The World Could Be Otherwise: Imagination and the Bodhisattva Path, a daylong retreat with Zoketsu Norman Fischer.

$20-$60 sliding scale; no one will be turned away for lack of funds

For more information, please visit: Event page at Sacramento Buddhist Meditation Group

Please join us Wednesday, October 16, for a special Wednesday evening program with Zen teacher and poet Norman Fischer for a reading of his forthcoming book The World Could Be Otherwise: Imagination and the Bodhisattva Path.

For more information, please visit: Event page at Brooklyn Zen Center

Dharma Talk and Book Signing

With Zen teacher and poet Norman Fischer on his new book The World Could Be Otherwise: Imagination and the Bodhisattva Path.

Suggested Donation $20

For more information, please visit: Event page at the Village Zendo

Inevitably, moving into the High Holidays season, it's a good time to tune ourselves to ourselves, to look within. This daylong meditation retreat will feature silent sitting and walking meditation, Jewish chanting, and talks by and discussion with Norman Fischer based on his new book, The World Could Be Otherwise: Imagination and the Bodhisattva Path. (Copies of the book will be available for purchase and signing at the retreat).

Although the book is based on Buddhist concepts, Norman is also a seasoned teacher of Jewish meditation and will focus the material on the Jewish practice of Tikkun Olam, repairing the world.

For more information, please visit: Event page at Metivtah

Join us for a day of teachings and practice with Norman and Kathy Fischer to highlight the publication of Norman's new book, The World Could be Otherwise: Imagination and the Bodhisattva Path. Books will be available for sale at the event and Norman will be offering a book signing.

This is a donation-based offering. Suggested donation is $75. No one turned away for lack of funds.

For more information, please visit: Event page at Insight LA

Norman will give a dharma talk addressing themes from his new book The World Could be Otherwise: Imagination and the Bodhisattva Path.

• Dharma Talk and book signing

For more information, please visit: Event page at Houston Zen Center

Norman will lead a workshop addressing themes from his new book The World Could be Otherwise: Imagination and the Bodhisattva Path..

For more information, please visit: Calendar at Austin Zen Center

Norman will give the Saturday morning dharma talk, as part of Austin Zen Center’s Saturday Morning Program. This will be followed by an afternoon workshop.

For more information, please visit: Calendar at Austin Zen Center

Please join us as Norman will give a dharma talk and read from his new book, The World Could be Otherwise: Imagination and the Bodhisattva Path.

Copies of the book will be available for purchase and signing after the talk.

For more information, please visit: Event page at San Antonio Zen Center

Norman will read from his new book The World Could Be Otherwise: Imagination and the Bodhisattva Path. The reading will be followed by a Q&A and book signing.

For more information, please visit: Event page at Copperfield’s Books

Norman will read from his new book The World Could Be Otherwise: Imagination and the Bodhisattva Path. The reading will be followed by a Q&A and book signing.

For more information, please visit: Elliott Bay Book Company

Norman will read from his new book The World Could Be Otherwise: Imagination and the Bodhisattva Path. The reading will be followed by a Q&A and book signing.

For more information, please visit: Event page at Village Books

Norman will be the Shavuot speaker for the Center for Jewish Spirituality.

For more information, please visit: Kol Shofar calendar

Part of Spirit Rock’s Summer Evening Series, this evening will be centered around themes from Norman Fischer’s new book, The World Could Be Otherwise: Imagination and the Bodhisattva Path.

For more information, please visit: Event page at Spirit Rock

A Day of Wisdom Talks, Meditation and Music

Talks and Meditation with Sharon Salzberg, Sylvia Boorstein, Robert Thurman, Norman Fischer, Dr. Nida Chenagstang and Dawa Tarchin Phillips. Plus a musical performance with Drukmo Gyal Dakini.

