Essentials of Buddhist Practice

​Explore the principles behind meditation: how the mind works, why we get stuck, and how to return to ease and clarity.

​This Tuesday evening talk series offers a chance to study with a teacher in an interactive format, with space for questions and reflection.

• ​6:50 PM – Doors open

• ​7:00 PM – Talk and Q&A

​You're warmly encouraged to join earlier at 6 PM for a Guided Meditation.

​Free and open to all.

​​About the teacher

​Harry Miller has studied and practiced meditation for five decades, including more than 30 years with Chan Master Sheng Yen. He serves as a core teacher at Dharma Drum Meditation Center and also teaches at the Chan Meditation Center and for the Buddhist Sangha at All Souls, NYC.

​His background in literature and translation includes a B.A. in French and English literature from Sarah Lawrence, along with an M.A. in Chinese Literature and an M.Phil. in Comparative Literature from Columbia University. A frequent contributor to Chan Magazine, he received an NEA grant for his Chinese translations. He is currently writing a book on the Lotus Sutra.