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Sunday Program with Ben Connelly

  • Jikoji Zen Center 12100 Skyline Boulevard Los Gatos, CA, 95033 United States (map)

Zazen - Service - Dharma talk • LuNCH

• At Jikoji ZEN Center & ONLINE (ZOOM) •

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 serves the 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.

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MEDITATION INSTRUCTION is available at 9.30 a.m.*

*Late arrivals may be prohibited from entry once the introductory session has begun.

SUNDAY PROGRAM SCHEDULE & ADDITIONAL DETAILS

phones & bottles are NOT allowed inside the Zendo


ONLINE ETIQUETTE

To help maintain the intimacy and integrity of an in-person gathering; we ask online attendees to observe the following practices;

  1. Sign in using your real name. Anonymous participation online will not be permitted.

  2. Keep the microphone muted unless speaking during discussion periods.

  3. Maintain zendo silence during meditation while waiting for the discussion period.

  4. Keep the camera on and maintain facial visibility during the discussion period.

Earlier Event: May 16
The Flower Garland Sutra Sesshin
Later Event: May 25
Being at Home in Nature