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Ben Connelly
Also known as Ben Nadasattva Connelly
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- Minnesota Zen Meditation Centerteaches at · Minneapolis, MN, USA
- Minnesota Zen Meditation Center / Ganshojilisted center · Minnesota Zen Meditation Center / Ganshoji Minneapolis, MN Ben Connelly is a Soto Zen teacher and Dharma heir in the Katagiri lineage. He also teaches mindfulness in a wide variety of secular contexts including police training and addiction recovery groups, and is engaged with climate and social justice activist communities. Ben is based at Minnesota Zen Meditation Center, travels to teach across the United States, writes for Tricycle magazine, and is author for Wisdom Publications of Inside the Grass Hut, Inside Vasubandhu's Yogacara, and Mindfulness and Intimacy.
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- Ben Connelly ↗association membership · table row 47 · retrieved 2026-08-21
- Ben Nadasattva Connelly ↗association directory card · card 23 · retrieved 2026-08-21
- Ben Nadasattva Connelly ↗association profile · profile page · retrieved 2026-08-21