Fearless Hearts: Women Leaders in Contemplative Social Action with Rabbi Nadia Gross

As part of our Women’s Leadership series, Rabby Nadya Gross will talk about her life and work. Rabbi Nadya is the co-Founder and CPO of Yerusha, a progressive, multi-faith educational organization, founded by Jewish spiritual leaders committed to interfaith diversity and to fostering understanding and unity among people of various faith traditions. Yerusha’s programs meet at the intersection of education, […]

Ba’al Shem Zen: Buber’s Hasidic Tales as Koans

Join Rabbi David Curiel and Roshi Ken Byalin in a close reading of one of Martin Buber’s stories from The Legend of the Ba’al Shem—a collection of stories about the founder of the Hasidic movement—with touchpoints from both Jewish mystical and Zen traditions.

Fearless Hearts: Women Leaders in Contemplative Social Action with T.Marie King

As part of our Women’s Leadership series, we will talk with T. Marie King. In December 2022, she co-produced and released her first full-length documentary. The documentary highlights the life and legacy of the unsung hero and civil rights icon, the Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth. Premiering on Alabama Public Television the documentary stands as a testament to […]

The Blue Cliff Record with David Hinton

David Hinton will discuss his new book published by Shambhala, The Blue-Cliff Record: A once-in-a-generation translation of the definitive Ch’an (Zen) koan collection. September 5, 2024

Together Apart – Building Beloved Community Behind and Beyond Bars

With Erin Parish & Sita Lozoff What if our criminal legal system was made of communities of curious and creative people working together to get well? Our current system works to disconnect communities and makes it hard for people to build healthy, helpful, and nurturing communities within this structure. The desire to connect and create, however, […]

Illuminating Our True Nature

Learn how to dissolve hurtful patterns and emotional hardship through the five yogic points of suffering, or kleshas. Her work includes powerful and practical meditations, mantras, asanas, reflection questions, and more, to reduce our suffering—and the suffering of others.  Michelle Cassandra Johnson will offer practices and share from her new book (Shambhala Publications), Illuminating Our […]

Politics as Practice (August 2024)

The polarization of the political systems in many of the world’s countries is a part of our shared Duḥkha (suffering and unease). Grant Couch, in addition to being  a Board member of ZP has been lobbying the US Congress over the last 10 years to advocate meaningful, bipartisan national policies to address global warming. Just like all other […]