Patrick Bansho Green

Patrick Bansho Green has practiced with the Zen Community of Oregon since 2004 and received Lay Transmission from Chozen Bays and Hogen Bays in 2019, priest ordination in 2021, and completed Preceptor Authorization and Dharma Transmission in 2023. As board president, he led the effort to found Heart of Wisdom Zen Temple, a lay practice center in Portland, Oregon (2010). Prior to becoming the current Administrator for ZCO, Bansho worked for twenty years in the labor movement leading social and economic justice political and legislative campaigns. He is married to Laura Jomon Martin and lives at the Monastery. Bansho leads an online Dharma group on Friday evenings, which focuses on Loving Kindness. Find the zoom link on our calendar page. www.zendust.org/calendar.

Upcoming Programs by Patrick Bansho Green

Five Buddhist Precepts for Ethical Living - in person at Great Vow

Also With Laura Jomon Martin

August 17 - September 21, 2025
We all want to live a compassionate life. The precepts give us a framework for what it means to live an ethical life. More then a set of rules to follow, the precepts are deep inquiries into the actual living of our lives with attention and love. The format is an introductory talk followed by class discussion. Participants will be encouraged to do a short writing on each precept and practice with the precept during the week. There are also some supplemental readings.

Friday Night Metta - In Person!

September 12, 2025

Please join Zen Teacher Bansho on Friday, September 12 for an evening of Metta, also known as Loving Kindness. We'll practice with both guided and silent Metta meditation.   This is usually a Zoom-only event, but this is a special offering that will take place at Heart of Wisdom Zen Temple as well as online. […]

Autumn Ango - Fall Residency 2025

Also With Hogen and Chozen Roshi and Myoyu Haley Voekel

October 7 - December 21, 2025

This Dharma is abundantly present in each human being, but if we do not practice it, it does not manifest itself, and if we do not experience it, it cannot be realized. - Dogen Zenji In communion with our ancestors who set aside time each year for deep retreat, the Monastery offers this Autumn Ango. […]