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We will discuss traditional home-leaving and contemporary adaptations of actualizing the fundamental point (genjokoan) through the three aspects (food, clothing, shelter in accord with dharma) and the three essential activities (zazen, study, work) of home-leaving practice. The talk and dharma dialogue is open to all.<\/p>\n

Suggested Donation: $10<\/p>\n

No advanced notification is necessary. Please try to arrive 15 minutes prior to the start of the Talk and Dharma Dialogue to settle and prepare for the evening\u2019s presentation.<\/p>\n

Workshop:<\/p>\n

We will reflect on and practice the traditional home-leaving vow \u2013 to live in accord with the buddhadharma. Participants will practice Personal Morning Service (a liturgy specific for home-leavers), eating in harmony with dharma principles, and work with the kesa and zagu form and function including folding, wearing, and using them in accord with general Soto protocols.<\/p>\n

Workshop Fee: $50<\/p>\n

To Register for the Workshop: Please email Paul Galvin at mindawake@hotmail.com<\/a> and include your name, email and phone. Registration is complete when payment is received. Please make checks out to Boundless Way Zen, and mail to the Temple address, \u201cAttention: Home Leaving.\u201d If you need accommodations for Friday evening, please include this request with your registration information. There is an additional charge for overnight stays.<\/p>\n

About the Presenter: Dosho Port has been a Zen practitioner since 1977 and received dharma transmission from Dainin Katagiri Roshi in 1989. Dosho\u2019s home-leaving training included his apprenticeship with Katagiri Roshi, a master of Soto body practice, and study at one of the most Zen-etiquette centered monasteries in Japan. Dosho has done koan introspection primarily with James Ford, Melissa Blacker, and David Rynick of Boundless Way Zen. He is the author of Keep Me In Your Heart for Awhile: The Haunting Zen of Dainin Katagiri. His \u201c Wild Fox Zen Blog<\/a>\u201d can be found at Patheos.org. Dosho is teaches at Wild Fox Zen in Minnesota and at Vine of Obstacles: Online Support for Zen Training<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"