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Tag Archives: Retreat
What Is It Like To Be On Retreat?
Fran Kaplan shares her retreat experience at the Springwater Center for Meditative Inquiry in upstate New York. All Day Retreat in Nature, Saturday, November 19, 2022! Join Ordinary Zen Sangha for our all-day retreat at Myakka River State Park. Mark your calendars!
The goose that wasn’t.
The goose that wasn’t. A Magician is caught up in her own magic trick! Dharma Talks from our retreat on Saturday, Oct. 2. 2021.
The direct experience of Buddha Knowledge
This Podcast was recorded on Sept. 26, 2021, in preparation for our Fall Meditation Retreat on Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021.
Dharma Talk from the January Retreat
In this opening Dharma Talk from our January 2021 retreat, “Our practice is like two wings of a bird”.
Advice for the Zoom Retreat
Pause and Reflect A Zen Retreat/Workshop – January 30, 2021 7:00 am to 7:30 am – Our day starts with Meditation Practice on Siesta Key Beach (weather permitting). Directions: We will meet Northeast of the last lifeguard tower furthest north of the pavilion. Park in the North Lot. 9:00 am to 5:00 pm – The Retreat/workshop will be on Zoom. We begin our retreat with an opening ceremony, chanting the Heart Sutra, and a 30-minute meditation, followed by an introductory talk by Abbot Will […]
Monk In The House
In this episode, Will talks about our upcoming retreat with Chong An Sunim and Kongan practice.
January 2020 Retreat Dharma Talk
Abbot Will Rauschenberger ends the retreat with a talk and group discussion with the retreat participants.
January Retreat Begins – Dharma Talk
Abbot Will Rauschenberger talks with the January 2020 Retreat participants at the start of the retreat.
Retreat Weekend with Zen Master Chong An Sunim
Zen Master Chong An Sunim – March 6,7,8, 2020 Join with us to explore and deepen your meditation practice under the guidance of a dynamic and gifted Zen Master. There will be an opportunity for a variety of practices, geared for the benefit of all participants. Beginners and old-timers alike are gratified by Sunim’s humor, down-to-earth approach, avoidance of intellectualisms, and of esoteric wordiness. His practice instruction is realistic and practical, yet somehow leaves you beautifully informed as to the meaning […]