Zen

Reverend Doshin Hannya
Michael Nelson, Sensei

Doshin started studying Zen in the late 60's, but without the guidance of a good teacher, he was confused and discouraged by the teachings.  In earnest he began studying other meditative practices and martial arts which were difficult but less obscure.  It wasn't until he met JunPo Kando Denis Kelly, Roshi that the disciplined practice  and eloquent simplicity of Zen suddenly took root and began to penetrate the dense clouds of his stubborn conditioned mind, revealing the ordinary, openness of vast empty sky.

Doshin is a poet, speaker, troublemaker, and teacher – a Zen priest of no rank.  He is the founder of Integral Zen, Inc. the Colorado branch of the Hollow Bones Zen Order and co-founder of the Poetry of Dying Project, which uses the mirror of death to point to the essence of life.  Doshin has been fully trained and is adequately skilled in Mondo Zen™.  

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