Practical Zen - 2024 Sessions
March / April / May
Course info:
There are many questions that come up as we dig into Zen and even more arise as we continue to further explore our practice. The practice of Zen invites us in to see ourself and the things around us, the people around us, the world we live in, and our own body and mind in a way that our life and culture usually does not encourage or support us in seeing. If we wish to explore Zen practice for our self, what is essential?
Specially offered for New Zealand and Australian community again in 2024, Practical Zen is a programme led by Ron Hogen Green Sensei that runs over two semesters this year. These sessions are offered for anyone interested in developing the practice of Zen Buddhism. Each 90 minute session will delve into an aspect of Zen training, offering clarification of essential Zen teachings and practices, and the opportunity for questions and answers.
There are many questions that come up as we dig into Zen and even more arise as we continue to further explore our practice. The practice of Zen invites us in to see ourself and the things around us, the people around us, the world we live in, and our own body and mind in a way that our life and culture usually does not encourage or support us in seeing. If we wish to explore Zen practice for our self, what is essential?
Specially offered for New Zealand and Australian community again in 2024, Practical Zen is a programme led by Ron Hogen Green Sensei that runs over two semesters this year. These sessions are offered for anyone interested in developing the practice of Zen Buddhism. Each 90 minute session will delve into an aspect of Zen training, offering clarification of essential Zen teachings and practices, and the opportunity for questions and answers.
2024 DATES (3 months):
One Sunday of each month from 10:30am NZT on Zoom. We recommend sitting zazen prior to the teaching. Some of the regional groups may offer a Sunday programme beforehand. Our dates are:
March 17th
April 7th
May 12th
Dana / Koha: We're suggesting $30 dana for this autumn 2024 semester. If you have already given dana for the Ango training, you should waive this $30.
Details are on the registration form at the link above.
One Sunday of each month from 10:30am NZT on Zoom. We recommend sitting zazen prior to the teaching. Some of the regional groups may offer a Sunday programme beforehand. Our dates are:
March 17th
April 7th
May 12th
Dana / Koha: We're suggesting $30 dana for this autumn 2024 semester. If you have already given dana for the Ango training, you should waive this $30.
Details are on the registration form at the link above.
Ron Hogen Green Sensei
Ron Hogen Green is a husband, father, grandfather, sports-enthusiast, retired podiatrist, and a lay teacher in the Mountains and Rivers Order. Hogen Sensei formally began practising Zen in 1978 with Philip Kapleau Roshi, shortly after graduating medical school and entering private practice. In time, Hogen and his wife, Cindy Eiho Green, helped run the Denver Zen Center, an affiliate of Kapleau Roshi’s Rochester Zen Center. He attended his first retreat at Zen Mountain Monastery in 1988, and not long after began studying with Daido Roshi. In 1993, Hogen completed his training in the Kapleau Lineage and was designated a senior student in the Mountains and Rivers Order. He and Eiho left Denver in 1995 and entered full time residency at ZMM. At the Monastery, Hogen served as Director of Operations for Dharma Communications for 10 years and, in 2000, ordained as a monastic.
In 2007, Hogen Sensei returned to lay life, spending time with family while continuing to play an active role in the MRO, its practice centers and affiliates. In 2016, he received dharma transmission from Shugen Roshi, becoming the first lay teacher in the Order. He served as co-director of the Zen Center of NYC for a number of years and currently divides his time between rural Pennsylvania and South Florida.
Ron Hogen Green is a husband, father, grandfather, sports-enthusiast, retired podiatrist, and a lay teacher in the Mountains and Rivers Order. Hogen Sensei formally began practising Zen in 1978 with Philip Kapleau Roshi, shortly after graduating medical school and entering private practice. In time, Hogen and his wife, Cindy Eiho Green, helped run the Denver Zen Center, an affiliate of Kapleau Roshi’s Rochester Zen Center. He attended his first retreat at Zen Mountain Monastery in 1988, and not long after began studying with Daido Roshi. In 1993, Hogen completed his training in the Kapleau Lineage and was designated a senior student in the Mountains and Rivers Order. He and Eiho left Denver in 1995 and entered full time residency at ZMM. At the Monastery, Hogen served as Director of Operations for Dharma Communications for 10 years and, in 2000, ordained as a monastic.
In 2007, Hogen Sensei returned to lay life, spending time with family while continuing to play an active role in the MRO, its practice centers and affiliates. In 2016, he received dharma transmission from Shugen Roshi, becoming the first lay teacher in the Order. He served as co-director of the Zen Center of NYC for a number of years and currently divides his time between rural Pennsylvania and South Florida.
