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Nau mai, haere mai. We warmly invite you to this special event.
What is karma? Every choice we make is filled with potential, yet moving beyond karma is the ultimate aim of the Buddhist path. According to the Buddha, it’s because of our own volition that karma forms — the essence of our intention, expressed as actions of body, speech and mind. What does this mean for our practice and for our own awakening? How does recognising the relationship between karma and our life help us to foster a more compassionate, open-hearted way of living? Because of our conditioned tendencies, it may appear as though we are not in control over our responses to life. But just as we have developed negative tendencies, we also have the power to cultivate our compassionate, generous, enlightened, loving, helpful qualities. In this workshop, we’ll explore what is meant by a willed action and why the Buddha emphasizes the need to be mindful of every choice. We’ll look at our intention to live mindfully, making decisions that turn our karma toward the cultivation of wholesome actions. With intention, our choices and habits will change. Gradually, we begin experiencing a transformation in our character and our whole being changes — our entire world opens up in a fresh, new light. Workshop programme: 9am-3pm. Please arrive a few minutes before 9am. The workshop includes a vegetarian lunch from 12.30-1.15pm. NB: Hogen Sensei's teachings on Karma at St Andrew's Centre include two events: The other is an evening talk from 6pm-7.30pm on Friday 31st January. The evening talk and workshop are separate events – it's fine to come to just one of them. The teacher: Hogen Sensei is the Co-Director of the Zen Center of New York City. He has been engaged in formal Zen practice since 1978, and was in residential training at Zen Mountain Monastery for 12 years as a lay student and senior monastic. He received dharma transmission from Shugen Roshi. This will be Hogen Sensei's fifth teaching visit to New Zealand. Cost: $60. Subsidies: Whatever your level of experience with Zen practice, we wish to make this workshop accessible. If you are unable to meet the listed retreat cost, please indicate this in the registration form. Location: St Andrew's Centre, 30 The Terrace, Wellington CBD. The conference rooms at St Andrew's can be accessed via a path on the right-hand side of the church leading up to the administration block. |
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