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Zen Meditation and Dharma talk by Ben Connelly on Mindfulness and Intimacy

Monday October 14, 2019 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Guest Teacher Ben Connelly will speak on Mindfulness and Intimacy
Go beyond mere mindfulness—and deepen your connection to your self, the people in your life, and the world around you.
Mindfulness is an ancient and powerful practice of awareness and nonjudgmental discernment that can help us ground ourselves in the present moment, with the world and our lives just as they are. But there’s a risk: by focusing our attention on something (or someone), we might always see it as something other, as separate from ourselves. To close this distance, mindfulness has traditionally been paired with a focus on intimacy, community, and interdependence. In his new book, Ben Connelly shows us how to bring these two practices together—bringing warm hearts to our clear seeing.

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 and corporate training, correctional facilities, and addiction recovery and wellness groups. Ben is based at Minnesota Zen Meditation Center and travels to teach across the United States. He lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Monday Evenings
6:45 pm:  Doors open
7:15 pm: Zen Meditation (zazen)
7:45 pm:  Service
8:00 pm:  Dharma Talk and discussion
8:45 pm:  Informal tea and treats

Monday evenings we sit one thirty-five minute period of zen meditation (zazen) and then conduct a brief service in the Soto Zen style which includes the chanting of traditional Zen texts. A Dharma talk and group discussion are followed by informal social tea and treats.

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Date:
Monday October 14, 2019
Time:
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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