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The Hongaku Jodo Web Site, and the courses on Buddhist Philosophy and Meditation are provided by our Dharma Master and Abbot, Venerable Mui — officially Shaku Mui Shin Shi. As a a Dharma name "Shaku Mui Shin Shi" is an aspiration. It means Shaku (a disciple of Shakyamuni Buddha) Mui (one of no lineage or rank, without fear, or uncreated) Shin Shi (left his heart/mind in reality). Someday he hopes to grow into that name. Most people know him as Sensei Mui.

Sensei Mui has been a practicing Buddhist for forty-six years, having spent years as a Theravada Buddhist monk in Thailand during to 1970s and was awarded a doctorate in Buddhist Studies before his return to the United States. Later he "wandered" into Pure Land studies, Zen and Tendai in the early 1980s (tokudo done in 1996 and reaffirmed in 2004). To deepen his understanding of that great lineage he did a period of study of Pure Land Buddhism and took ordination as a Dharma Teacher (1998) with tokudo (2002). He also studied Soto Zen for several years and underwent unsai tokudo as a Soto Zen monk (2003-4).


He is the Spiritual and Executive Director of the Hongaku Jodo Compassionate Lotus and the Director of Buddhist Education for the Hongaku Institute of Buddhist Studies. He has been the author of a dozen courses including, Pali Canon Studies, Abhidhamma Studies, Death and Dying: a Buddhist Perspective, Taming the Monkey, and The Way of the Mind.  Ven. Mui is has given nearly a thousand presentations during the past decade in Chicago and internationally. He has also produced several videos, courses and e-books on meditation and Buddhism. Sensei Mui has been teaching Buddhism and meditation in the Chicago area since 2003 and promotes Hongaku Jōdo and the Buddhist traditions. He offers weekend meditation retreats in other areas.

Buddhist practices cannot always be taught in a group setting because each individual is unique and has different needs. Some people prefer a one-on-one meeting over a group setting. "Reverend" Sensei Mui is available for spiritual counseling.

Shaku Mui can be reached through email (click here to go to our contact page) or regular mail. 


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