Walking the Spiritual Path
5-Week Online Course with
Pam Weiss

Treading along in this dreamlike, illusory realm.
Without looking for the traces I may have left
A cuckoo’s song beckons me to return home,
Hearing this, I tilt my head to see
Who has told me to turn back;
But do not ask me where I am going,
As I travel in this limitless world,
Where every step I take is home.

Eihei Dogen-zenji

How can we discover a sense of “home” wherever we are? How do we find our way in the midst of constant churn and change? What is needed so we can respond to the cries of the world with skill and kindness? 

The Buddha’s teaching of the Noble Eightfold Path offers a clear, pragmatic description for how deepen spiritual life—taking his words off the page and placing them firmly into our everyday actions, relationships and work. The orientation of this class will be on how to bring these ancient teachings alive within the individual and collective challenges we face. We will focus on the three central categories of the Path: panna, wisdom; sila, ethics; and bhavana, meditation. Each weekly meeting will include guided meditation, a Dharma talk on an aspect of the Path, and ample time for questions and discussion. 

MEET THE TEACHER

PAMELA WEISS
is a Buddhist teacher authorized in two traditions--Zen and Theraveda--and is the first and only layperson in the Suzuki Roshi Soto Zen lineage to receive full Dharma Transmission. After living as a monastic at Tassajara Zen Mountain Monastery, she completed comprehensive training through Spirit Rock Meditation Center to become an Insight meditation teacher. She is a member of the Spirit Rock Teacher Council, a guiding teacher at San Francisco Insight, and a visiting teacher at the Brooklyn Zen Center. Weiss is also an executive coach, CEO, entrepreneur, and pioneer in bringing Buddhist principles and practices into the workplace. She lives in San Francisco with her husband and her little dog, Grover.