Wisdom Seed aims to create a meeting ground where spiritual teachers from various traditions and seekers in dialogue are brought together to explore spirituality in daily life. Join us for monthly evenings of meditation, dynamic/inspirational speaker, and small group discussions with healthy snacks.

Be Moved…

From consumption to contribution
From transactions to trust
From isolation to community
From perfection to wholeness

Please join us on April 22nd, to engage and conversation with Kotoku Ray Crivello. Kotoku Ray Crivello is a Zen Teacher in the Soto Zen tradition in the Lineage of Gengo Akiba, Roshi. His Zen studies began as a resident student at the New York Zendo ShoBo-ji (Rinzai-lineage, Soen Nakagawa) where he lived from 1970-1975. After relocating toSan Francisco in 1976 he lived at SF Zen Center andTassajaraZenMountainCenter until 1983. Kotoku was ordained in 2004 by Akiba Roshi at his homeTemple, Kojin-an inOakland,California. In January 2012 Kotoku received shiho, or dharma transmission with Akiba Roshi following intensive priest training periods or Angos, hosted by the Japanese Soto-shu for western Zen Priests.

Currently he is working under the auspices of Kojin-an Zendo to build a new Soto Zen international training monastery inNorthern Californiafor Western Zen Priests.

Location

Niroga Center

1808 University Avenue

Berkeley, CA94703

Flow

7 pm Meditation begins

7:30 Talk followed by Q&A period, group discussion and yummy healthy snacks

9:30 Closing Ceremony