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About Mary Mocine
Practice For Lawyers
Law Dharma offers lawyers meditation-based
programs intended to deepen their practice of law. Too often we are so
entangled in our emotions or our view of a case that we cannot see clearly.
We cause ourselves and others to suffer when we lash out in anger or we
fail to see opportunities because we are so blinded by our own attachments
to emotions or views. The meditative perspective helps to keep us grounded
and able to see clearly.
Law Dharma founder Mary
Mocine studied law at Hastings College of the Law. She was admitted
to the California bar in 1971. Ms. Mocine practiced legal service, litigation
and labor law for 18 years. In 1989 she left the practice of law to become
a Buddhist monk.
Law Dharma offers a monthly meditation/discussion group that alternates
between San Francisco and Berkeley. We meet at 9:30 for a half-hour meditation
then have a discussion of a topic of interest for about an hour then have
a potluck brunch.
There is an MCLE retreat led by Mary Mocine held at Tassajara Zen Mountain
Center. Details can be found below and registration information at www.sfzc.org.
Articles by Mary Mocine
| Berkeley Zen
Center 1931-1933 Russell St. Berkeley |
S. F. Zen Center Conference Center 308 Page St. San Francisco |
| Please park on MLK or Adeline and not on Russell in the 1900 block, as the neighbors complain. Russell is parallel to Ashby, one block north. The Center is very close to the Ashby BART station. | The Conference Center is just next to the main SFZC building, uphill from it. The nearest cross street is Laguna. Parking is often available on Fell or Oak Streets. The nearest BART is Civic Center. |
February 28 |
March 28 May 30 July 25 October 17 |
Tassajara Retreat (MCLE)
September 7 - 12
Law Dharma Retreat for Lawyers:
Finding Equanimity in a Difficult Profession
The quiet, natural beauty of Tassajara provides the
perfect setting for this annual retreat for lawyers. We
use meditative practice, deep listening and discussion
to consider how we respond when difficult situations
and strong emotions arise in our practice of law. How
can we use our meditative practice to help us maintain
our equanimity so that we can function as trustworthy
counsel? How can we untangle our emotions from our
view of the case so that we can see clearly? We will
also explore our habit of judging and how this relates to
elimination of bias, and the substance abuse that often
accompanies our stressful practice. Gentle movement
practice will be offered by senior students.
4 hours MCLE credit: 2 hours ethics; 1 hour
substance abuse; 1 hour elimination of bias.
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