Dharma Stewardship:
Guiding All Beings in Extreme Times
April 13 – Dec 7, 2025
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We invite you to join this transformative series that highlights the universal relevance of dharma as the world heads into increasing unprecedented changes. Through the wisdom of diverse Buddhist teachers, we explore how strong and compassionate guidance rooted in the dharma can empower communities to feel safer, more confident, and capable of making changes, transforming uncertainty and fear into wisdom and courage. True stewardship is not confined to those with titles; it resides within each of us, granting the capacity to be caretakers of humanity and our planet. We will uncover pathways to elevate our courage, deepen our understanding, and guide positive transformation, both within our own lives and across the interconnected web of existence. This is an opportunity to explore your capacity to lead with an awakened mind and contribute to a clearer future that ensures no one—and no life—is left behind.
To that end, we are pleased to invite leaders from different traditions who do the valuable work of engaged and applied Buddhism. Each month, speakers will give talks live via Zoom followed by questions and answers from the audience.
Sundays at 06:00 PDT / 09:00 EDT / 15:00 CEST / 21:00 HKT (duration 1 hour 30 minutes).
Recording will be made available.Â
Speakers
Zen Master
Soeng Hyang
(Barbara Rhodes)
Head Zen Master, Kwan Um School of Zen
Won Hak
Kwan Um Zen
Dharma Teacher and psychologist
Zen Master Bon Hae
(Judy Roitman)
Guiding Teacher of Kansas Zen Center, Kwan Um School of Zen
Dr. Larry Ward
Senior Dharma Teacher, Plum Village Tradition
Dr. Daniella Baker
Educator, transgender activist and Kwan Um Zen Dharma Teacher in Training
Brother Phap Luu
Senior Bhikkhu, Plum Village tradition, Deer Park Monastery
Aaron Stryker
Founder and director of Dharma Gates
Erin Konuma
Sustainable organic farmer and Kwan Um Zen Dharma Teacher
Catherine Anraku Hondorp Sensei
Two Streams Zen
RyĹ«mon Hilda BaldoquĂn Sensei
Two Streams Zen
Myokei Caine-Barrett Shonin
Bishop, Nichiren of North America
Anam Thubten Rinpoche
Guiding Teacher of Dharmata Foundation in the Nyingma tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, and author of The Miracle of Awareness
Wen Stephenson
Veteran journalist, climate activist and author of Learning to Live in the Dark
Jane Hirshfield
Award-winning American poet, climate activist and dharma teacher from San Francisco Zen Center, Soto Zen
Jiko Sallie Tisdale
American author, essayist and dharma teacher in Dharma Rain Zen Center
ProgramÂ
Sunday, April 13
Zen Master Soeng Hyang (Barbara Rhodes)
Head Zen Master, Kwan Um School of Zen
Sunday, May 4
Won Hak
Kwan Um Zen Dharma Teacher and psychologist
Sunday, May 18
Zen Master Bon Hae Judy Roitman
Guiding Teacher of the Kansas Zen Center
Kwan Um School of Zen
Sunday, June 8
Dr. Larry Ward
Senior Teacher, Plum Village Tradition
Sunday, June 22
Dr. Daniella Baker
Educator, transgender activist and Kwan Um Zen Dharma Teacher in Training
Sunday, July 20
Brother Phap Luu
Senior Bhiikhu, Plum Village Tradition, Deer Park Monastery
Erin Konuma
Sustainable organic farmer and Kwan Um Zen Dharma Teacher
Aaron Stryker
Founder and CEO of Dharma Gates
Sunday, August 10
Catherine Anraku Hondorp Sensei & RyĹ«mon Hilda BaldoquĂn Sensei
Two Streams Zen, White Plum Lineage of Soto Zen BuddhismÂ
Sunday, August 24
Myokei Shonin
Bishop of Nichiren of N. America
Sunday, September 14
Anam Thubten Rinpoche
Guiding Teacher of Dharmata Foundation in the Nyingma tradition of Tibetan Buddhism,
and author of The Miracle of Awareness
Sunday, October 5
Wen Stephenson
Veteran journalist, climate activist and author of Learning to Live in the Dark
Sunday, October 19
Jane Hirshfield
Award-winning American poet, climate activist
and dharma teacher from San Francisco Zen Center, Soto Zen
Sunday, November 23
Jiko Sallie Tisdale
American author, essayist and dharma teacher in Dharma Rain Zen Center
Sunday, December 7
Closing Panel
Kwan Um Zen TeachersÂ
