2024年6月30日
〜Touching The Earth〜
This year's event, the 8th, will be held at Kenchoji Temple in Kitakamakura, as last year, and will be a hybrid of real and online events.
This year's program will be more global and diverse than ever before. In addition to Zen and mindfulness, we will be deepening our understanding of the title "Touching The Earth" through dialogue with speakers from Japan and around the world on a wide range of themes such as "soil," "body," "fungus," and "environment," which will help us become aware of the connection between the earth and our bodies.
In addition to interactive sessions that allow participants to gain access to the latest wisdom, there will also be a number of programs that emphasize "experience" and "dialogue" for all participants.
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This year's theme is "Sitting on the Earth - Touching the Earth". While the world continues to be in turmoil due to war, important elections are scheduled in more than 60 countries, including the United States. Furthermore, while the rapid development of AI promises to be a breakthrough for humanity, there are also concerns about widening inequalities and intensifying feelings of division.
Nor is the slow progress in resolving environmental issues a matter of concern for others. In order to leave a beautiful future to our descendants, it is also important for us to deepen our understanding of the concept of "planetary health" that the entire earth including human beings is one organic system and closely connected, and the mechanism that the natural environment closest to us is our "intestinal environment," which is the "soil" where we put down roots. It is also an important issue for us.
At a time like this, is it ever difficult to see clear leadership and direction, and do you ever feel a sense of difficulty in deciding what to turn to? I believe that now is the time for each of us, as vast and benevolent beings like the earth, to be firmly rooted in the ground and awaken our inner leadership.
At this year's Zen2.0, we will review our relationship with the earth through Zen and mindfulness practices, seek inner peace and harmony with the outside world, and engage in deep dialogue with the speakers and participants. We sincerely look forward to your participation as a first step toward a sustainable future.
This year's program is more global and diverse than ever before. In addition to Zen and mindfulness, we will be developing dialogues with speakers from Japan and around the world on a wide range of themes, including "soil," "body," "fungus," and "environment," to deepen our understanding of the title "Touching The Earth," and to gain awareness of the connection between the earth and the body.
In addition to dialogue-type sessions that allow participants to experience the latest wisdom, there will also be many programs that emphasize "experience" and "dialogue" for participants.
Please look forward to this year's Zen2.0, which will evolve more globally and diversely.
Program Outline
Dates: Day 1: Friday, October 11, Day 2: Saturday, October 12
Venue: Hybrid format with online streaming (Zoom) in addition to the real event (limited number of participants) at Kenchoji Temple in Kitakamakura, Tokyo.
Speakers (in no particular order)
Mr. Kazuteru Fujita (Soto Zen priest)
Takashi Maeno (Professor, Keio University)
Dr. Risa Kirimura (Doctor)
Dr. Steven Murphy Shigematsu (Psychologist, Stanford University School of Medicine)
Kamari Maeda, Calligrapher
Mie Komatsu, Artist
Reiji Ando, Literary Critic
Kazuha Ogasawara (Bodyworker)
Takashi Ikegami, Professor, Graduate School of the University of Tokyo
Toshiro Inaba, Doctor
Sho Mizutani, Artist
Naho Nashar Baba, Dance Meditator
Dr. Juliet Trail (Founder of Courageous Compassion Connection)
In addition to the above speakers, there will be about 30 speakers in total.
Ticket Information
Tickets will be on sale at the official Zen2.0 website from June 30 (Wed.), 10:00 a.m. onwards. (Only super-early-bird tickets will be sold in advance; other tickets will be announced in due course.)
<Real Participation Tickets
Super-Early Bird's-Eye Discount (2 days) 18,000 yen (limited to 20 tickets available for advance sale)
Super Early-Bird Discount (1 day only) 13,000 yen (limited to 20 tickets sold in advance)
Early-bird discount (2 days)
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