Minnesota Zen Meditation Center was formed in 1972 when our founding head teacher, Dainin Katagiri Roshi (1928-1990), was invited to come from California to teach a group of people interested in the dharma. After Katagiri Roshi's death, Shohaku Okumura served as interim head teacher until the installation of Karen Sunna, one of Katagiri Roshi's 12 dharma heirs. Succeeding Karen is Guiding Teacher Tim Burkett, a long-time student of both Katagiri and Shunryu Suzuki Roshi. Tim became guiding teach...