Zen
practice helps us to become intimate with ourselves, and through this, with the
world at large. Few joys are greater than practicing this with others.
Salt Spring Zen Circle, which
practices in the lineage of Shunryu Suzuki Roshi, author of the classic Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind, will be
offering our annual Autumn Retreat,
called sesshin, at the beautiful
Gatehouse and gardens of Stowel Lake Farm on Salt Spring Island in British
Columbia. The retreat begins at 7:00 PM on Thursday, October 31st, and
ends at 3:00 PM on Sunday, November 3rd.
Beginning and experienced
meditators are most welcome to attend. We encourage participants to maximize
the benefits of this sesshin by making this a residential retreat at Stowel
Lake Farm. In addition, a limited number of free billets are available for off
island participants who would like to stay with sangha members.
Known for his warmth, humour,
clarity and the depth of his teachings, poet and founding teacher of Salt
Spring Zen Circle, Eihei Peter Levitt, will guide this traditional Zen retreat.
Author of fourteen books of poetry and prose, he also served as Associate
Editor of the Zen classic, The Treasury
of the True Dharma Eye: Zen Master Dogen's Shobo Genzo (Shambhala, 2010),
and coeditor, with Kazuaki Tanahashi, of The
Essential Dogen: Writings of the Great Zen Master.
In keeping with our tradition
of offering authentic practice for the least possible fee, the cost of the
retreat is $130 - $170 (sliding scale) for the entire sesshin, including all
eight meals, plus voluntary dana
(donation) for the practice and teachings Peter will provide. The cost of
accommodation at the farm is separate. More information about this sesshin,
accommodations at the farm, or billeting can be obtained by contacting our
Registrar. Please see below.
We encourage those who want
to make this a residential retreat, and off-island visitors who may want
billeting, to register early since such accommodations are provided on a first
come first served basis.
For details and to receive a
registration form, please contact the Registrar, Ann Colburn at acolburn@verizon.net
or call our Retreat Steward, Judith Daylen, at 250-537-2061. Judith may also be
reached at jdaylen@gmail.com. You may also fill out the registration form online here or by going to http://saltspringzencircle.org/
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