Workshops

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Enkyo O'Hara, Eve Marko, Bernie

 

Tompkins Park, NY, 1992

With talks that are equal parts touching and humorous, Bernie Glassman’s workshops will inspire you to live a life that matters by bearing witness to the wholeness of human experience. Bernie communicates decades of experience in down-to-earth language that connects with people of all backgrounds. As he teaches us to “make the best meal using the ingredients available,” he often includes the ingredients of each workshop: the participants. Starting with the questions of each particular crowd, he crafts a presentation unique to each group. Bernie will ruffle your feathers and send you off ready to take action to create a more compassionate world.

Bernie’s shares insights from:

  • Studying and teaching Zen for over 50 years
  • Leading Bearing Witness Retreats on the streets and Auschwitz
  • Initiating social enterprises and non-profits
  • Clowning in refuge camps
  • Peace work in the Middle East

 

2012 Workshops

June 7-10, 2012, Zen Meditation and Socially Engaged Buddhism, with Eve Myonen Marko St. Virgil, Salzburg, Austria

Eve Marko, Bernie

These days will consist of meditation, council, dharma-talks and discussions.
 There will be some time for solitary walks, individual reflection, sitting and walking practice. Meditation and council will be led by Roshi Eve Myonen Marko, and personal one-on-one time with both teachers will be available. Bernie will trace his evolution from the dharma hall to blighted urban streets. He will share the practices and principles he has developed to teach service as spiritual practice and to create sustainable service projects, from Zen Houses to the Greyston Foundation in Yonkers, NY. He will share the insights, meetings, and personal experiences that have influenced his life and development. He will present some of his innovations, such as Bearing Witness Retreats, living on urban streets and gathering for a week at Auschwitz-Birkenau. He will talk about the future of socially engaged spiritual practice and both teachers will focus on leading a life of compassion-to self and other-in an imperiled world

…..read more and/or register.

 

July 12, 7:30-9:00pm and July 14, 10:00am-5:00pm, 2012, Making Peace: The World As One Body, Zen Center of Los Angeles, LA, CA

With talks that are equal parts touching and humorous, Bernie Glassman’s evening talk and 1-day workshop will inspire you to live a life that matters by bearing witness to the wholeness of human experience. Bernie communicates decades of experience in down-to-earth language that connects with people of all backgrounds. As he teaches us to “make the best meal using the ingredients available,” he often includes the ingredients of each workshop: the participants. Starting with the questions of each particular crowd, he crafts a presentation unique to each group. Bernie will ruffle your feathers and send you off ready to take action to create a more compassionate world.

Bernie’s shares insights from:

  • Studying and teaching Zen for over 50 years
  • Leading Bearing Witness Retreats on the streets and Auschwitz
  • Initiating social enterprises and non-profits
  • Clowning in refuge camps
  • Peace work in the Middle East

…..read more and/or register

July 20-22, 2012, Street Retreat in the Bowery, NY with Bernie and Roshi Genro Gauntt

Bernie will be on the retreat July 20 & 21. Genro will be on the full retreat.

…..read more and/or register. Those attending are asked to raise a mala (see mala description by clicking on the mala toggle after you link to the “read more” page ) of 18 beads of $108 and one large bead of $1,080.

 

Aug 3-5, 2012, Making Peace: The World As One Body, Upaya Zen Center, Santa Fe, New Mexico

With talks that are equal parts touching and humorous, Bernie Glassman’s workshops will inspire you to live a life that matters by bearing witness to the wholeness of human experience. Bernie communicates decades of experience in down-to-earth language that connects with people of all backgrounds. As he teaches us to “make the best meal using the ingredients available,” he often includes the ingredients of each workshop: the participants. Starting with the questions of each particular crowd, he crafts a presentation unique to each group. Bernie will ruffle your feathers and send you off ready to take action to create a more compassionate world.

Bernie’s shares insights from:

  • Studying and teaching Zen for over 50 years
  • Leading Bearing Witness Retreats on the streets and Auschwitz
  • Initiating social enterprises and non-profits
  • Clowning in refuge camps
  • Peace work in the Middle East

…..read more and/or register

October 19 -21, 2012, Lasalle-Haus, Zug, Switzerland

Zen Meditation and Socially Engaged Buddhism

With talks that are equal parts touching and humorous, Bernie Glassman’s workshops will inspire you to live a life that matters by bearing witness to the wholeness of human experience. Bernie communicates decades of experience in down-to-earth language that connects with people of all backgrounds. As he teaches us to “make the best meal using the ingredients available,” he often includes the ingredients of each workshop: the participants. Starting with the questions of each particular crowd, he crafts a presentation unique to each group. Bernie will ruffle your feathers and send you off ready to take action to create a more compassionate world.

Bernie’s shares insights from:

  • Studying and teaching Zen for over 50 years
  • Leading Bearing Witness Retreats on the streets and Auschwitz
  • Initiating social enterprises and non-profits
  • Clowning in refuge camps
  • Peace work in the Middle East

October 22 thru 28, 2012, Zen Meditation and Socially Engaged Buddhism, with Eve Myonen Marko Felsentor, Romiti / Rigi, Switzerland

Eve Marko, Bernie

These days will consist of meditation, council, dharma-talks and discussions.
 There will be some time for solitary walks, individual reflection, sitting and walking practice. Meditation and council will be led by Roshi Eve Myonen Marko, and personal one-on-one time with both teachers will be available. Bernie will trace his evolution from the dharma hall to blighted urban streets. He will share the practices and principles he has developed to teach service as spiritual practice and to create sustainable service projects, from Zen Houses to the Greyston Foundation in Yonkers, NY. He will share the insights, meetings, and personal experiences that have influenced his life and development. He will present some of his innovations, such as Bearing Witness Retreats, living on urban streets and gathering for a week at Auschwitz-Birkenau. He will talk about the future of socially engaged spiritual practice and both teachers will focus on leading a life of compassion-to self and other-in an imperiled world.

……read more and/or register

Nov 5-9, 2012, Auschwitz Bearing Witness Retreat., Auschwitz/Birkenau, Oswiecim, Poland

Most of each day is spent sitting by the train tracks at Birkenau, both in silence and in chanting the names of the dead. There is time to walk through the vast camps, do vigils inside womens and childrens barracks, and memorial services. Prayer Services from various religious traditions are offered daily. Participants meet daily in small Council groups designed to create a safe place for people to share their inner experiences. The whole group meets in the evenings to bear witness to oneness in diversity. Although Auschwitz, the Place, is the main Teacher for this retreat, experienced Spirit Holders meet each day to reflect on the retreat flow, schedule, events and make appropriate modifications if necessary. The Spirit Holders for this retreat will include: Ohad Ezrahi, from Israel, Bernie Glassman, from USA, (co-founder of Auschwitz/Birkenau Bearing Witness Retreats), Andrzej Krajewski, from Poland, Eve Marko, from USA, (co-founder of Auschwitz/Birkenau Bearing Witness Retreats), Fleet Maull, from USA, Ginni Stern, from USA, and Barbara Wegmüller, from Switzerland……read more and/or register

 

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