The Peaceful Sea Sangha is led by Edward Espe Brown, a Soto Zen Buddhist priest.  Edward was ordained in 1971 by Shunryu Suzuki Roshi, who gave him the Dharma name Jusan Kainei, which means "Longevity Mountain, Peaceful Sea." 

Edward has been practicing Zen since 1965 and also has done extensive vipassana practice, yoga, and chi gung.  He leads regular sitting groups and meditation retreats in Northern California and offers workshops in the U.S. and internationally on a variety of subjects, including cooking, handwriting change, and Mindfulness Touch.  Edward is an accomplished chef, who helped found Greens Restaurant in San Francisco and worked with Deborah Madison in writing The Greens Cookbook.  Edward's other books include The Tassajara Bread Book, Tassajara Cooking, The Tassajara Recipe Book, and Tomato Blessings and Radish Teachings.  He also edited Not Always So, a collection of Suzuki Roshi's lectures.  In 2007, Edward was the subject of a critically acclaimed feature-length documentary film entitled How to Cook Your Life, directed by Doris Dörrie.

News

• 2013 Calendar.  More information about the April retreat in Sacramento and Edward's teaching schedule in Europe is now available on the Calendar page.
• New Audio Dharma.  A new talk from January 13, 2013 is now available on the Audio Dharma page.
• Facebook Page.  There is an Edward Espe Brown Facebook page. Edward himself isn't on Facebook, but this page is authorized by him and administered by one of his students. We welcome your photos and other input.  Find it here. You don't need to join Facebook to see the page.  
• Donate via PayPal. You can use a credit card to make a tax deductible donation to Peaceful Sea Sangha on the Audio Dharma page. Your support is greatly appreciated.
  

Edward Espe Brown