Zen Roots workshop

Trainer: Paul Maloney Category:

Saturday 23 September
1pm to 4pm

Paul Maloney, roshi is conducting a workshop exploring Zen Buddhist history, theory and practice.

For several years Paul gave a comprehensive six-week course on Zen Buddhism, two hours each week, for the Sydney Community College. The workshop on Saturday 23 September will comprise a condensed version of that course and is a wonderful opportunity for members wishing to expand their knowledge of Zen Buddhism, and develop a deeper understanding of its relevance to modern life. It will be particularly helpful for those who conduct orientations for beginners who sometimes ask challenging questions. There will be ample opportunities to ask questions and join in discussion about Zen Buddhist matters. Together we will produce a refined and comprehensive document that can be used by present and future orientators, and will be a resource for all students of Zen.

There is no cost for members.

Contact: Please email Kerry Stewart if you are interested in attending: stewartkerry4@gmail.com

Timetable

  Open Time Close Time Teacher Address
23/09/2017 1:00 PM 4:00 PM Paul Maloney 251 Young St, Annandale
23/09/2017 1:00 PM 4:00 PM Paul Maloney 251 Young St, Annandale
23/09/2017
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM - with Paul Maloney - at 251 Young St, Annandale
23/09/2017
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM - with Paul Maloney - at 251 Young St, Annandale

Paul Maloney is a Sydney Zen Centre teacher who practises mostly in the Blue Mountains. Paul began his Zen studies in the late 1950s, and formal zazen in 1966. He went to Japan in 1968 and attended his first sesshin under the direction of Nakagawa Soen Roshi in December 1968. He continued his Zen daily zen practice while studying Aikido and the classical Japanese martial art of Shindo Muso Ryu Jodo, and attended weekend zazenkai at Engakuji in Kita Kamakura. Returning to Australia in 1973 he, together with Leigh Davison and others, formed a sitting group that evolved into the Sydney Zen Centre sangha. He began formal koan study with Robert Aitken Roshi in 1979, and after continued with John Tarrant Roshi and Subhana Barzaghi Roshi. He retired, in 2008, from the Faculty of Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, where he had been a Senior Lecturer and Director of the International Engineering Program since 1995. Prior to that, he had held the position of Assistant Director of the Japan Information and Culture Centre of the Consulate-General of Japan in Sydney since returning from Japan in 1973. He has degrees in Asian history and Western philosophy. He has been a student of classical Japanese martial arts for over forty years. He now teaches Shindo Muso Ryu Jodo, Kasumi Shinto Ryu Kenjutsu and related weapon systems in Sydney and Canberra. His wife, Yayoi, is a teacher of the Japanese Tea Ceremony, chanoyu, which she has been practicing for over fifty years. Paul is the teacher of the SZC Blue Mountains group and is supervising Apprentice teacher, Jane Andino.