With great pleasure, we are welcoming our friend and Soto Zen teacher for another dharma talk. He will speak on his latest book Inside the Flower Garland Sutra. Huayan Buddhism and the Modern World, which coincides with the current class on the topic.

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 and corporate training, correctional facilities, and addiction recovery and wellness groups. Ben is based at Minnesota Zen Meditation Center, travels to teach across the United States, and is the author for Wisdom Publications of Inside the Grass Hut, Inside Vasubandhu's Yogacara, Mindfulness and Intimacy. His latest book is Inside the Flower Garland Sutra. Huayan Buddhism and the Modern World.

“Ben Connelly’s Inside the Flower Garland Sutra is a significant landmark in the development of Western Buddhist practice. I asm deeply grateful to him for this excellent book, so supportive as we face a time of challenge.” Taigen Leighton