Roshi Norman Fischer “Continuous Practice” – Day-Long Tucson Zen Program

May 012025
 

Roshi Norman Fischer “Continuous Practice”Day-Long Tucson Zen Program

Saturday, May 17, 2025, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm (with 90 min. lunch break)
doors open at 8:30 am

University of Arizona (UA)
Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine (AWCIM), Cantor Building Auditorium, 1502 E Mabel St., Tucson, AZ

Surface parking is directly to the east of AWCIM, Lot 2147 (1231 N Cherry Ave, free on weekend).  Also, the Highland parking garage is to the West of AWCIM.


Due to the generous sponsorship of the following groups, there is NO FEE to attend.  Also, no registration required.  If you have any questions about the event, send a short note to tucsonupaya@gmail.com.

Sponsors: Upaya Zen Sangha of Tucson; Desert Rain Zen; Zen Desert Sangha; University of Arizona Center for Buddhist Studies; University of Arizona Poetry Center; POG Arts Tucson

Norman Fischer
Roshi Zoketsu Norman Fischer https://everydayzen.org/about/norman-fischer/ is a renowned poet and Zen Buddhist priest. For many years he has taught at the San Francisco Zen Center, the oldest and largest of the new Buddhist organizations in the West, where he served as Co-abbot from 1995-2000. He is presently a Senior Dharma Teacher there as well as the founder and spiritual director of the Everyday Zen Foundation, an organization dedicated to adapting Zen Buddhist teachings to Western culture. He is the author of numerous books on Zen, including What Is Zen: Plain Talk for a Beginner’s Mind, and When You Greet Me I Bow: Notes and Reflections from a Life in Zen (both by Shambhala Press) and many poetry collections. For more on his poetry and dharma publications, visit Norman Fischer Books.

Life, Part Two — Study Group

May 112022
 

Upaya Sangha of Tucson is pleased to announce that it will be hosting a four-session study group, focusing on reading and discussion of David Chernikoff’s new book, Life, Part Two: Seven Keys to Awakening with Purpose and Joy as You Age (2021, Boulder, CO: Shambhala Publications). The study group will meet from 10:00 – 11:30 am on Wednesdays, May 18, June 1, June 15, June 29. Meetings will be facilitated by Sensei Al Genkai Kaszniak, Ph.D. and Mary Ellen Beaurain, MSW.

The book is available from Shambhala Publications https://www.shambhala.com/authors/af/david-chernikoff.html, Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Life-Part-Two-AwakeningPurpose/dp/1611808618, other book sellers, or by request from your local library.

In order to participate in the study group meetings, please register by sending an email to tucsonupayasangha@gmail.com, with “Life, Part Two” in the subject line. There is no registration fee. Once registered, you will be emailed the Zoom link for the meetings, as well as a study guide, reading schedule, and discussion questions.

Winter-Spring 2022 Study Group: “Awareness” in Three Dharma Traditions

Nov 182021
 


Roshi Joan Halifax


Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche

Ajahn_Amaro

Upaya Sangha of Tucson Winter-Spring 2022 Study Group
“Awareness” in Three Dharma Traditions

January through May, 2022

From the early Buddhist teachings, on through later commentarial traditions, and into the present, what liberating awareness is and is not, is pointed out through a multiplicity of means. We will discuss “awareness” as taught by multiple practitioners representing three dharma lineages: Zen; Mahamudra; Theravada.

You will be completing a study guide in advance of each meeting. The talks will be provided to you in three formats: audio-video (via web links); audio (via web links); print (delivered by postal mail). Zen: Roshi Joan Halifax, Roshi Enkyo O’Hara, Sensei Kaz Tanahashi, Professor Steven Heine, Sensei Al Kaszniak. Mahamudra: Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche, Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche. Theravadin: Bhikkhu Analayo, Ajahn Amaro.

LOCATION: Whether we will meet at TCMC, masked with amplification, or meet via Zoom, is still undecided. If one of those venues is a deal breaker for you, please note this with your registration. If the unwanted venue is the one we choose, your check will be returned, with our regrets.

WHEN: 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM. Beginning on Thursday, January 13th, meeting the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of January through May.

REQUIREMENTS: A computer with an internet connection and an email address or a  cooperative friend with same.

FEE: $30.00 (the cost of materials, postage, and possible TCMC space use contribution). No one will be turned away due to inability to pay.

TO REGISTER: Mail a $30.00 check, made payable to Upaya Sangha, to Christine Johnson at 3900 N Sabino Canyon Rd., #3513, Tucson, AZ 85750-2137. With your check, include 1) your postal address 2) email address 3) telephone number.

DEADLINE TO REGISTER: Monday, December 27, 2o21