Resources

Click the image below to see the full schedule for DTW 2024

For the Mental Health Plenary led by Zen Master Jok Um, Carter Thornton, DT, Elizabeth Goldstein, DTIT (Presenter on Zoom), & Mark Brenner, SDT (moderator/panelist)

• "Prajna and Psychosis" by Zen Master Jok Um, Primary Point Winter 2024, page 7.

• Outline of what will be covered by Zen Master Jok Um

For Trauma-Informed Meditation Instructions led by Elizabeth Goldstein, DTIT

• Composting Our Karma: Turning Confusion into Lessons for Awakening Our Innate Wisdom by Bobby Rhodes

For “How Dare You Open Your Mouth?” (What Makes a Good Dharma Talk) led by Dennis Duermeier, JDPSN
Choose a variety of videos from a wealth of Dharma Talks on the Providence Zen Center’s and Kwan Um School of Zen’s YouTube channels.

• Providence Zen Center’s Playlist of Dharma Talks

• Kwan Um School of Zen’s YouTube Page

For Women Zen Ancestors led by Zen Master Bon Hae

• “Women Zen ancestors, a third take”, by Judy Roitman (Zen Master Bon Hae)

For Tonglen led by Manu 'Won Jin' Garcia-Guillén, BT

• Tonglen: The Path of Transformation, by Pema Chödrön.

• Article "How I understood the name of our school", Primary Point summer 2023, page 18.

• How are Metta and Tonglen different? YouTube video of the Venerable Thubten Chodron.

For the Healthy Boundaries Plenary – Ethical Awareness: Embodying the Role of Dharma Teacher led by Zen Master Bon Hae, Marshall White, JDPSN, & Jennifer Magrone, SDT

• Ethics Policy of Kwan Um School of Zen

• Topics to be covered during this plenary

• Scenarios Handout

For Gender Diversity/Queerness: Creating a Welcoming Sangha led by Ella Baker, DTIT, Steven Valerio, DT, & Aaron Turner, DT

• Chapter 6, “The Goddess”, from the Vimalakirti Sutra

For Zen Practice and Meeting Emotional Difficulty led by Carter Thornton, DT and Kwan Haeng Sunim, JDPS

• The Body Keeps Score by Bessel Vanderkolk

• Trauma and Recovery by Judith Herman

• No Bad Parts by Richard Schwartz

• The Zen of Living and Dying by Philip Kapleau

• When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chodron

• Healing Your Grieving Heart: 100 Practical Ideas by Alan Wolfelt

• Unwinding Anxiety by Judson Brewer

• Essential Art Therapy Exercises by Leah Guzman

For the “Empowering Sangha” Plenary led by guest speaker Roshi Joan Hoeberichts, Abbott of Heart Circle Zen

• Ethical Analysis: Social Identity, Power, and Vulnerability Handout