Hogen Bays, Roshi

 

Hogen Bays, Roshi began practicing in 1968 with Philip Kapleau, Roshi and was part of the residential staff at Zen Center of Rochester in Rochester, New York until 1975.

He lived and trained at Zen Center of Los Angeles under the direction of Taizan Maezumi, Roshi from 1980-1984. In 1990 he took priest’s ordination with Maezumi, Roshi. After advice and consultation with Harada, Roshi and other Zen teachers, in 2000 he received Dharma Transmission from Chozen, Roshi.

Since 1990 Hogen has continued his Zen studies with Rinzai Zen teacher Shodo Harada, Roshi, abbot of Sogen-ji monastery in Japan and One Drop Zendo in Tahoma, Washington.

He has been a leader of Zen Community of Oregon since 1985 and worked full-time for the sangha since 1997. He is co-abbot of Great Vow Zen Monastery.

Hogen holds a Naturopathic Doctor (ND) and Master’s Degree (MS) in Psychology. He worked for the Oregon Department of Corrections for 15 years.

Hogen is a lifelong and devoted student of the Dharma and continues to broaden his practice by studying with teachers outside the Zen tradition.

Upcoming Programs by Hogen Bays, Roshi

December Sesshin - Rohatsu

Also With Jan Chozen Bays, Roshi and Larry Fuho Trussell

December 1 - 8, 2024

  The light of the Buddha's awakening has not dimmed. This very moment, alive, awake and luminous. Each year people from all over the world gather to celebrate, to sit in stillness and to be nourished by this truth. All over the world people join in the ritual of Rohatsu sesshin. This sesshin is the […]

Commitment and Connection: A New Year's Retreat

Also With Myoyu Haley Voekel

January 3 - 5, 2025

  What does it mean to be entering a New Year? One the one hand, as humans, we are simply pinning a tail on vast space and calling it 'time'. On the other hand, a New Year can have very significant implications in our lives and the lives of those we love. How do we […]

Vow Sesshin

Also With Patrick Bansho Green

January 7 - 12, 2025

  From emptiness springs forth our deepest potential. When we are able to drop our ideas about who and what we are, we can recognize the infinite realm of possibility that has always been our playground. Reality before interpretation, before we start applying labels and identities, is vast and unbounded. From this space, we access […]

March Sesshin - Deep Listening

Also With Jogen Salzberg, Sensei and Anusha Enryu Fernando

March 14 - 23, 2025
Awareness meeting sound has been a gate into the depths of the heart-mind for as long as human beings hve longed to open. During this sesshin we come together in joyous recognition of the power of deep listening, and sink into the rhythms of our wild, wonderful and mysterious life.

October Sesshin - The Ancient Way

Also With Jogen Salzberg, Sensei and Danney Soten Lynch

October 9 - 19, 2025

There is something very special about the magic of autumn and the kicking off of the fall ango practice period that makes this sesshin so powerful. What a great gift it is to be able to sit together in silence. This is our longest sesshin of the year. The extra days enable us drop down […]