Taking the Human Route:
Practicing with Aging, Illness
and Death Gracefully
Led by Zen Master Soeng Hyang (Bobby Rhodes)
Head Zen Master of the Kwan Um School of Zen
In this program, we will explore ways to use our Zen practice to deepen our ability to see the human vulnerabilities in ourselves and others. Discover how to find the courage and strength to live skillfully and gracefully, and perhaps thrive through aging and end of life issues with deep awareness and wisdom. Each session will include: Short meditation; Talk by Zen Master Soeng Hyang; Group sharing w/ Q & A
3 Sessions, 2 Hours Each:
Thursday, June 8 / The Gifts that Come with Aging
Thursday, July 6 / On Illness as a Teaching
Thursday, August 3 / Dying with Grace
9AM PDT / 12PM EDT / 6PM CEST
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About the Teacher: Zen Master Soeng Hyang (Barbara Rhodes) is the School Zen Master of the Kwan Um School of Zen and a lifelong hospice nurse. She received dharma transmission from Zen Master Seung Sahn on October 10, 1992. She was one of Zen Master Seung Sahn's first American students and studied with him beginning in 1972. She was given inka in 1977. She helped found Providence Zen Center, and lived there for seventeen years, serving in a number of administrative capacities. Zen Master Soeng Hyang has a daughter and lives with her partner, Mary, in California.
