Saturday February 18th, 2023 – 2PM Guest Speaker Rev. Gesshin Claire Greenwood on being Tenzo at Zen Niso-do Temple, Nagoya.
Gesshin Greenwood is a Soto Zen priest living in Oakland, California. She trained in Japan at Toshoji and Aichi Senmon Nisodo, and is the author of Bow First, Ask Questions Later, and Just Enough: Vegan Recipes from Japan’s Buddhist Temples. Currently, she lives a happily mostly lay person life with her spouse and two dogs, working as an administrator at the Institute of Buddhist Studies as well as a psychotherapist in private practice. Use this link to join. If asked for a password use 495944
Rev. Greewood is the author of three books: Bow First, Ask Questions Later: Ordination, Love and Monastic Zen in Japan and Just Enough; Vegan Recipes and Stories from Japan’s Buddhist Temples
Praise for “Just Enough”
“With rigor, honesty, hilarity and joy, Gesshin shows us how to grapple with the great matter of life and death–as well as with lesser matters, like capitalism, sexism, religious dogma, sex, love, fashion and Kyoto nightclubs. The result is an inspiring book that I couldn’t put down, even when I’d finished reading it.” Ruth Ozeki
“A witty, wise, engaging story about a young woman’s experience of Zen practice in Japan.” Grace Schireson