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Zen masters call a life that is lived fully and completely, with nothing held back, the supreme meal. And a person who lives such a life -- a person who knows how to plan, cook, appreciate, serve, and offer the supreme meal of life, is called a ‘Zen cook.’ Roshi Bernie Glassman is a Zen Master, aeronautical engineer and radical social activist who founded the Greyston Mandala: a unique network of social service organizations in inter-city New York, serving the impoverished communities where they are located. His model is studied at business schools, including Wharton, Stanford, Yale and Harvard, as a proven model of Social Entrepreneurship. During this weekend at the Maezumi Institute’s House of One People, he will discuss recipes for 5 main courses of a meal that sustains and nourishes life - no matter where you live, no matter what your spiritual orientation. It is a road map to a socially responsible personal and professional life.

Event begins 7:00pm on Friday, October 10 - and ends 1:00pm on Sunday, October 12, 2008.

Registration Fee, includes some meals. Early (deadline - 9/25) : $150; Late: $175
Online Registration and Directions: www.zenpeacemakers.org, or call 413 367-2080 ext. 3# for registration or member discount info.

The Maezumi Institute is located at 177 Ripley Rd in Montague, MA. It is the study/practice center of The Zen Peacemakers, an international order dedicated to spiritual development, social service and interfaith cooperation. Their motherhouse is in Montague, MA and they have 60 affiliate locations worldwide.