by staff2080 | Oct 24, 2026
This retreat will explore a simple yet powerful teaching: the difference between what happens and how we respond to what happens — in other words, our attitude. The backdrop of the retreat will be a relaxed, receptive and steady awareness. Within this way of being...
by staff2080 | Jun 27, 2026
This retreat observes the annual passage from old year into new within the peace and beauty of Cloud Mountain, a safe refuge, while much of society celebrates with stimulation and excess. Dhamma teachings will encourage cultivating mindfulness with the ebbs &...
by staff2080 | Jun 27, 2026
During this winter retreat, we will cultivate a deep awareness of ourselves through steady and compassionate attention. Insight meditation invites us to disengage from our usual enmeshment with thinking and discover a sensitivity and intimacy with life. Through this...
by staff2080 | Jun 27, 2026
The first Enlightenment Intensive was given as an experiment in 1968. Inspired by Philip Kapleau’s, Three Pillars of Zen, a western teacher combined the Koan practice and orientation to sudden awakening of the Zen sesshin with face-to-face contact and...
by staff2080 | Jun 27, 2026
The Five Spiritual Faculties – faith, energy, mindfulness, collectedness and wisdom – are innate qualities with the potential to lead the mind to awakening. When developed in a balanced way, these five faculties support deeper understanding of what it means to...
