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Guiding
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Zen Master Bomun
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George
Bowman has practiced Zen for thirty-four years. His primary teachers are
Zen master Seung Sahn and Joshu Sasaki Roshi. He has also practiced with
Maezumi Roshi, Eido Roshi, Aitkin Roshi, and Kobun Chino Roshi. |
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He has
studied and taught in China, Korea, Japan Europe and the United States. |
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Currently,
he resides at the Furnace Mountain Zen Center in Kentucky. He travels monthly
to the Boston area where he leads sesshin for the Single Flower Sangha. |
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Teaching |
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George's
teaching is both deeply rooted in the teachings of the old Zen masters and
totally in the moment. During sesshin, he presents teisho (spoken teaching)
of about 45 minutes each day, starting with the reading of a passage from
Dogen, Rinzai, or Mumon or another master and passing back and forth from
the text to the events of his and our lives. Click
here to see a partial transcript of one of his teisho. |
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Chronology |
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Studied
in residence with Zen Master Seung Sahn at the Providence Zen Center |
1972–1990
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Lay ordination,
given Dharma name Soeng Hae (Ocean Nature) |
1972 |
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Inka from
Seung Sahn |
1977 |
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Guiding
teacher Providence Zen center. Taught and studied world wide. |
1977–1990 |
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Koan study
with Joshu Sasaki Roshi |
1979–2003 |
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Ordained
as a Bodhisattva Priest |
1982 |
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Dharma
transmission from Seung Sahn as Zen Master Bomun
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1992 |
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Resident
guiding teacher Cambridge Buddhist Association |
1991–1999
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Founder
and guiding teacher of the Institute for the Study of Meditation and Psychotherapy
in Cambridge Massachusetts |
1994–1999
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Produced
by Peter Ash at the Department of Educational Technology San Diego State
University
Instructor: James White ©
2002 Peter Ash. All rights reserved. |
