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This notice is to inform the wider community of our understanding of breaches of ethical conduct at Sokukoji Temple.

With deep concern and a commitment to transparency, we acknowledge that Sokuzan Bob Brown, a Zen teacher affiliated with the Phoenix Cloud community, has engaged in relationships with students and sangha members that have caused harm. His conduct violates the ethical standards of the Dharma, the lineage of Kobun Chino Otogawa, and the vows we share to practice with integrity, humility, and care.

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This workshop is offered by Jan Chozen Bays, Roshi. co-abbott of Great Vow Zen Monastery, a residential center for intensive Zen training in Clatskanie, Oregon. Chozen has worked for forty years with Buddhist sanghas and other religious and secular organizations experiencing harmful behavior by their teachers. She also teaches an online course “Healthy Boundaries for Buddhist Leaders.”

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Adapted from the Open Palm School of Zen at the Zen Center of Los Angeles

1. OPENING THE COUNCIL
   A. WELCOME
   B. SIT
   C. CHECK-IN ROUND (no talking pieces necessary)
   D. PURPOSE OF COUNCIL
   E. THE THREE TENETS (Read by a Volunteer)
2. Not-Knowing: Giving up fixed ideas about ourselves and the universe
3. Bearing Witness: to the joy and suffering of the world and

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