Ben Connelly is a Zen teacher at the Minnesota Zen Center as well as the author of several books including 'Inside Vasubandhu's Yogacara' and 'Inside the Grass Hut'. His latest book, 'Mindfulness and Intimacy' looks at the importance of cultivating intimacy with ourselves and the world within our mindfulness practice. In an exciting new section… Continue reading Why I Write – Ben Connelly
Intimacy is an indispensable partner to mindfulness, says author and Zen teacher Ben Connelly whose book, 'Mindfulness and Intimacy', argues that mindfulness practice requires the parallel cultivation of intimacy in order to enrich our empathetic engagement with the world around us and with ourselves. In this extract, Connelly addresses the need for deeper relationships within… Continue reading What Love Looks Like in Public: Ben Connelly on Cultivating Intimacy
