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Sunday Morning Meditation and Dharma Talk | Guest Teacher Ben Connelly
Sunday, October 23rd, from 10:00 am – 12:00 PM ET
Join us on Sunday, October 23rd, for a community gathering, meditation, and dharma talk by Minnesota Zen Center teacher Ben Connelly.
Imagination, Interdependence, & Liberation:
Practicing Yogacara Buddhism with Vasubandhu’s Three Natures
During our time together, Ben will help us dive into this empowering approach to freedom from suffering and from harmful personal and social patterns—and find peace and joyfulness in the present. In his new book, Vasubandhu’s “Three Natures,” (available October 4th, 2022) a plain-English commentary, Ben Connelly shows the power of integrating early Buddhist psychology with the Mahāyāna emphasis on collective liberation. You’ll discover how wisdom from fourth-century India can be harnessed to heal and transform systems of harm within ourselves and our communities.
Ben Connelly is a Soto Zen teacher and Dharma heir in the Katagiri lineage. He also teaches mindfulness in a wide variety of secular contexts including police training and addiction recovery groups. He works with multifaith groups focused on intersectional liberation, racial justice, and climate justice. Ben is based at Minnesota Zen Meditation Center, travels to teach across the United States, has written for Tricycle and Lion’s Roar magazines, and is author of Inside the Grass Hut, Inside Vasubandhu’s Yogacara, Vasubandhu’s “Three Natures”, and Mindfulness and Intimacy.
Join us Sunday, October 23rd — In person or Online (Click here to join us at time of event)
Schedule for the morning:
10:00am Heart Sutra Chanting
10:10am Zazen
10:40am Kinhin
10:50am Zazen
11:20am Kinhin
11:30am Dharma Talk
12:00pm Closing with Four Vows
