Martin Mosko, aka Hakubai Daishin Sensei, has been a Soto Buddhist monk for 39 years, and authorized by the Soto School of Japan to wear a golden-color robe. He is also an advocate of contemplative design and engaged in teaching with his wife through lectures and workshops. Together they have written two books: “Landscape as Spirit: Creating a Contemplative Garden," and "The Sound of Cherry Blossoms: Zen Lessons from the Garden on Design.” He studied art and Sanskrit at Yale, where he specialized in the Vedas. From 1972-1987, he trained in Tibetan Kagyu Buddhism with Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche. He is a lineage bloodline of both Tenzan Keibun Roshi and Houn Kobun Roshi.

Hakuzan Michael Wenninger was ordained by Hakubai Martin Mosko Zenji in 2011. Hakuzan teaches meditation to corporations and conducts Zen Study and Practices Mentoring Programs in Europe. Also, he is a Jin Shin Jyutsu instructor and presents its Physio-philosophy to seminars throughout the world.

Due to technical difficulties, the talks from the first two nights of the 2017 New Year Sesshin were lost. The first night was titled “Mind, Body, and Health”; the second “Karma.” This is the talk from the third night.