Simon Issan Morgan-Russell
Empty Clouds Zen
Bowling Green, OH
Issan’s interest in Zen Buddhism began while he was in high school, and he practiced by himself or with friends through college. His first encounter with a teacher occurred during a sesshin in 1996; he continued to practice with a number of teachers and communities, receiving jukai, shukke tokudo, and finally denpo shiho from Pierre Taigu Turlur in Lanau, France in 2017. Issan has been empowered as an authorized teacher by Taigu in the Order of Mountains and Clouds.
Issan lives in Bowling Green, Ohio, with his spouse and two children. He is a professor and administrator at a local university.