The Burning House: Zen Practice in Daily Life with Roshi Pat Enkyo O'Hara

Imagine you are a father standing outside your burning house, knowing that your children are inside, but you can't convince them to leave. Does that sound like a nightmare? Does that sound a little bit like our culture?

In the parable of the burning house the father in question has to be creative--and the solution he comes up with has everything to do with Zen. What is Zen? How can we bring the insights of Zen into our daily lives? Join Roshi Pat Enkyo O'Hara, a leading Zen teacher from New York City, for the rest of the story in this engaging evening of lecture, discussion and introduction to the Lotus Sutra (the most psychedelic of the Buddhist texts).

About Roshi Pat Enkyo O'Hara

Roshi Pat Enkyo O’Hara, PhD, is the Abbot of The Village Zendo. A Soto Zen Priest and certified Zen Teacher, she received dharma transmission in both the Soto and Rinzai lines of Zen Buddhism, through the White Plum Lineage. Roshi currently serves as the Guiding Spiritual Teacher for the New York Center For Contemplative Care. She also serves as Co-Spiritual Director of the Zen Peacemaker Family, a spiritual, study and social action association. Enkyo Roshi’s focus is on the expression of Zen through caring, service, and creative response. Her Five Expressions of Zen form the matrix of study at the Village Zendo: Meditation, Study, Communication, Action, and Caring. http://villagezendo.org