Jan chozen bays biography books

Jan Chozen Bays, Roshi has studied and practiced Zen Buddhism since She received Jukai (lay precepts) in and Tokudo, Priest&#;s Ordination, in from Taizan Maezumi, Roshi. From to she lived at Zen Center of Los Angeles, studying with Maezumi, Roshi and directing the Zen Center&#;s non-profit Medical Clinic. She finished formal koan study in and she was given Dharma transmission (authorization to teach) that same year. Following the death of Maezumi, Roshi in she has continued her training with Shodo Harada, Roshi, a Rinzai Zen teacher and the abbot of Sogen-ji monastery in Japan.

Since Chozen, Roshi has been the teacher for Zen Community of Oregon. In she helped to found Great Vow Zen Monastery and is the co-abbot. In she also helped found Heart of Wisdom Zen Temple in Portland, Oregon.

She has published many articles about Zen in the periodicals Tricycle and Buddhadharma. Her first book, Jizo Bodhisattva, Modern Healing and Traditional Buddhist Practice (Tuttle, ), has been re

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Mindful Eating: A Guide to Rediscovering a Healthy and Joyful Relationship with Food
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How to utbildning a Wild Elephant: And Other Adventures in Mindfulness
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L'Esprit Est Son Propre Medecin
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Mindfulness on the Go: Simple Meditation Practices You Can Do Anywhere
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Mindful Eating on the Go: Practices for Eating with Awareness, Wherever You Are
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The Vow-Powered Life: A Simple Method for Living with Purpose
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Jizo Bodhisattva: Guardian of Children, Travelers, and Other Voyagers
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Jan Chozen Bays

American Buddhist abess

Jan Chozen Bays (born August 9, ), is a Zen teacher, author, mindful eating educator, and pediatrician specializing in work with abused children.

Biography

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Jan Chozen Bays was born in Chicago, Illinois on August 9, She grew up in East Greenbush, New York and spent two years in Korea. She received her undergraduate degree at Swarthmore College and earned her medical degree at the University of California at San Diego, specializing in pediatrics.^[1]

Bays began practicing Zen in a group that included Charlotte Joko Beck, Anne Seisen Saunders, and Jerry Shishin Wick in San Diego. She eventually moved to the Zen Center of Los Angeles to study with the Japanese Zen teacher Taizan Maezumi Roshi. She had an extramarital affair with him, which she admitted, which devastated his wife and children. She served as the physician at the Zen Center’s community medical clinic. She was a student of Maezumi from until his death in She