Ben Connelly, “Yogacara and the Practice of Zen”
We’re delighted to welcome Ben Connelly to our Dharma Seminar tonight. Ben is the author of Vasubandhu’s “Three Natures”: A Practitioner’s Guide for Liberation, which we studied from November through January. He’ll talk about “Yogacara and the Practice of Zen” and open up discussion for a Q&A.
More About Ben
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 is based at Minnesota Zen Meditation Center, travels to teach across the United States, writes 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.
Special Events at Seminar
- Feb 21: Ben Connelly Talk with Q&A (virtual)
- Feb 28: Shuso Talk & Bodhisattva Full Moon Ceremony (hybrid)
- March 20: Shuso Talk (virtual)
- March 28: Seminar at CCC (hybrid)
- April 4: No seminar (sesshin)
- April 10: Final seminar of this seires (virtual)
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