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 for Zoom link; walk-ins welcome.
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.