Tuesday April 28 with Ben Connelly

Ben Connelly returns to MBZC to introduce his most recent book, Inside the Flower Garland Sutra: Huayan Buddhism and the Modern World. Ben 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, and works with multi faith groups focused on social 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, Mindfulness and Intimacy, Vasubandhu's "Three Natures", and Inside the Flower Garland Sutra: Huayan Buddhism and the Modern World.

Ben Connelly

Tuesday Evening Zazen

(once kinhin concludes, the remainder of the evening will adjust to causes and conditions: special ceremony, the speaker, Q & A, and announcements, generally concluding between 8:00 & 8:30 PM.)

Zazen: 6:30 to 7:05 PM
Kinhin: 7:05 to 7:10 PM
Service: 7:10 to 7:20 PM
Dharma Talk: 7:25