Instructor(s): Roshi Joan Halifax, PhD, Sensei Kaz Tanahashi, Zoketsu Norman Fischer, Sensei Sokaku Kathie Fischer, Henry Shukman, Dr. Steven Heine, Ruth Ozeki

Schedule:
This program begins at 7:45 p.m. on Friday, July 26, 2024 and concludes after lunch at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 28, 2024.

Please access a detailed schedule here.

We invite attendees to arrive between 2:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. on Friday, July 26th to join us for meditation at 5:30 p.m., followed by dinner at 6:30 p.m. (included in the program price). Please visit this page for information on transport to and parking at Upaya. Information on how to get to Upaya is available here.

Description:

Zen master Dogen’s thorough teaching embodies elucidations on various aspects of awakening or enlightenment. We will explore such aspects as practice and enlightenment being not separable, methods of practice, states of meditation, work practice, compassion, service, expression, living fully at each moment, facing death, transcending life and death, and transcending momentariness and timelessness. It is important to understand that the main goal of his teachings was to support an experience of unsurpassed awakening. This experience has many implications for understanding Dogen’s own life and travels to China, where he “dropped off body-mind,” his powerful instructions for the practice of “shikan taza” and maintaining a meditative state of mind, and his philosophy of engaging the “unity of life and death” based on an awareness of the impermanence of all aspects of existence.

Faculty:

Gathered for this rare program are the great Dogen scholar Steven Heine (online) and beloved Dogen translator Kazuaki Tanahashi; renowned writer and Zen practitioner Ruth Ozeki (online); and Zen teachers Roshi Joan Halifax, Henry Shukman, Roshi Norman Fischer (location TBD), Sensei Kathie Fischer (TBD), and Sensei Genzan Quennell, all of whom cherish the writings of Dogen and the deep wisdom he shares on the power of practice and awakening. This remarkable program will be a feast of Dogen’s great contribution to Buddhism.

Soon after you register, you will receive an email with a link to the Resource Page which is where all the readings are listed. It may take a few minutes to reach you. If the program has already started, the email will have the zoom link to access the program.

Cost:
Maximum Participants 50
Program Fee (Members) $495
Program Fee (Non-Members) $550
Base price is for commuters. Lodging is available for an additional cost. Dana for teachers.

All meals are included in your program fees. However, this fee does not include lodging. If you wish to stay overnight at Upaya, your first choice of lodging may not be available. Please check for availability by calling 505-986-8518 ext 1. or email registrar@upaya.org.

If you wish to stay on the Upaya campus, the following options are available:

• Upgrading to a dorm (3-4 guests per room) will add $300 to your total.

• Upgrading to a double (2 guests per room) will add $450 to your total.

• Upgrading to a single (private room) will add $600 to your total.