Institute for Meditative Humanities Education
When the intelligence we created surpasses us,what kind of spiritual practice does our age require?
Mission
Lifelong inquiry · Taking responsibility oneself · Responding to the world for the benefit of others
Long-term Vision
Building a living, growing Meditative Humanities community
Shared Method
Meditative Humanities as our shared method
Through education, research, and Zen Circles—joining Chan practice, koan inquiry, and humanistic investigation so that question, subject, and world are tested in one process of inquiry.
Three Areas of Work
Education, research, and Zen Circles carry capacity formation, knowledge production, and sustained practice.
Capacity formation
Education
What capacities can learners form?
University courses · Study abroad · Teacher development
Explore education →Knowledge production
Research
What demonstrable, revisable knowledge claims can we advance?
Research agenda · International symposia · Publications
Explore research →Sustained practice
Zen Circles
How does practice continue in human relationship?
Daily sitting · Personal practice · Interviews
Enter Zen Circles →Upcoming Programs & Participation
Upcoming programs & events
Programs, research, and sustained practice the institute is advancing now.
Zen Circle Guide Training Program
Applications now open
Beginning circle leading, intermediate Zen Circle mentoring, advanced koan guidance, and monthly long-term practice. Tuition-free; participants who complete it receive a Certificate of Completion (non-credit) from the Institute.
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Brooklyn College · 3-credit study abroad
Winter 2027 Taiwan Meditative Humanities Immersion
Introduction to Zen Meditation · Winter 2027
A Brooklyn College three-credit study-abroad course linking embodied practice, humanistic inquiry, and place-based experience through sitting, koan, tea, Tai Chi, farming Chan, and ecological-cultural field study.
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2nd International Conference on Meditative Humanities
Actualized by Myriad Things: Contemplative Ecocriticism and the Generation of the Ecological Subject
為萬法所證：冥觀生態批評與生態主體生成
March 19–21, 2027 · HKU
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