Teachers and Priests

Abbot

The abbot is the spiritual leader of Integral Zen.

Doshin Roshi is a poet, teacher, and troublemaker – a Zen Master of no rank. He is the founder of Integral Zen

He met his first great teacher at 17 in the late 60's, who introduced him to the works of Carl Jung, Joseph Campbell, Krishnamurti, and D.T. Zuzuki. The same year he started meditating, but without the direct guidance of a good teacher, he was confused and discouraged by the obscurity of Zen teachings. It wasn't until he met Zen Master Jun Po Kelly Roshi that the disciplined practice and eloquent simplicity of Zen suddenly took root and began to penetrate the dense clouds of his stubborn conditioned mind, revealing the ordinary, openness of vast empty sky. About the same time, Doshin also began studying Ken Wilber’s Integral Framework and studied directly with him. Integral Zen was born. Doshin’s teachings integrate Jung, Wilber and Zen in an Integral Framework that focuses on both healing and awakening. It is not possible to fully awaken without healing and it is also not possible to fully heal without awakening.

Teachers and Mentors

 last row, JakuSan Birgit at left, right Jakob