Awakening the Heart
Awakening the Heart: How do we practice the bodhisattva way?
with Bussho Lahn
Thursday evenings, August 21 - September 25
7:15 - 8:45 pm
Offered in person and online.
Mahayana Buddhism emphasizes the path of seeing through our preconceptions and conditioning so that we may give ourselves to the joy of serving others. Bodhisattavas are those who have given themselves to this path. In this class we'll study the Heart Sutra, chanted in Zen temples daily all over the world, which expresses the Bodhisattva ideal and the Buddhist concept of emptiness. We'll also explore the Paramitas (perfections of practice) and the formless precepts, guideposts for compassionate action.
Suggested donation: $140
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