Teshin Matthew Sweger speaks at the Zen Center, May 28, 2023
Teshin Matthew Sweger is the teacher and resident priest at the North Carolina Zen Center. He was ordained as a Buddhist priest in 2004 by Lawson Sachter Roshi, a Dharma successor to Philip Kapelau Roshi. Teshin received Dharma transmission from Sevan Ross, a Dharma successor to James Myoun Ford Roshi. Teshin also served as the Buddhist Chaplain for the University of Rochester for 5 years and continues his work as a licensed psychotherapist and carpenter. Teshin and his wife Dana relocated to Pittsboro in 2017 to take up residence at the NCZC.