Bob (Nyosui) Sedivy is a certified Komuso monk, shakuhachi practitioner, and long-time Santa Barbara Zen Center sangha member. October 2026 marks his tenth year anniversary of Jukai, when he received the Bodhisattva Precepts and the dharma name Nyosui. He practiced closely with the late Sensei Gary Koan Janka, the founding teacher of SBZC.
On the second anniversary of Sensei Koan's passing, Bob will trace SBZC's roots and discuss what does it mean to inherit a lineage — to receive something we did not create, and to be responsible for what happens to it next?

Sunday Schedule:

10:00 — Service

10:20 — Zazen

10:50 — Kinhin

11:00 — Dharma Talk

In person at Santa Barbara Hospice or on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81058779606

Afterwards, we’d like to invite everyone to stay for tea and refreshments. Please feel free to bring something to share.

Feel free to bring non-perishable food items to any in-person sit—donations will be shared with a local food bank serving our community.