Introducing Kevin Costa!

A few years ago, while exploring Bellingham as a possible retirement site, Kevin happened to pass by our Red Cedar Zendo at our old location on Forest St.  He says that he made a quiet commitment at that time to connect, if things worked out and he settled here.

Kevin moved to Bellingham in 2022 and found his way back to Red Cedar after settling in. He relates that his practice began many years ago where he sat at the San Diego Zen Center--with a much respected teacher, Charlotte Joko Beck. He participated there for some years, also attending offerings at San Francisco Zen Center, Green Gulch, and other Zen centers in CA and in NY.

He had been inspired initially by the solid, no nonsense teachings of Joko Beck--and inspired anew by Nomon Tim Burnett, after hearing him speak at Village Books on Mindfulness. His "profound and flowing dharma" re-connected Kevin to our Red Cedar Community.

Kevin is retired now, after many years as a speech/ language therapist and during those years, felt that the practice really informed his work and helped to bring skill to his interactions.  

His aspiration is to commit to practicing with clarity and sincerity, to meet life directly, embracing the unfolding of reality not as a problem to be solved, but as the very path itself. Sansui-ji temple and the Red Cedar Zen Community now embody this vow.

Thank you, Kevin, for your commitment to our Red Cedar Community!