by staff2080 | Sep 29, 2025
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 | Sep 29, 2025
During this five-day retreat, we will gather together to cultivate a deep awareness of ourselves through practicing a steady and compassionate attention. Insight meditation invites us to disengage from our usual enmeshment with thinking and discover an intimacy with...
by staff2080 | Sep 29, 2025
Each day of this retreat, we will put our attention on the cultivation and experience of a different source of joy in the practice. We will explore using these shades of joy to face and resolve the dukkha and challenges of life and also help us to awaken. The joy of...
by staff2080 | Sep 29, 2025
The Buddhist path of awakening is classically expressed as the middle way and noble eightfold path. Mindfulness, vigor, and composure are of course central. Wise skillful understanding guides and is followed by right thought and aim. This retreat will focus on these...
by staff2080 | Sep 29, 2025
On this 6-day retreat, based on practices from the Four Foundations of Mindfulness, the emphasis will be placed on the body as our primary refuge to establish presence. The invitation is to slow down and bring embodied, loving attention to the present moment. This...
