Sangaku, Dan Joslyn Sensei Dharma Talk 10/12/2024 STO/ASZC RETREAT

Dharma Talk: "Katto”
Sensei Unshin Sangaku Dan Joslyn is a Silent Thunder Order Transmitted Priest. In 2015, he founded The Falmouth Soto Zen Sangha (FSZS) in Falmouth, Massachusetts, and continues as its Guiding Teacher. As Leader of FSZS, he is a member and follows the ethical standards of the Soto Zen Buddhist Association (SZBA), the Lay Zen Teachers Association (LZTA) and the Cape Cod Clergy. Sensei also works in drug and alcohol counseling and engaging senior citizens in learning meditation. The Sangha is also involved in community outreach establsihing “Sitting Groups” in location community sites including half-way house, senior centers and libraries. Before becoming a priest, he was an organizational sociologist for thirty five years working with some two hundred nonprofit organizations in strategic planning, program-evaluation, and management training. His largest client-base was Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU). He is a graduate of North Georgia College (University) and the University of Memphis. In addition, he has been a college lecturer at several institutions and served on a number of boards of trustees. He is available to speak on the history of Buddhism and Zen and their role in everyday life, and “ How a Small-Town Boy from Forsyth, Georgia, Grew-up to be a Zen Buddhist Priest.”