Bansho Patrick Green, Sensei
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 helped found Heart of Wisdom Zen Temple in Portland, OR. Prior to a full-time Dharma life, Bansho worked for twenty years in the labor movement. He is married to Laura Jomon Martin and lives at the Monastery where he is the acting abbot. 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 Bansho Patrick Green, Sensei
Love & Spaciousness: A Loving Kindness Weekend Retreat
Also With Kosho Ault
With wonderment on our side, and in relationship with all that is, we recognize the inherent compassion that naturally arises from deep and sustained presence. Held in a container of zen forms and the vibrant dance of a monastery in Autumn, we will explore the nature of being anything at all! During this silent retreat […]
Pari-Nirvana Sesshin: A Meditation Retreat exploring Life, Death & the Unknown
Also With Amy Kisei, Sensei
During this sesshin we take up the Buddha’s Parinirvana–the Buddha’s death--as the essential inquiry into our own relationship with death, dying and the uncertainties of this life. How often in your daily life do you allow yourself to reflect on your own mortality, your own death? This sesshin provides the structure and support needed to […]
