Soten Lynch

Soten Lynch started practicing meditation on his own in 2006. He attended his first Zen sesshin in 2008 and entered residential, monastic Zen training shortly thereafter. He ordained with Chozen and Hogen Bays in 2013, and remained in training and residency at Great Vow Zen Monastery until 2020. He is a preceptor and dharma holder in the White Plum lineage.

Upcoming Programs by Soten Lynch

Becoming Everything: A Zen Sesshin

Also with Shinei Monial

July 6 - 12, 2026

The water, fire, air, and earth that make up our own bodies are not separate from those that make up the larger Earth body. During this sesshin, we will begin with awareness of our own elemental bodies and practice expanding that awareness to feel ourselves as the larger Earth — and the larger Earth as […]