EQUANIMITY AMIDST UNCERTAINTY
A Talk with Dr. Jan Chozen Bays
January 12, 2025 6:00PM - 7:30PM
Marigold [648 SW 2nd St. Suite 100, Corvallis, OR] Free or By Donation
Max Capacity: 28
This program is now full with a full waitlist. Dr. Jan Chozen Bays, Roshi will return for another public talk in Corvallis on February 23 at Sangha Jewel Zen Center. Please visit the SJZC website for details.
ABOUT THE CLASS
Political change, environmental crisis, and personal loss can be acute reminders of the groundless and uncertain reality of our existence and can challenge our ability to cope, communicate and respond skillfully. Author, physician, and co-abbot of Great Vow Monastery, Jan Chozen Bays shares reflections on how we might cultivate equanimity amidst changing and unfavorable conditions, replacing reactivity with clarity, steadiness, and maturing wisdom. Pre-registration is strongly recommended.
This talk is offered freely; to demonstrate gratitude for Chozen's generosity - donations to the Zen Community of Oregon are suggested.
ABOUT THE TEACHER
Jan Chozen Bays
Roshi
Jan Chozen Bays, Roshi has studied and practiced Zen Buddhism since 1973. She received Jukai (lay precepts) in 1975 and Tokudo, Priest’s Ordination, in 1979 from Taizan Maezumi, Roshi. From 1978 to 1983 she lived at Zen Center of Los Angeles, studying with Maezumi, Roshi and directing the Zen Center’s non-profit Medical Clinic. She finished formal koan study in 1983 and she was given Dharma transmission (authorization to teach) that same year. Following the death of Maezumi, Roshi in 1995 she has continued her training with Shodo Harada, Roshi, a Rinzai Zen teacher and the abbot of Sogen-ji monastery in Japan.
Since 1985 Chozen, Roshi has been the teacher for Zen Community of Oregon. In 2002 she helped to found Great Vow Zen Monastery and is the co-abbot. In 2011 she also helped found Heart of Wisdom Zen Temple in Portland, Oregon.
She has published many articles about Zen in the periodicals Tricycle and Buddhadharma. Her first book, Jizo Bodhisattva, Modern Healing and Traditional Buddhist Practice (Tuttle, 2002), has been re-issued in paperback as Jizo Bodhisattva, Guardian of Children, Women and Other Voyagers by Shambhala. She is the author of How to Train a Wild Elephant: And Other Adventures in Mindfulness (Shambhala, 2011), Mindful Eating: A Guide to Rediscovering a Healthy and Joyful Relationship with Food (Shambala 2011), and Mindful Medicine: 40 Simple Practices to Help Healthcare Professionals Heal Burnout & Reconnect to Purpose (Shambala 2022).
Chozen, Roshi is also pediatrician, mother, and wife.
