Roundtable Discussion: Misconduct and Abuse by Buddhist Leaders

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Roundtable Discussion:

Misconduct and Abuse by Buddhist Leaders Join us for this free one-hour online conversation moderated by Marie Fortune

What are the particular issues and dynamics of Buddhist

communities facing situations of abuse and misconduct? What progress has been made and what is yet to be done?

Sept. 5, 2012 Our three panelists each have a unique understanding of 11am-12pm PT misconduct and abuse by Buddhist teachers. They will (GMT –7:00) share some of their expertise and insight in light of their Free and open to the public work to address these issues.

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Moderator

Rev. Dr. Marie Fortune is the Founder and Senior Analyst at FaithTrust Institute. A graduate of Yale Divinity School,

she is a pastor, educator, and author as well as a practicing ethicist and theologian. Her books include Keeping the

Faith: Guidance for Christian Women Facing Abuse and Sexual Violence: The Sin Revisited.

Panelists

Jan Chozen Bays, Roshi, MD Scott Edelstein has studied Roshi Wendy Egyoku has studied and practiced with several spiritual Nakao is the abbot of Zen Buddhism since 1973. teachers, including Toni the Zen Center of Los She is the co-abbot of Great Packer, Dainin Katagiri, Tim Angeles (ZCLA). She McCarthy, and Steve Hagen. Vow Zen Monastery in practiced Zen with Oregon and a pediatrician He is a longtime practitioner Roshi Taizan Maezumi with 25 years' experience in of both Buddhism and from 1978 until his Judaism, and a committed proponent of child abuse and domestic violence. She has passing in 1995. She received Dharma serious spirituality in all forms and traditions. written three books, Jizo Bodhisattva: Guardian transmission from Roshi Bernie He has been a member of Methodist, Quaker, of Children, Women and Other Voyagers, Glassman in 1997, becoming the abbot of Mindful Eating: A Guide to Rediscovering a Buddhist, and Jewish congregations. He is the 0 ZCLA in 1999. Under her leadership, Healthy and Joyful Relationship with Food, and author of Sex and the Spiritual Teacher: Why It ZCLA has become a model for the How to Train a Wild Elephant: and other Happens, When It's a Problem, and What We All governance practices of Shared Can Do (Wisdom Publications, 2011). His book Adventures in Mindfulness, all by Shambhala Stewardship and Council discernment Breathe, Listen, Learn: A Practical Guide for Publishing. She has written articles for and decision-making, with an emphasis Tricycle and Buddhadharma magazines, Everyone Who Wants (or Has) a Spiritual Teacher, on collective awakening and wisdom. including "What the Buddha Taught About will be published in 2013 by Wisdom Sexual Harassment." Chozen is a wife, Publications. Scott is the author of sixteen mother, grandmother, gardener and marimba other books on a wide range of subjects. player.

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