Honolulu and Oahu Districts Nembutsu Seminar
Nurturing Nembutsu:
Sharing Gratitude
with Rev. Cristina Moon
Buddhist teacher and best-selling author
Saturday, September 26, 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin Social Hall & on Zoom
1727 Pali Hwy, Honolulu, HI 96813
(enter parking at 1742 Lusitana St.)
Register now to attend in person or by Zoom.
About the Speaker and Seminar
Rev. Cristina Moon is a technologist, potter, and ordained priest in the Chozen-ji line of Rinzai Zen Buddhism. She is the co-founder of Pythia, a community
intelligence platform to increase the community benefits of clean energy projects, and a graduate of the Stanford University Graduate School of Business, where she was a MSx Sloan Fellow.
Cristina published Three Years on the Great Mountain: A Memoir of Zen and Fearlessness with Shambhala Publications in 2024 about her first three years living and training at Daihonzan Chozen-ji, a Zen temple and martial arts dojo at the back of Kalihi Valley. She is a resident of Maunalani Heights, and continues to teach ceramics and train in zazen, Chado, and boxing at Chozen-ji.
Presentation Highlights
- Why “every day is a fine day”
- Gratitude for our struggles & a multicultural approach to resolving trauma
- Finding meaning, even in suffering
- Gratitude for spiritual friendship
Registration
It helps us to plan if you register even if coming in person, but walk-ins are welcome too!
Questions?
Contact Debbie Kubota, Chair, Commission on Buddhist Education: dekub88@gmail.com
Sponsored by the HHMH Office of Buddhist Education
Click the image for a full-size PDF flyer.
Cristina will also be the speaker on Sunday for Jikoen Hongwanji! Click the image for a full-size PDF flyer.