The Rev. Keido Fukushima, head abbot of Kyoto Rinzai Sect and Zen Master of Tofukuji Monastery in Japan will be on campus for three events on March 8 and 9.
Fukushima, author of Zen is a Religion of “mu” and Free Mind: the Advancement of “mushin,” will conduct a calligraphy demonstration on Friday, March 8, at 3:30 p.m. in the Reamer Campus Center auditorium. That evening, at 8 p.m., he will give a lecture titled “Empty Mind in Zen,” also in the Reamer Campus Center auditorium. On Saturday, March 9, at 11 a.m., in Old Chapel, Fukushima will lead a Zen meditation.
Fukushima's appearance is sponsored by the Asian Student's Union, Modern Languages and Literature, the Philosophy Department, East Asian Studies and Internal Education Fund.