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Visions of Engaged Buddhism: Vinny Ferraro in Conversation (VF1B23)

Vinny Ferraro, Roshi Joan Halifax, Valerie Brown and Frank Ostaseski

May 7, 2023

Online Program Online

10:00 am May 07 - 12:00 pm May 08, 2023 PDT

Date and Time Details:
Sunday, May 7, 2023
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. US Pacific Time

Online via Zoom

Contact: Spirit Rock Registration
registration@spiritrock.org

  • Benefactor – $275.00
  • Sustainer – $160.00
  • Base – $125.00
  • Mudita/Karuna Scholarship – $55.00
  • People of Color Scholarship – $55.00

Cancellation Policy:

  • NO REFUNDS
  • Open credits are available: any time prior to midnight the night before the event/program.
  • No open credits available the day of the event, or later.

Registration closes at 9:00 a.m. (Pacific Time) on May 7, 2023. A waiting list will be created if the program fills early. A recording* will be available following the program.


A Benefit for Upaya and Spirit Rock

Description:
Spirit Rock is proud to host Roshi Joan Halifax (Upaya Zen Center), Dharmacharya Valerie Brown (Plum Village), and Frank Ostaseski (Zen Hospice Project) in conversation about engaged Buddhist practice with Vinny Ferraro. Our time will be spent discussing what our traditions have in common and what that means regarding taking our practice off the cushion and into the world.

Together we’ll explore the connections between social action, social justice, and social service and then focus on the inspired work each of these teachers has been involved in. There’ll be a short guided practice, as well a chance to be in dialogue with the panel. Please join us for this very special event.

Online Only: We are offering this program online via Zoom for you to join us remotely.

Sliding Scale: Our sliding scale options will support Upaya and Spirit Rock. Please consider paying at the highest rate that you can afford: your generosity supports the teachers as well as Upaya, Spirit Rock, staff, and your fellow practitioners. Further scholarships are not available for this Benefit.

Benefactor – $275
Sustainer – $160
BASE – $125
Scholarship Rate (BIPOC, M/K) – $55

*Recording Note: You will have ~90 days from the original program date to view the program. If you would like access to the recording, you must register by the deadline above. The recording will be available in ~10 days after the program.


About the Teachers

Vinny Ferraro

Vinny Ferraro has been a practitioner of insight meditation (Vipassanā) since the mid-90s. He is a co-Founder of the Dharma Punx and he’s been the Guiding Teacher of the Big Heart City Sangha in San Francisco for 20 years. He is also a nationally recognized leader in designing and implementing interventions for at-risk adolescents and […]

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Roshi Joan Halifax

Roshi Joan Halifax

Roshi Joan Halifax speaks to Buddhists and non-followers alike on such universal topics as compassion, suffering, and what it is to be human. Influenced by early experiences as an anthropologist-world traveler, passionate end-of-life pioneer, and her work in social and ecological activism, she eloquently teaches the interwoven nature of engaged Buddhism and contemplative practice. She […]

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Valerie Brown

Valerie Brown

Valerie Brown is an author, ordained Buddhist-Quaker Dharma teacher in the lineage of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh and the Plum Village tradition, facilitator, and executive coach specializing in leadership development and mindfulness with a focus on diversity, social equity, and inclusion. A former lawyer and lobbyist, Valerie transformed her high pressure, twenty-year corporate career […]

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Frank Ostaseski

Frank Ostaseski

Frank Ostaseski is a pioneer in end of life care. In 1987, he cofounded the Zen Hospice Project, the first Buddhist hospice in America. He guided that groundbreaking work for almost 20 years establishing a longstanding model for mindful and compassionate care. In 2005, he founded the Metta Institute training countless healthcare clinicians and caregivers […]

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