Lessons from the Lotus Sutra with Roshi Pat Enkyo O'Hara

This weekend workshop will integrate meditation practice and textual study. Roshi Pat Enkyo O'Hara will teach from the entertaining and insightful parables of the Lotus Sutra, drawing on her wealth of knowledge, her great sense of humour, and her own engagement with modern, urban, everyday Buddhism. Participants will learn some basic forms of Zen practice (sitting and walking meditation) and discover new ways to take that practice beyond the cushion and out into the streets. Come prepared to meet many buddhas, do a little time-travelling, and maybe even a little dancing (not mandatory, but see how you feel).

Sat, Feb 25, 2012
9:00am – 4:00pm

Sun, Feb 26, 2012
9:00am – 12:00pm

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