Thursday, March 11, 3:00 pm—Monday, April 5, 11:00 am Three-Week Practice Period at Green Gulch Farm is an opportunity for beginning and experienced students to participate in an intense period of residential practice that centers around daily zazen, work practice, study, and one-on-one meetings with the teacher. Weekly events include lectures, formal ceremonies, classes, and ...
Tuesday, March 30, 3:00 pm—Sunday, April 4, 2:00 pm - Sesshin, meaning "to gather, collect, and convey the mind-heart," is a traditional Soto Zen meditation retreat that includes formal zendo meals, Dharma talks, sitting and walking meditation, and private interviews with senior teachers. In order to understand the nature of our formal retreats, and to ...
Twelve Sundays, April 4–June 20, 9:30–11:00 am PT This 12-week online course will focus on the fourth and fifth paramitas (transcendent practices) of virya (energy) and dhyana (meditative concentration). Beginning with a brief study of the first three paramitas—dana (generosity), sila (uprightness), and kshanti (acceptance)—the class will then take up the practice of virya in ...
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