Zenku Dharma Talk 10/10/2024 STO/ASZC RETREAT

Dharma Talk: Finding Homeless Kodo
Zenku Jerry Smyers is a Soto Zen Priest in the Lineages of Soyu Matsuoka Roshi and Shohaku Okumura Roshi. Zenku began his training as a disciple of Kongo Langlois Roshi, Abbot of the Zen Buddhist Temple of Chicago (ZBTC), and a dharma-heir of Matsuoka Roshi, in 1976. Zenku trained at the Zen Buddhist Temple of Chicago and was ordained a Zen Priest in 1982. Zenku was a Priest in Chicago until 2005, assisting Kongo Roshi until his passing in 1999, and then providing Temple leadership. In 2005, Zenku moved to Montana and established the Mission Mountain Zen Center in Dayton Montana where he currently resides. In 2010 Zenku was ordained by Taiun Elliston Roshi. In 2012, Zenku received dharma transmission from Taiun Roshi. Zenku is a full member of the Soto Zen Buddhist Association (SZBA).