Buddhist Studies
Summer 2025:
Engaging with Aging
Wednesdays
7:00-9:00 P.M.
Jun 11 – Jul 30 (8 sessions)
Taught by Joen O'Neal, with Lisa Boesen
In This Class...
we will explore both the rewards and challenges of aging. The class will draw on the wisdom and experience of participants as we examine Buddhist teachings related to mindfulness, patience and equanimity, inter-being, the transformation of suffering, generosity, curiosity, and gratitude—all as tools for enriching the elder years of ourselves and of elders we care for and about.
“Everything changes,” yes, but that truth has two sides. It is true that everything we love is destined to change, age, and pass away. But it is equally true that every moment brings with it new possibilities.
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— Lewis Richmond, from Aging as a Spiritual Practice
Joen O’Neal is an ordained Zen Buddhist priest and Guiding Teacher of Compassionate Ocean Zen Center. She has studied with Dainin Katagiri Roshi and Thich Nhat Hanh and has completed a professional training with Jon Kabat-Zinn.​
Registration Information
#B114
Wednesdays
7:00-9:00 P.M.
June 11 – July 30 (eight sessions)
$185 (members $165) (includes course materials)
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Early registration is encouraged.
Member rates apply to members of all local Buddhist centers.
​​Reduced fees are offered as needed; please contact the Center at (612) 781-7640.