Event Type : Virtual
Event Type Virtual
april
09apr6:30 pm7:30 pmZEN STUDY WITH MUGAKU ROSHI - HONGZHI'S SILENT ILLUMINATION
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Zen Study with Michael Mugaku Zimmerman Roshi: Origins of Zen Hongzhi’s Silent Illumination Tuesdays, April 9 – May 28, 2024 (7 classes) 6:30 – 7:30 pm MT via Zoom Conferencing
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Zen Study with Michael Mugaku Zimmerman Roshi: Origins of Zen
Hongzhi’s Silent Illumination
Tuesdays, April 9 – May 28, 2024 (7 classes)
6:30 – 7:30 pm MT via Zoom Conferencing
(5:30 pm PT/8:30 pm ET)
The 2024 Zen Study online course with Mugaku Roshi will travel our lineage’s path from China to Japan, from pre-Chan Taoism to Dogen Zenji. You are warmly invited to join the intimacy of weekly Zen study via Zoom in the company of your fellow practitioners.
In this seven-week series, we will read Cultivating the Empty Field: The Silent Illumination of Zen Master Hongzhi. Hongzhi was a 12th-century Chinese monk who played a major role in reviving the Caodong (Japanese Soto) lineage. Taigen Daniel Leighton’s excellent introductory essay puts Hongzhi in a historical and spiritual perspective. He points out that Dogen’s teaching of shikantaza derives in large part from Hongzhi’s approach to silent illumination. The practice instructions in this book strongly relate to the Taoist roots of Zen.
Why is this Zen Study Series Important?
Zen Study with Mugaku Roshi is the heart of the Steelyard Sangha’s practice. It is a beautiful opportunity to strengthen your meditation and study in a worldwide community of practitioners led by Michael Mugaku Zimmerman Roshi, a transmitted Zen teacher. The pulse of the Tuesday telecourse calls supports the continuity of our practice throughout the year. The program is a requirement for enrollment in some retreats and training with Mugaku Roshi.
REGISTER FOR ZEN STUDY WITH MUGAKU ROSHI
Hongzhi’s Silent Illumination
April 9 – May 28, 2024 (7 classes)
$179
Students & Recent Grads
Full-time undergraduate and graduate students and TAZ members under 30 may request half-price registration. Please CONTACT US for a registration link.
ZEN STUDY WITH MUGAKU ROSHI includes:
- Access to MP3 recordings of class sessions.
- Access to Zoom Video recordings.
- Supplemental materials.
Required Reading:
Cultivating the Empty Field: The Silent Illumination of Zen Master Hongzhi by Taigen Daniel Leighton with Yi Wu.
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Time
(Tuesday) 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
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Zoom
10apr6:30 pm7:50 pmLOVE OF THE DHARMA - AN ILLUMINATION STUDY GROUP
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Love of the Dharma is back. We are excited! We have been building a space for conversations, practice, and peer reflection around our love for the dharma and much more.
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Love of the Dharma is back. We are excited! We have been building a space for conversations, practice, and peer reflection around our love for the dharma and much more. Creating that space has been a supportive experience in our training and our capacity to grow together.
We would like to invite you to our 7th iteration of this space. This year, we will read Illumination: A Guide to the Buddhist Method of No-Method by Rebecca Li.
By reading this book and conversing in a supportive group, we will practice engaging freely and fully in our gatherings and lives.
Please CLICK HERE to check our syllabus.
Love of the Dharma: An Illumination Study Group
Wednesdays, 6:30 – 7:50 pm MT
April 3 – May 29, 2024 (7 weeks)
Via Zoom
Choose a price
$75 – $100 – $125 USD
About Ro Shogaku Martinez
He is a coach, facilitator, Two Arrows Zen assistant administrator, and Real LIFE Programs coordinator. He has experience in business, transformational training, and existential psychology. In 2016, he decided to devote himself to studying and practicing Integral Zen. Rodrigo is ordained in the Zen tradition and facilitates a weekly study group called “Love of the Dharma.” He is committed to facilitating groups imbued with warmth, connection and full of heart. Ro was born and lives in Mexico City.
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Time
(Wednesday) 6:30 pm - 7:50 pm
Location
Zoom
may
01may6:00 pm05(may 5)1:00 pmSPRING SESSHIN IN SALT LAKE CITYwith Michael Mugaku Zimmerman Roshi
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Spring Sesshin with Michael Mugaku Zimmerman RoshiMay 1-5, 202421 G Street, Salt Lake City, Utah You are invited to join the Steelyard Sangha for Spring Sesshin
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Spring Sesshin with Michael Mugaku Zimmerman Roshi
May 1-5, 2024
21 G Street, Salt Lake City, Utah
You are invited to join the Steelyard Sangha for Spring Sesshin in Salt Lake City, May 1-5. This is an urban retreat well suited to practitioners who may not be able to attend fully residential retreats.
The program includes Zazen and Services, samu (work practice), Dharma talks, and an opportunity to meet with the teacher (Dokusan). In the afternoon, the schedule includes time for light exercise and embodiment sessions to support your sitting practice.
SCHEDULE
Wed, May 1: 6:00 – 7:30 pm
Thu – Sat, May 2-4: 6:00 am – 6:00 pm
Sun, May 5: 6:00 am – 1:00 pm
CEREMONIES
The Jukai ceremony (Receiving the Precepts) will be on Sunday morning.
MEALS
The Wednesday evening opening includes a social with light refreshments. We will provide breakfast, lunch, and snacks on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Breakfast is included on Sunday morning.
A MESSAGE FROM MUGAKU ROSHI
“Please join us in this urban retreat. Extended sitting is a rare opportunity to deepen your practice and become more intimate with your mind. And gathering with fellow practitioners will strengthen your resolve to awaken more thoroughly to your life and your ever-present Buddha Nature.” – Mugaku Roshi
$359 Two Arrows Zen Member
$419 General Admission
Can’t come in person? Join the Spring Sesshin Online
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Time
1 (Wednesday) 6:00 pm - 5 (Sunday) 1:00 pm