The Zen view on Reincarnation

The Zen view on Reincarnation

Genjo Marinello
2.16.25 | 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm | In Person

Genjo will give a dharma talk on reincarnation.

Genjo Marinello is the abbot of the Seattle Zen temple, Dai Bai Zan Cho Bo Zen Ji.  He has been a Zen meditation practitioner since 1975, was ordained a monk in 1980, became a full priest (Osho) in 1990, and was named a Dharma Heir in his lineage in May of 2008.  During his twenty-year apprenticeship with his Zen Master in Seattle, Genjo was sent for a time to train at the famous Rinzai Zen Temple, Ryutaku-Ji in Japan.

In addition to formal Zen training, Genjo has been an active member of the University Friends Meeting (Quakers), and has often served in pastoral roles there since 1986.  In 1989, Genjo completed a certificate program in Spiritual Direction through a program affiliated with the UBC Vancouver School of Theology. He also has a M.A. in psychology from Antioch University, and B.A. in psychobiology from UCLA.

Genjo has written two books Reflections on Awakening & Maturity and  Intimate Inline: Selected Writings. He has been a guest lecturer at the U.W. and Seattle University, and has served as an adjunct faculty member at Antioch University Seattle in Buddhist Studies.  For several years Genjo was the volunteer Buddhist pastor of the Twin Rivers Correction Center in Monroe Washington.

Currently, in addition to overseeing Zen training at his temple, and leading four-week long Zen retreats a year, Genjo maintains a private practice as a Washington State Licensed Mental Health Counselor.