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  Caverly Morgan and Rev. Tenzen David Zimmerman moderated by Tia Rich\, Ph
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DESCRIPTION:Do you ever feel stymied about how to be in relationship with t
 he world? Many of the conversations needed today are not about having the 
 right answers. They are about learning together and evolving our lives thr
 ough the right kind of questions. Join Caverly and David\, in dialogue wit
 h Tia Rich\, PhD\, as they reflect on how contemplation and wisdom perspec
 tives can support us in engaging in fruitful queries—queries that can ul
 timately transform our experience of the world and guide our actions with 
 greater clarity and compassion. \n\nUsing a traditional Zen ‘koan’ or 
 teaching story to frame our conversation\, we’ll engage in a lively expl
 oration of some of the questions the koan invites us to take up\, includin
 g: \n\n- Who are we and on whose behalf do we act?\n- What are we individu
 ally and collectively calling or understanding as “the world”? \n- Wit
 h what mind or perceptual lens are we addressing the issues at hand?\n- Wh
 at is the place of earnest discussion in light of the often pressing need 
 to take substantial action?\n- And how might we meet our experiences of th
 e world and this very moment (for many\, uncertain and difficult) in histo
 ry from a  place of genuine openness\, inquiry\, and responsiveness?\n\nTh
 is conversation will not only be an opportunity to lean into inquiry toget
 her\, it also will provide time to share practice together. \n\nTenzen Dav
 id Zimmerman is a Sōtō Zen Buddhist priest and teacher in the lineage of
  Shunryū Suzuki Roshi\, with dharma transmission from Sōshin Teah Stroze
 r. He has been practicing the Buddhadharma since the early 1990s and has l
 ived and practiced at the San Francisco Zen Center (SFZC) for over 25 year
 s\, including eight years at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center\, the oldest Ze
 n monastery in the United States. He was one of five monks who saved the m
 onastery from a massive wildfire in 2008\, as recounted in the book "Fire 
 Monks: Zen Mind Meets Wildfire." Before his current role as Central Abbot\
 , David served in various spiritual and administrative roles at SFZC\, inc
 luding as Abiding Abbot of Beginner’s Mind Temple\, Programs Director\, 
 and Tassajara Director. David has a Certificate of Zen Ministry through th
 e Shogaku Zen Institute/Priest Training Seminary\, and is a co-facilitator
  of Queer Dharma. He regularly leads retreats\, workshops\, classes\, and 
 online programs at SFZC and other Dharma centers\, including on transformi
 ng depression and anxiety.\n\nCaverly Morgan is a meditation teacher who b
 lends the original spirit of Zen with a modern nondual approach\, drawing 
 from her eight years of training in a silent Zen monastery. She is the aut
 hor of The Heart of Who We Are: Realizing Freedom Together as well as A Ki
 ds Book About Mindfulness. Caverly is the founder of Peace in Schools\, a 
 nonprofit that created the nation’s first for-credit mindfulness class i
 n public high schools. She is also the founder of Realizing Freedom Togeth
 er\, a non-profit organization dedicated to making practices that lead to 
 liberation for all\, accessible to all. She has been teaching contemplativ
 e practice since 2001. Caverly leads meditation retreats\, workshops\, and
  online classes internationally. \n\nTia Rich\, PhD is the founder and dir
 ector of Stanford's Contemplation by Design academic and co-curricular pro
 grams\, including the annual Contemplation by Design Summit. She is the le
 ad instructor for the Master of Science (MS) in Community Health and Preve
 ntion Reserch's Contemplation by Design Applied Contemplative Science acad
 emic program offered by Stanford's School of Medicine.\n\nThis session is 
 part of the FREE Contemplation by Design Summit\, Oct. 15-27\, 2025.\n\nTh
 e full summit schedule is posted at: https://med.stanford.edu/contemplatio
 n/summit.html.\n\nRegister here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/stanford-con
 templation-by-design-summit-2025-online-oct-15-27-registration-15204132499
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SUMMARY:CBD 2025: Meeting this Moment in History\, A Conversation with Cave
 rly Morgan and Rev. Tenzen David Zimmerman moderated by Tia Rich\, PhD
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