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4/2/01

ZEN WORKSHOP PLANNED AT ST. LAWRENCE

CANTON -- The Rev. Roko Sherry Chayat, abbott of The Zen Center of Syracuse, 
will present a Zen meditation workshop on Wednesday, April 4, at 7 p.m. 
in Herring-Cole Hall at St. Lawrence University. The event is free of 
charge and the public is invited to attend. There are a limited number 
of meditation cushions and benches available, but those who do not 
want to use chairs should bring a stiff cushion and/or a folded blanket 
to sit on.
	     She will also speak on Thursday, April 5, to the Philosophy 101 
class at 8:30 a.m. in Piskor Hall Room 010. The public is also invited 
to attend the class, though space is limited.
	An adjunct professor at Syracuse University, Roko Ni-Osho travels 
widely to give Zen talks, workshops and retreats. With Eido Tai Shimano Roshi 
and Kazuaki Tanahashi, she compiled, translated and edited Endless Vow: The 
Zen Path of Soen Nakagawa, and she wrote the introduction to, compiled and 
edited Subtle Sound: The Zen Teachings of Maurine Stuart. Roko Ni-Osho is 
a member of the Judicatory Council of the InterReligious Council of 
Central New York.
	For more information, contact Erin Smith in the religious studies 
department, 315-229-5130.

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