We Regret that this Retreat has been Postponed.

Beginner’s Mind

Weekend Retreat with Michael Mugaku Zimmerman

Friday, February 3, 7-8:30 PM
Saturday, February 4, 9 AM – 4 PM
Sunday, February 5, 9 AM – 1 PM

Please join us for a weekend retreat of zazen, walking meditation, Dharma teaching and dialogue. In stillness and quiet we can enjoy our vast awareness and keen attention. Practice the Zen aspiration to continually approach all of life, people and situations with “beginner’s mind”– that is, with curiosity, openness, and receptivity to whatever may emerge, free of expectations or prejudgment.

Note: Registering for the weekend includes admission for the Friday night talk.

About Mugaku

Mugaku Roshi came to Zen relatively late. He first ventured into meditation in 1993 as a way to find some grounding during his first wife’s yearlong struggle with terminal cancer. Shortly thereafter he met Diane Hamilton, now Musho Roshi, then a coworker in the Utah courts. At her suggestion he attended an introductory class at Kanzeon Zen Center in early 1997.

Soon afterward he began to study with Genpo Merzel Roshi. He and Diane were married by Genpo Roshi in 1998, the year he received Jukai. They received Tokudo and became monks together in 2003, were joint Shushos during the Spring Ango in 2005, and received Denkai in early 2006. He received Dharma Transmission in December 2006, seven months after Diane. In 2018 Michael received the final seal of Inka from Sidney Musai Walter Roshi, a successor of Genpo Merzel.

Mugaku Roshi is a nationally recognized teacher of mediation and mindfulness for the legal profession. He and Musho Roshi have presented programs for the Utah State Bar and other legal organizations.

For more, please access his website here…