Zen Retreat With Guest Teacher Ted O'Toole
$25 - $100
On Saturday July 29th we have the honor of hosting Guest Teacher Ted O’Toole to guide a formal Zen retreat. This is the first time a formal Zen retreat will be conducted by the guiding teacher of the Minnesota Zen Meditation Center from Minneapolis in Bemidji, MN. The event will be facilitated by Elijah S. Ramirez as part of Abbeya Foundation’s vision to establish a Zen community in Bemidji, MN. The event is free but donations are encouraged as this is our first event.
About Ted O’Toole:
Ted O'Toole first became interested in Buddhism in 1973, and began his formal practice in 1992 at the Zen Buddhist Temple in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The following year he moved to Minnesota and became a member of MZMC, where he received the precepts from Shohaku Okamura. He was ordained as a priest by Tim Burkett in 2005, and received dharma transmission (permission to teach independently) from Tim in February of 2012. He frequently leads practice periods and meditation retreats, and has taught various classes. It is a great joy, Ted says, to teach the dharma and build sangha, and to be supported in turn by a kind, vibrant, and exciting community.