You are invited to Sean Rinryu Collins’ inaugural teaching (teisho; dharma talk) as a Junior Zen teacher, and to engage with her in dharma combat (hossen, meaning to answer questions from the sangha). After this, Penny will formally be at the start of her career as a Zen teacher.

This will be on 31st October from 7-8:30pm – in-person at Yugagyo Dojo in Camberwell and online via Zoom. All attendees (in-person and online) will have the opportunity to participate in the ceremony by asking Rinryu a question about his talk.

The ceremony will be followed by time for tea/socialising.

(For more information about the Zenways Zen teacher training programme see here).

Sean Rinryu Collins

Gareth Enku Lovell at his Hossen Ceremony in February 2019

Mark Kuren holding up the shippei at his Hossen ceremony 2016