CBD 2023: Interactive Workshop: The Paramita Pyramid: Practices for Cultivating Wisdom and Compassion with Mei Elliott and Kodo Conlin

This workshop provides participants with an opportunity to explore the dynamic union between the mature self and selflessness. Engaging the Buddhist practices of the six perfections (paramitas) through structured journaling and group reflection, participants will deepen their understanding of how to integrate these powerful practices into daily life. 

This workshop is part of a series on Buddhist teachings offered by Mei Elliott and Kodo Conlin as part of the annual Stanford Contemplaion by Design Summit. Attendees are encouraged to reigster for one or all of the following sessions in the series:
- The Bodhisattva with Boundaries: The Paradox of Selflessness and Self-Care with Mei Elliott, on Oct. 27.
- iPause Guided practice #4 Practicing with the Emptiness of Self with Mei Elliott, on Oct. 27th
- Becoming Radiance: Six Practices for Selflessness and Compassionate Action with Kodo Conlin on Oct. 28th
- iPause Guided practice #5 Nourished by Tenderness: Practicing with Loving-Kindness for Self with Kodo Conlin on Oct. 28th

Mei Elliott is a Dharma teacher in the Theravada Buddhist tradition, who practices at the intersection between Zen and Vipassana. Mei began training as a Zen monk at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center in 2014, and has been living at Zen temples ever since. She most recently served as the director of San Francisco Zen Center and was previously the guiding instructor for Young Urban Zen. Mei currently teaches at a variety of Insight Meditation centers on the West Coast. 

Kodo Conlin has practiced Buddhist meditation for nearly 20 years. He trains in both the Zen and Theravada traditions, ordaining as a Soto Zen priest in 2015. A participant in the 2021-2025 Insight Meditation Center Teacher Training, Kodo's extended residential practice has included over a year, cumulatively, in silent retreat. He serves as a practice leader at San Francisco Zen Center and as guiding teacher for Young Urban Zen. Kodo's teaching emphasizes a joyful, comprehensive freedom of the heart—liberation—available through the Buddhist path.

CBD 2023: Interactive Workshop: The Paramita Pyramid: Practices for Cultivating Wisdom and Compassion with Mei Elliott and Kodo Conlin is part of the FREE Contemplation by Design Summit, Oct. 24- Nov. 2, 2023.

Registration opens September 12, 2023