11:45 a.m.
Campus Center Event Space
Have you wondered about Buddhism and Zen? What might Zen meditation experience be? How can this practice be beneficial to the quality of life in the world? Is ordinary mind the way; why and how so? Is Zen Buddhism a religion, and what is meant when it is said that Zen or Buddhism is not a religion? Might a taste of Zen meditation increase religious understanding that informs the practice of one's present religion, and how so?
Bring these and any other questions for a brief introduction and taste of Zen awakening practice Taiso Byran Bartow, who has studied and practiced Buddhism, T'ai Chi and other eastern arts since the 1970s.
He has practiced Zen with Hollow Bones and several Midwest groups. He received Jukai in the Hollow Bones Rinzai Order with Jun Po Kelly, Roshi in 2005 and received Hollow Bones Priest Ordination in 2007. He received Inka, dharma transmission in 2011 and previously served as head priest of Zen River Sangha and Secretary of Friends of Zen for 15 years. He currently serves as the abbot of the Hollow Bones Zen order.
He earned a bachelor's degree in human services and a master of public administration. Since recovering from addiction in the 1970s, he has practiced the mission of easing suffering and service through support of this journey. His recent professional experience involves leadership of treatment programs at the nexus of the mental health and criminal justice fields, from which he retired after 45 years. He has also taught courses in social science, technology, and research methods. Among varied interests, he is a father, sailor, scholar and patron of the arts.