For tickets and more information, please visit: BuddhaFest Wisdom Talks, Meditation & Music

The title of this workshop comes from Norman’s new book, The World Could Be Otherwise: Imagination and the Bodhisattva Path, which argues for an imaginative approach to spiritual practice for our difficult times. The book and workshop are built around the idea of the bodhisattva path, consisting of six traditional practices, giving, ethical conduct, patient forbearance, joyful effort, meditation, and imaginative wisdom.

We’ll spend the afternoon practicing silent meditation and talking about these six great practices, and how to make them our own.

To register and for more information, please visit: Event page at SF Zen Center: GGF

Norman will give the Sunday morning dharma talk in the zendo.

Dharma talks by Zen teachers are a traditional method of transmitting the heart and understanding of Buddha's Way. Public Dharma talks are offered every Sunday morning at 10:00 am in the zendo at Green Gulch Farm as part of the Sunday Morning Program. Everyone is welcome to attend, and chairs are available.

This will be followed by an afternoon workshop (registration required).

For more information, please visit: Calendar page at SF Zen Center: GGF

The title of this workshop comes from Norman’s new book, The World Could Be Otherwise: Imagination and the Bodhisattva Path, which argues for an imaginative approach to spiritual practice for our difficult times. The book and workshop are built around the idea of the bodhisattva path, consisting of six traditional practices, giving, ethical conduct, patient forbearance, joyful effort, meditation, and imaginative wisdom.

We’ll spend the afternoon practicing silent meditation and talking about these six great practices, and how to make them our own.

To register and for more information, please visit: Event page at SF Zen Center

Norman will give the Saturday morning dharma talk in the Buddha Hall, followed by Q&A in the dining room. The talk will also be live streamed at live.sfzc.org.

The dharma talk is free and open to the public.

This will be followed by an afternoon workshop (registration required).

For more information, please visit: Event page at SF Zen Center

Norman will read from his new book The World Could Be Otherwise: Imagination and the Bodhisattva Path. The reading will be followed by a Q&A and book signing.

For more information, please visit: Event page at Book Passage

Norman will read from his new book The World Could Be Otherwise: Imagination and the Bodhisattva Path. The reading will be followed by a Q&A and book signing.

For more information, please visit: Event page at The Regulator Bookshop

Norman give a public talk on his new book, The World Could Be Otherwise: Imagination and the Bodhisattva Path. The talk will follow one period of zazen at 7 PM. The talk will be followed by cookies and tea and a chance to talk with Zoketsu.

For more information, please visit: Events at Chapel Hill Zen Center

Norman will speak on the themes of his new book The World Could Be Otherwise: Imagination and the Bodhisattva Path.

For more information, please visit: Clouds in Water Calendar

Norman will lead a workshop addressing themes from his new book The World Could be Otherwise.

For more information, please visit: Events Calendar at Minnesota Zen Meditation Center

Norman will speak on the themes of his new book The World Could Be Otherwise: Imagination and the Bodhisattva Path.

For more information, please visit: Events Calendar at Minnesota Zen Meditation Center

Norman will speak on themes from his new book The World Could Be Otherwise: Imagination and the Bodhisattva Path.

For more information, please visit: Shir Tikvah Calendar and News

Norman will read from his new book The World Could Be Otherwise: Imagination and the Bodhisattva Path. The reading will be followed by a Q&A and book signing.

For more information, please visit: Calendar at Kazoo Books

Norman will speak at Banyen on the themes of his new book The World Could Be Otherwise: Imagination and the Bodhisattva Path.

For more information, please visit: Zoketsu Norman Fischer at Banyen Books

Norman will read from his new book The World Could Be Otherwise: Imagination and the Bodhisattva Path. The reading will be followed by a Q&A and book signing.

Please Note: Seating for this event is limited and may be reserved with the pre-purchase of The World Could Be Otherwise, via Eventbrite. You may also reserve with a pre-purchase over the phone or in person with an East Bay Booksellers staff member.

For more information, please visit: East Bay Booksellers