Venerable Doshu Rogers
Venerable Doshu Rogers grew up in Toronto, and began practising Zen in Victoria in 1975 with the group that would become the Victoria Zen Centre. From 1986 to 1993 Ven. Doshu practised with sensei Zenson Gifford at the Toronto Zen Centre, and later homesteaded on a small island on the BC coast with his wife (Elder Soshin) and two children.
In 2003, having moved back to Victoria, Ven. Doshu re-established his connection to VZC and became a student of Ven. Eshu Martin. He received the precepts (Jukai) in January 2007 and was ordained as a novice monk (Tokudo Shiki) in July 2009. Doshu, now retired, has worked as a technician, researcher, entrepreneur, construction worker and tree planter, and is currently exploring life as a monk.
Ven. Doshu is a director on the VZC board, head of the Zendo team, and participates in the Sangha Support team, the Practice Council, and the Dana group.