Sean Murphy explores the humor in spirituality

Saturday February 22 
8:30 am - 12:00 noon
​$30 
location: ZG Headquarters (address & map below)
Q: What did the sign in the monastery searching for new monks say? 
A: Inquire within!
Ever feel like spiritual practice, whatever the sort, can sometimes become a bit too, well… humorless? Very very serious? Even perhaps excessively…. sanctimonious? In this half day workshop we’ll lighten up a little! The Zen tradition, with its radical iconoclastic stance going back to its earliest days, commonly uses humor as a tool for lightening up the serious work of spiritual development and unraveling the tightening of the ego… as do other traditions including Sufism and Hasidic Judaism, among others.  In this half day of contemplation and humor we’ll combine sessions of ‘serious’ meditative practice with a bit of crazy wisdom and a good dose of laughter! ​

Join us with nationally recognized teacher Sean Murphy to explore how humor and lightness can deepen our awareness and practice of our own spirituality. You don't need to be a Buddhist to enjoy the morning, and leave with some wisdom and a smile. Bring a friend!
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SEAN W. MURPHY is a fully authorized Zen teacher (Sensei) in the American White Plum Zen Lineage with over 30 years of Zen training experience, as well as a 2018 National Endowment of the Arts Creative Writing Fellow. His One Bird, One Stone: 108 Contemporary Zen Stories (Hampton Roads 2013), won the 2014 International Book Award in the Eastern Religions category. He is the award-winning author of three novels with Bantam Dell Books, receiving the Hemingway Award for a First Novel for his The Hope Valley Hubcap King, the 2009 National Press Women's Communication Award for best novel for The Time of New Weather, and the 2017 William Faulkner Wisdom Award for novel-in-progress for his current project, Wilson’s Way. He is the founder of the nonprofit Sage Institute for Creativity & Consciousness, which hosts an innovative meditation leaders training program. He teaches writing and meditation at the University of New Mexico-Taos. www.sagetaos.com   www.murphyzen.com
Sessions to be held in Room 175. 
This is an external conference room, on the lake side (the "back" side) of the building. The door is right next to the lobby door.
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2302 Parklake Dr
Atlanta, GA 30345
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