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How do we experience the suffering of the world—really experience it—and allow it to awaken a compassionate response in whatever form is needed? Perhaps more critical in these times than ever before, how we turn toward suffering is a question we'll explore as we enter the wild world of the Lotus Sutra amid our daily lives. Together, we will examine issues of gender, race, caste, accessibility to spiritual wisdom, and skillful means to explore how the sutra’s message about our awakening nature invites us to meet the suffering of this very moment.

Join Koshin Paley Ellison Sensei in a 13-week study of the Sōtō Zen lineage and how we can learn from and be supported by the ancestors' examples of awakening practice in everyday life.

Join guest teacher Ben Connelly as we learn to live more deeply from awareness of interdependence and cultivate an ability to be in relationship with all things in a way that is beneficial to all beings. Open to all and is especially suitable for students with an established Buddhist practice.

Join us for ten months of study and learn from the writings of various teachers, connecting with the community and practicing wholeheartedly. If you are wondering what the Zen path is, this is a beautiful opportunity to take a fresh look with others in a loving, learning, and practice environment.

What are the Zen Precepts, and how do we learn to embody these guiding principles for living an ethical and enlightened existence in daily life? Join us for ten months of in-depth study, experiential learning, discussion, and zen practice.

Join guest teacher Ben Connelly as we study a variety of Yogacara texts and investigate their implications for our daily lives. We will explore how these teachings correlate with contemporary liberative approaches such as trauma-informed practice and non-violent social movements, and how they integrate with Zen practice.

Join us for ten months of exploring Soto Zen’s Chinese Ancestors, twenty-five generations of teachers spanning from Bodhidharma’s import of Buddhism from India to China up until Dogen’s eventual export of the dharma to Japan. Their timeless dedication to liberation will serve as the foundation for our class.

What are the Zen Precepts, and how do we learn to embody these guiding principles for living an ethical and enlightened existence in daily life? Join us for ten months of in-depth study, experiential learning, discussion, and zen practice.