Hokyo Chuck Hutchcraft is a Soto Zen priest, licensed clinical social worker, and psychotherapist. His teaching and therapy practice are informed by Buddhist and Western psychologies, continued explorations into neurobiology, and somatic awareness. Hokyo began Zen practice in 1991 and was ordained in the Katigiri Roshi lineage in 2005 by Sojun Diane Martin, guiding teacher of the Udumbara Zen Center in Evanston, IL. He received dharma transmission in the Kobun Chino lineage from Sensei Dean Williams, guiding teacher of the Crooked River Zen Center in Cleveland, in 2019. Hokyo is guiding teacher of the Grassroots Zen and mindfulness communities in northern and central Illinois. He is certified as a mindfulness teacher by Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach.

We will be discussing chapters 40, 41, and 42. Pages 147-156.

Taishin started practicing Zen with the Santa Barbara Zen Group in 2012. He received the Bodhisattva precepts during a Jukai ceremony in 2015 at the Santa Barbara Zen Center, and again during a Shukke Tokudo ceremony in 2023 at O-An Zendo. He is a student of Ōshin Jennings, Sensei, as well as Ōshin Sensei’s Jisha.

Taishin studies Nyoho-e style sewing in the tradition of Tomoe Katagiri; organizes and leads a Recovery Dharma meeting to support those in recovery from addictions of all kinds; and writes about the Dharma, recovery, and the intersection of the two for his Substack, “A Phoenix’s Hut.” Prior to training and serving as a Zen Priest, he earned a Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of California, Santa Barbara, then taught at Purdue and Penn State.

In January 2026, Taishin entered residency at Jikoji Zen Center, where he currently serves as Ino (Temple Manager).

We will be discussing chapters 43, 44, and 45. Pages 157-166.