Zen Master Hye Mun

Zen Master Hye Mun (Barry Briggs) serves as the guiding teacher for Cochise Zen Center.

He was given inka, teaching authorization, by the Kwan Um School of Zen in 2013 and received dharma transmission in 2023. Zen Master Hye Mun (“Wisdom Gate”) began practicing in the School in 1990 and has done long retreats in Korea and North America, including a 100-day solo retreat. Prior to beginning Zen training, he practiced for 5 years in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition.

He has traveled widely to lead retreats and give talks, teaching in South Africa, Russia, Central Europe, Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, and North America. From 2015 to 2017, he served as resident teacher of Cambridge Zen Center, one of the oldest and largest residential centers in the United States. He co-edited A Murmur of Dragons, a collection of traditional and modern kong-ans.

Zen Master Hye Mun worked professionally in the technology industry and has an adult daughter. In 2017, he stepped back from a very active life and retired to Bisbee.

Tony Sager, Ji Do Poep Sa Nim

Tony Sager, Ji Do Poep Sa Nim (Dharma Master), began practicing in the Kwan Um School of Zen in 1978 while attending Brown University. After graduation, Tony lived and worked at Providence Zen Center. He was ordained as a monk by Zen Master Seung Sahn in 1986 and served as a monastic for 21 years, both in the United States and Europe.

Tony presently lives in Albuquerque where he teaches at Albuquerque Open Sky Zen Group and works as a psychotherapist. He received inka (teaching authorization) in December 2025.