2009 Teacher’s Meeting: October 3

The 2009 Northwest Dharma Association Teachers Meeting will take place the first Saturday of October at the same location as last year’s meeting, the Blue Heron Zen Center in North Seattle. The theme of this year’s meeting is “Strengthening the Dharma in the West”. A general discussion of this theme will address such topics as:

How do we make more people aware of and interested in the Dharma?
Do Buddhists “proselytize”?
Can the Dharma be Westernized without compromise?

Small group discussions will focus on sangha-building issues and Mahasangha projects:

Attracting younger people to the Dharma.
Retaining “new” (one timer) members.
Creating a Dharma Teacher Speakers Bureau.
The Mahasangha Liturgy Project.

There will also be a group discussion on utilizing the online Teacher Forum (formerly known as TeacherSpace.) All currently active Dharma teachers and designated sangha leaders residing in the Northwest (Alaska, Yukon, British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana) are welcome to attend. (You do not need to be a Northwest Dharma Association member to participate.) The event is offered free of charge, though dana is always welcome. As always, a delicious lunch will be provided with plenty of time for informal interaction.

Registration information will appear soon on our website, www.northwestdharma.org, and will also be sent to those on our email list. To send us your email address, click HERE. Please enter “Teacher” in the Comment field of the contact form.