Stephen Batchelor & Martine Batchelor: A Secular Buddhist Retreat at Upaya Zen Center

Stephen & Martine Batchelor presented "A Secular Buddhist Retreat" at Upaya Zen Center last month. Below are the links to the 13 installments in their presentation (the first one includes the full entry).

Stephen Batchelor & Martine Batchelor: 10-22-11: A Secular Buddhist Retreat (Part 1)

Speakers: Stephen Batchelor & Martine Batchelor

Recorded: Saturday Oct 22, 2011

This retreat will explore what kind of Dharma practice might emerge in a Buddhism divested of the religious, dogmatic and patriarchal features that have often characterized its role in traditional Asian societies. Combining the study of classical Pali discourses with the practice of mindful awareness and concentration, we will seek to uncover what lies at the heart of the Buddha’s teaching and ask how such ideas might be interpreted and put into practice in today’s increasingly secular and interdependent world. Stephen and Martine Batchelor are writers and teachers based in France.

Stephen is the author of Buddhism without Beliefs, Living with the Devil, and, most recently, Confession of a Buddhist Atheist. Martine is the author of Meditation for Life and Let Go. Her latest book is The Spirit of the Buddha.

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• Stephen Batchelor & Martine Batchelor: 10-22-11: A Secular Buddhist Retreat (Part 2)
• Stephen Batchelor & Martine Batchelor: 10-22-11: A Secular Buddhist Retreat (Part 3)
• Stephen Batchelor & Martine Batchelor: 10-23-11: A Secular Buddhist Retreat (Part 4)
• Stephen Batchelor & Martine Batchelor: 10-23-11: A Secular Buddhist Retreat (Part 5)
• Stephen Batchelor & Martine Batchelor: 10-23-11: A Secular Buddhist Retreat (Part 6)
• Stephen Batchelor & Martine Batchelor: 10-24-11: A Secular Buddhist Retreat (Part 7)
• Stephen Batchelor & Martine Batchelor: 10-24-11: A Secular Buddhist Retreat (Part 8)
• Stephen Batchelor & Martine Batchelor: 10-24-11: A Secular Buddhist Retreat (Part 9)
• Stephen Batchelor & Martine Batchelor: 10-25-11: A Secular Buddhist Retreat (Part 10)
• Stephen Batchelor & Martine Batchelor: 10-25-11: A Secular Buddhist Retreat (Part 11)
• Stephen Batchelor & Martine Batchelor: 10-25-11: A Secular Buddhist Retreat (Part 12)
• Stephen Batchelor & Martine Batchelor: 10-26-11: A Secular Buddhist Retreat (Part 13)