PZI Events Calendar
W E L C O M E to the PZI Events Calendar! Here you will find all upcoming events and registration links for PZI Zen Online retreats, sesshins, and weekly meditations & talks. Search by individual event, day, or month. Save to your Google Calendar or iCal Calendar. No experience required to participate. All event times are Pacific Time. Questions? Contact Emlyn Guiney
F E A T U R E D
September 15 Sunday Zen: With John Tarrant & Friends
September 21 Daylong: With John Tarrant & Tess Beasley
October 22–27 Fall Sesshin: with John Tarrant & PZI Teachers
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Zen Luminaries: A Fire Runs Through All Things – Jon Joseph in Conversation with Filmmaker, Writer & Zen Teacher Susan Murphy
January 22 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Free – $250
Susan Murphy Roshi is the founding teacher of Zen Open Circle in Sydney and has served as guiding teacher for two decades. She also guides Melbourne Zen Group and Mountains and Rivers Zen, Hobart, in Australia. Susan has been affiliated with Pacific Zen and its associates since the mid-1980s. She received transmission from John Tarrant in 2001. She works as a writer, freelance radio producer and film director, and previously served as a university lecturer in film studies.
In addition to several books on film, Susan’s books include Upside-Down Zen, A Direct Path into Reality; Minding the Earth, Mending the World: Zen and the Art of Planetary Crisis; and Red Thread Zen: Humanly Tangled in Emptiness.
Her most recent book is A Fire Runs Through All Things: Zen Koans for Facing the Climate Crisis.
As in a fairy tale, we have the impossible task of saving the earth. We know that there are sensible things that are good to do but we must also do what we haven’t thought of—seeing our lives and the earth with fresh eyes.
Susan Murphy is steeped in Zen and the indigenous understanding of the Australian bush. She is an artist who can turn toward the dark forces and find a golden path. This alchemical skill makes her the right guide for the impossible tasks and inconceivable problems we face. She’s a true and terrific guide. The Red Queen said to Alice, “It’s jam yesterday and jam tomorrow, but never jam today.” Susan’s book is jam today. May you read it with joy.
—John Tarrant
Jon Joseph Roshi of San Mateo Zen and PZI created this series to support the hardworking innovators and shining voices of modern Zen: scholars, writers, poets, translators, activists, artists, teachers, and more.
All proceeds for each event, including teacher dana, go directly to the guest speaker. Event attendees are encouraged to give as generously as you are able, so we can offer deep thanks to Luminaries guests.
Our suggested donation range is $10 for PZI Members and $12 for Non-Members, but the scale is sliding depending on one’s ability to contribute. We also greatly appreciate Patrons, who help support the program with larger gifts of $50—500.
Join us on Monday for a lively conversation with special guest Susan Murphy. All are welcome to join in for meditation and conversation. Register to participate.
