Guiding Teacher Ben Connelly
Ben Connelly (he or they) began Zen practice at MZMC in 2001, was ordained in 2009, and received dharma transmission in 2015. He has taught mindfulness in a wide variety of secular contexts including police training and addiction recovery groups. He works with multifaith groups focused on social and ecological justice, and has served as president of Soto Zen Buddhist Association and chairperson of Minnesota Multifaith Network.
Ben travels to teach across the United States, has written for Tricycle and Lion’s Roar magazines, and is author for Wisdom Publications of Inside the Grass Hut, Inside Vasubandhu's Yogacara, Mindfulness and Intimacy, Vasubandhu's "Three Natures", and Inside the Flower Garland Sutra. Ben lives with his spouse of many years with whom he enjoys a blended family with five adult children.
Read about Ben's publications.
Ben travels to teach across the United States, has written for Tricycle and Lion’s Roar magazines, and is author for Wisdom Publications of Inside the Grass Hut, Inside Vasubandhu's Yogacara, Mindfulness and Intimacy, Vasubandhu's "Three Natures", and Inside the Flower Garland Sutra. Ben lives with his spouse of many years with whom he enjoys a blended family with five adult children.
Read about Ben's publications.
Transmitted Priests, Emeritus Teachers, Priests-in-Training and Lay Teachers
Priests at Minnesota Zen Meditation Center make a lifelong commitment to teaching and exemplifying the Dharma. The responsibilities of priests are many and varied, and include much service to the community. They are committed to the Bodhisattva ideal of universal liberation from suffering.
Priest training at MZMC follows the model Guidelines for Training Soto Zen Priests in the West, which was developed by Tim Burkett and others under the auspices of the Soto Zen Buddhist Association (SZBA).
MZMC has designated a group of zen practitioners as lay teachers. These are long-term Zen Center members who have been recognized as qualified to guide others in their practice due to their years of practice, spiritual depth, and devotion to our sangha. MZMC does not offer a program for lay teacher training and currently does not plan to designate more lay teachers.
Priest training at MZMC follows the model Guidelines for Training Soto Zen Priests in the West, which was developed by Tim Burkett and others under the auspices of the Soto Zen Buddhist Association (SZBA).
MZMC has designated a group of zen practitioners as lay teachers. These are long-term Zen Center members who have been recognized as qualified to guide others in their practice due to their years of practice, spiritual depth, and devotion to our sangha. MZMC does not offer a program for lay teacher training and currently does not plan to designate more lay teachers.
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