sangha gathered at the culmination of our Year-End Sesshin for the New Year’s Eve ceremony of revolving the sutras, which has been enacted for generations in our lineage. Hosso Sensei officiated at the service, demonstrating the inherent power and benefaction of the eternal now, […]

NewsTaisho’s Tokudo

Taisho’s Tokudo

by Hazy Moon

Taisho’s Tokudo

In a ceremony that has been replayed over centuries, Patrice Taishō Bucher took the vows of tokudo, or ordination as a Zen Buddhist priest, committing herself forever to a life of service.  

NewsAscending the Platform

Ascending the Platform

by Hazy Moon

Ascending the Platform

In a powerful conclusion to the 2018 Summer Ango training period, Head Trainee Rafael Doshin Carrasco presided over the traditional ceremonies of Shosan, or public dokusan, Tea Ceremony and Shuso Hossen, where he defended his presentation of the koan “The World-Honored One Ascends the Platform..”

NewsStefan Munen Kamph’s Jukai

Stefan Munen Kamph’s Jukai

by Hazy Moon

Stefan Munen Kamph’s Jukai

Combining his commitment to practice with his love of travel, Stefan Munen Kampf has cultivated equal devotion for both the Hazy Moon and its sister temple, the Black Scorpion Zen Center in Mexico…

NewsVickie Reiju Cumberland’s Jukai

Vickie Reiju Cumberland’s Jukai

by Hazy Moon

Vickie Reiju Cumberland’s Jukai

When Vickie Cumberland attended her first formal Zen retreat five years ago, she drove eight hours from Kansas City to Cincinnati to sit with a fledging group that would later become the Dewdrop Sangha, an affiliate of the Hazy Moon. Since then, she has practiced at the Hazy Moon and at retreats in Ohio, Wisconsin, […]

NewsLurleen Honshin Benzian’s Jukai

Lurleen Honshin Benzian’s Jukai

by Hazy Moon

Lurleen Honshin Benzian’s Jukai

After several years of practice at the Hazy Moon, Lurleen Benzian took the Buddha precepts and received Jukai from Nyogen Roshi on October 7 with sangha and family members in attendance. She received the Dharma name, Honshin, which means “Mind Only,” an auspicious name which carries particular enthusiasm and appreciation from Roshi. Congratulations, Honshin!

NewsShuso Hossen, Shosan and Tea Ceremony 2017

Shuso Hossen, Shosan and Tea Ceremony 2017

by Hazy Moon

Shuso Hossen, Shosan and Tea Ceremony 2017

Our three-month summer training period ended with a week of dramatic events: Shosan (public exchanges between Nyogen Roshi and individual students), Tea Ceremony (when the koan that our shuso or head trainee has been working on is made public) and Shuso Hossen (an elaborate ritual that allows the shuso or head trainee to demonstrate his […]

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