Kynan's Transmission (In person at Cloud Mountain)

Every sesshin is special, but our Spring Sesshin this year (September 23-29) will be particularly so, as it will be a Transmission Sesshin for Kynan Sutherland, culminating on Saturday September 30 in the profound Zen ceremony of Dharma Transmission that marks my formal recognition of his full authorization as a dedicated Zen teacher in his own right.

The apprenticeship stage of Kynan’s five-year walk towards this moment has been a thoroughly joyous one:  I think it is by now plain to everyone that Kynan is unmistakeably a true person of the Way – clear of eye, warm of heart, with great powers of creative expression and insight into Dharma that can meet and touch people just where they are, in the most direct and human way.  As with a wedding, it is time to confirm and formalise what is already long apparent!

And so it is with pride and pleasure…