This is the second part of the course. New participants are welcome.
Meetings will occur on the fourth Tuesday of each month from October through March
(skipping December). Please mark your calendar for the following dates: October 22, November 26, January 28, February 25, and March 25, 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Central Time.
TO REGISTER, email your interest to info@mkzen.org by October 15, 2024. Participants will be emailed the meeting link prior to the first session.
An Exploration of the Intersection between Zen Buddhism and Process Philosophy, led by Rev. Reirin Gumbel (Resident Priest, Milwaukee Zen Center) and Jay McDaniel (Chair, Center for Process Studies), this conversation will explore the synergies between Zen Buddhism and Process Philosophy, with a particular emphasis on Taoism as a foundational source for Zen.
Gumbel and McDaniel will use CHINA ROOT: Taoism, Ch'an, and Original Zen by David Hinton (Shambhala Publications, 2020) as a springboard for discussion. Participants are encouraged to read selected short sections of the book in advance of each session to enrich the dialogue.
"Chan intends to liberate us into a larger identity that is woven integrally into landscape, earth, and Cosmos."
Topics to be explored include inter-becoming, no-self, the web of life as the context for human
life, the reality of perpetual perishing, the primacy of the present moment, the contemporary
need for ecologically sensitive and socially just human communities in the larger context of
ecological civilizations, and the nature of human fulfillment, all with an understanding of
Taoism’s influence on the development of Zen Buddhism.
Each session starts promptly online at 6:00 pm Central DS Time (US) and lasts one hour, beginning with ten minutes of quiet sitting, followed by a dynamic discussion on the text.
NOTE: All communications to registrants will come from the Milwaukee Zen Center.
Leadership:
This circle is co-led by Dr. Jay McDaniel, a student of the late Keido Fukushima of the Rinzai
Zen tradition, chair of the board of the Center for Process Studies, and Rev. Reirin Gumbel,
the Resident Priest of the Milwaukee Zen Center from the Shunryu Suzuki lineage of Soto
Zen. Their combined insights promise an engaging exploration of Zen practice and philosophy, accessible from anywhere globally through our online format.