Dear All,
I am pleased to announce that Buddhism & Zen historian, the noted specialist on the life and writings of Master Dogen, Prof. Steven Heine, will be joining us for a return visit and a very special Zazenkai and Talk on SUNDAY May 17th, LIVE from Miami, USA and Treeleaf Tsukuba.
Steven Heine is professor of religious studies and history and director of Asian studies at Florida International University. Just a few of his many books and writings, as author or editor, include From Chinese Chan to Japanese Zen: A Remarkable Century of Transmission and Transformation (Oxford); Zen and Material Culture (Oxford); Chan Rhetoric of Uncertainty in the Blue Cliff Record: Sharpening the Sword at the Dragon's Gate (Oxford); Zen Koans (Hawaii); Like Cats and Dogs: Contesting the Mu Kōan in Zen Buddhism (Oxford); Dōgen and Sōtō Zen: New Perspectives (Oxford); Dōgen: Textual and Historical Studies (Oxford); Zen Skin, Zen Marrow: Will the Real Zen Buddhism Please Stand Up? (Oxford); Did Dōgen Go to China? What He Wrote and When He Wrote It (Oxford); Opening a Mountain: Kōans of Zen Masters (Oxford); Shifting Shape, Shaping Text: Philosophy and Folklore in the Fox Kōan (Hawaii); The Zen Poetry of Dōgen: Verses From the Mountain of Eternal Peace (Tuttle); Dōgen and the Kōan Tradition: A Tale of Two Shōbōgenzō Texts (SUNY); Existential and Ontological Dimensions of Time in Heidegger and Dōgen (SUNY); and The Zen Canon: Studies of Classic Zen Texts (Oxford) and more.
The festivities for our Zazenkai will begin at 10am in New York, 7am in California, London 3pm and Paris 4pm, all SUNDAY May 17th. Click the button below to see the local time for this event. CALENDAR LINK
Our sitting schedule will look like the following: About 5 or so minutes of Zazen, a Talk by Steve for about 30 minutes or so, and some Questions from our Treeleaf participants. I anticipate the the event will be about an hour to 90 minutes.
The topic of the talk this time:
Dr. Heine's new book centers on Wansong Xingxiu (1166–1246), a pivotal figure in Caodong Chan/Sōtō Zen development, and a participant in the compilation of two influential Caodong/Sōtō Koan collections: Tongxuan's 100 Chan Questions (the main focus of Dr. Heine's book) which represents a crucial, although lesser-known, phase of Caodong Chan history centered on northern China, and the Shoyoroku (Book of Serenity) which is better known today and widely cherished by Sōtō Zen folks. Although Wansong lived during the time Dogen was in China, they likely never met in person because in very distant parts of China, and Dogen may not have had direct knowledge of either Koan collection during his lifetime. However, in his talk, Professor Heine will examine the historical and spiritual irony connecting these two pivotal figures in the development of Caodong/Sōtō thought and literature, illustrating his points with several key examples from their respective works.
You can join the event on Zoom LIVE with camera and microphone so that we can see and hear you (however, “one way” live sitters who do not wish to be seen or to speak are encouraged to come into the Zoom sitting either way, even if you leave the camera and microphone turned off or not connect them). The event will also be streamed lived on YouTube for anyone that cannot join the Zoom room. For local times for this event, please check the Practice Calendar.
To join this event live on Zoom, please click the button here:Join Meeting
FOLKS HAVING QUESTIONS FOR DR. HEINE CAN EMAIL ME DURING THE Q&A PORTION HERE (JUNDOTREELEAF@GMAIL.COM), and I will check from time to time, and ask as many questions from viewers as possible.
I hope that we will have a big turnout, with many folks joining us in our Zoom Room.
Let's all get together to welcome Dr. Heine and learn a little about the history of our tradition!
Gassho, Jundo
stlah
DONATION:
The event is free, but those who can afford to make a voluntary donation, can do so here: DONATE
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