Image Description: Pamela and Ōshin are standing close together wearing robes, Ōshin has his hand on Pamela’s shoulder.. Pamela is a short, thin, white woman with long gray hair and thick black glasses. They are smiling brightly. Trees can be seen in the background.

Join us online for Zen meditation and a Dharma talk by our guest speaker, Rev. Pamela Chōbun Nenzen Brown.

​Pamela Chōbun Nenzen Brown was introduced to sitting practice by a high school teacher but didn’t stay seated until 2016 when she encountered Santa Barbara Zen Center. She received Jukai from Sensei Gary Janka Koan in 2017 and was ordained by Shoho Michael Newhall in the lineage of Kobun Chino Otogawa Roshi in 2020 at Jikoji Zen Center. She served as Shuso for the combined 2022 Winter Practice Period of Jikoji and SBZC. She is a Founding Mother of VOWZ (Voices of Women in Zen). You can ask her anything that doesn’t begin with the word “Why?”

We will have 2 periods of Zen meditation (30 minutes each), followed by a Dharma talk.

Join us on Zoom by following this link here, or copy paste the link below: https://zoom.us/j/778202667?pwd=T0xmSUhIK0h0QmIyUXlIMmJqK1ZmZz09

Beginning instruction in Zen meditation is available by request, please contact us in advance to set up a meeting before the event.

All are welcome! This Dharma talk will be in English and ASL-English interpreters are provided for this event. For additional accommodations or for more information please contact us.

Check back here before the event in case there are any updates.