Traditional Soto Zen Service 10:30 AM

Dharma Talk: 11:00 AM

Speaker:   Dr. Jeffrey S. Lidke

Dharma Talk

Seeing as a Buddha Sees: Reflections on Buddha Nature and the Ideal of 'Instant Awakening' in Zen and Tantric Buddhist Traditions

Dr. Jeffrey S. Lidke is a professor of religious studies at Berry College and a specialist in Tantric Traditions, both Hindu and Buddhist. Jeffrey is an initiate of the Kagyu and Nyingma lineages of Tibetan Buddhism and has practiced meditation since age 5. He lives in Rome, Georgia, where he leads the Rome Buddhist Sangha.