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Everyday Dharma, Sundays 3:00 to 4:30 pm

March 2010

GBS Series: Greed, Hate, Delusion and Other Kleshas

What's a klesha? It’s typically translated as defilement or poison. In early Buddhist texts, klesha generally referred to mental states which cloud the mind and manifest in unskillful actions. Some other synonyms are: afflictive/destructive emotions, disturbances or fetters.

March 7th - Tova Green talking about Greed

Jisan Tova Green is a Zen priest ordained by Eijun Linda Cutts in 2003. She works as a hospice social worker and co-founded the San Francisco Zen Center's LGBT group, Queer Dharma. Tova was also one of leaders who helped bring the Buddhist Peace Fellowship to the forefront of American Engaged Buddhism. Tova is also a cellist and a lover of poetry.

March 14th - Chinh Nguyen talking about Hate

Chinh Nguyen has been practicing meditation since 1999. He was ordained into the Order of Interbeing in the Plum Village Tradition in 2008. He also practices with Dragon Gate Zen, the San Francisco Zen Center and Berkeley Shambhala POC (People of Color) Sangha.

March 21st - Daniel Rechtschaffen talking about Delusion

Daniel Rechtschaffen is a psychotherapist and meditation teacher in the San Francisco Bay Area who integrates cutting-edge psychological techniques with ancient wisdom traditions. Daniel convenes a yearly national conference on mindfulness in education at the Omega Institute as well as being one of their core meditation teachers. Daniel helped develop the curriculum for Mindful Schools and now consults for schools and organizations to institute mindfulness based curriculum. Daniel began his meditation practice living at Thich Nhat Hahn’s monastery in France when he was 19. Since then he has committed himself to intensive Buddhist practice as well studying various movement and nature based awareness practices. More info: www.nowcounseling.com.

March 28th – Bernd Bender talking about Other Kleshas

Bernd Bender has been a student of Soto Zen since 1984. After moving to San Francisco from Germany, he began his studies at the Zen Center, receiving lay ordination from Tenshin Reb Anderson in 1996. He has lived at all three practice centers, and has translated several Buddhist texts from English to German. Bernd was Shuso (head student) during the City Center Spring Practice Period in 2009. He is currently the shika or Conference Coordinator and Guest Manager for the Zen Center. He is inspired by how the simplicity of practice meets the infinite complexity of life.