Where
Online via Zoom and Limited In-Person Attendance
Event Details
The Nature of Awakened Practice: Walking the Path with the Zen Ancestors
with Koshin Paley Ellison
Wednesdays, Jan 25th – May 10th, 2023, from 4:15 pm – 7:15 pm Eastern Time (includes Wednesday evening meditation from 6:00 – 7:15 pm ET)
Dates: Jan 25th | Feb 1st | (no class Feb 8th) | Feb 15th | Feb 22nd | Mar 1st | Mar 8th | Mar 15th | Mar 22nd | Mar 29th | (No class Apr 5th) | Apr 12th | Apr 19th | Apr 26th | May 10th
What is the significance of knowing one’s lineage - spiritual or otherwise - as we walk the path through tumultuous times?
Join Koshin Paley Ellison Sensei in a 13-week study of the Sōtō Zen lineage and how we can learn from and be supported by the ancestors' examples of awakening practice in everyday life.
This course will use a lively discussion-based close reading of The Record of Transmitting the Light by Zen Master Keizan to reflect on the Sōtō Zen lineage from Shakyamuni Buddha to Dōgen and his dharma heirs. This classic Sōtō Zen text weaves together history, biography, koan study, poetry, and provides a spiritual genealogy. In this course, we will explore the tradition of the “light that is transmitted from master to disciple as the disciple discovers this light within oneself.”
The course focuses on the following questions:
- Who are Sōtō Zen’s spiritual ancestors and what do we notice about their journeys - their efforts, realizations, and practices?
- What is the ‘light’ and what is the nature of awakening practice in our everyday lives?
- How can I practice alongside the ancestors and with them today?
Objectives of The Nature of Awakened Practice
Together, we will foster a deepened understanding and appreciation for the Sōtō Zen lineage. We will engage the ‘record’ of these fifty-three ancestors in order to reflect on the meaning and significance of lineage as ‘light’ - as it pertains to one’s identity, to what is being transmitted from teacher to student, and to what authentically binds and re/shapes sangha (community).
The Nature of Awakened Practice is for Everyone
While this course will benefit those who have studied Sōtō Zen masters like Eihei Dōgen Zenji, it does not require a background understanding of the lineage. This course is for anyone on the awakening path, for anyone open to realizing that the ‘light’ within is the ‘light’ we seek to find and give to the world.
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Open to anyone, this class is part of our Master of Arts In Pastoral Care and Counseling (MAPCC), and our Certificate In Contemplative Care. It can count as either a Sutra class (for the MAPCC) or a Zen History class (for the Certificate Level II).
If you'd like to receive Master’s Credit for this class, please register for the Master's Credit option.
Online and In Person: This hybrid model class allows students to attend the program remotely or in person. Please choose which option best suits your needs during registration. There are a limited number of in person spots available.
Financial Support: New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care endeavors to make our programs accessible. If the cost of this program is prohibitive, please choose the scholarship tier that would make it possible for you to attend. Please note that there are a limited number of scholarship seats available. If a scholarship tier is not listed on the registration form, that means it is no longer available.
Event Registration
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Masters Credit
Register at this level if you require Masters Credit as part of our Masters in Pastoral Care and Counseling or our Certificate in Contemplative Care Level II. You are also required to write a 10-page paper.
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$1,400.00 |
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Audit - Supporter Level
Register at the Audit level if you do not require Masters Credit. You will still participate fully in the class, but you will not write a 10-page paper and you will not receive Masters Level credit.
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$1,080.00 |
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Audit - Standard Price (Actual Cost)
Register at the Audit level if you do not require Masters Credit. You will still participate fully in the class, but you will not write a 10-page paper and you will not receive Masters Level credit.
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$760.00 |
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Audit - Scholarship Level 1
Register at the Audit level if you do not require Masters Credit. You will still participate fully in the class, but you will not write a 10-page paper and you will not receive Masters Level credit.
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$570.00 |
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Audit - Scholarship Level 2
Register at the Audit level if you do not require Masters Credit. You will still participate fully in the class, but you will not write a 10-page paper and you will not receive Masters Level credit.
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$380.00 |
