Visiting Teacher Norman Fischer

The World Could Be Otherwise

Imagination and the Bodhisattva Path

Dharma Talk and Book Signing

In frightening times, we wish the world could be otherwise. With a touch of imagination, it can be. Imagination helps us see what’s hidden, and it shape-shifts reality’s roiling, twisting waves. In this inspiring reframe of a classic Buddhist teaching, Zen teacher Norman Fischer writes that the paramitas, or “six perfections”—generosity, ethical conduct, patience, joyful effort, meditation, and understanding—can help us reconfigure the world we live in. Ranging from our everyday concerns about relationships, ethics, and consumption to our artistic inspirations and broadest human yearnings, Fischer depicts imaginative spiritual practice as a necessary resource for our troubled times.

Norman Fischer is a Zen teacher, poet, translator, and director of the Everyday Zen Foundation. A beloved figure in the Buddhist world, he is also well-known for his efforts at interreligious dialogue. His numerous books include What is Zen? Plain Talk for a Beginner’s Mind, Training in Compassion: Zen Teachings on te Practice of Lojong, and Opening to You: Zen-Inspired Translations of the Psalms. His most recent book: The World Could be Otherwise, will be available for purchase.

5:30 — 6:00 zazen
6:00 — 6:05 slow kinhin
6:05 — 6:30 zazen
6:30 — 6:35 slow kinhin
6:35 pm dharma talk

The Village Zendo is located at 588 Broadway, Suite 1108, New York City

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