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Zenkai (May 14, 2023) with Lee – In Person and Zoom

Posted by on Mar 14, 2023 in Meditation Retreat | Comments Off on Zenkai (May 14, 2023) with Lee – In Person and Zoom

Three Treasures Sangha will hold this event in-person at our Dharma Gate facility and live by Zoom. Registration information (for in-person) and current Covid-19 Guidelines are posted below the schedule. Guidelines are likely to change before the event, so check again as the date gets closer. If you are able, please join all or part of this opportunity for intensive practice with others. Zoom Link: Send email to ttssangha@gmail.com. If this will be your first event with TTS, we will arrange for an orientation prior to the...

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Why Does It Come to That? – A Talk by Madelon Bolling

Posted by on Mar 12, 2023 in Zen Talks | Comments Off on Why Does It Come to That? – A Talk by Madelon Bolling

  One time when the Master was washing his bowls, he saw two birds contending over a frog. A monk who also saw this asked, “Why does it come to that?” The Master replied, “It’s only for your benefit, Acarya.”                                                                                                 (Record of Tung-shan, case 98)   As descendants of generations of colonizers here in this country, we are slowly coming to terms with our deep, personal, and inextricable connections with the natural world. The quality of life we have, the luxury of our...

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Non-Residential Sesshin with Lee Shields, In Person and Zoom, April 8-15, 2023

Posted by on Feb 15, 2023 in Meditation Retreat | Comments Off on Non-Residential Sesshin with Lee Shields, In Person and Zoom, April 8-15, 2023

Three Treasures Sangha typically holds two, seven-day sesshin each year. Non-Residential Sesshin with Lee Shields, In Person and Zoom, April 8-15 , 2023 (Apply Online or Download Application Form) These retreats are rigorous and quite demanding, consisting of about 10 hours of zazen (sitting meditation) per day. They are silent except for the teacher’s daily teisho (dharma talk), and for dokusan (practice-related interview with the teacher). If you have no prior sesshin experience, feel free to contact us to learn more.   Visit the Sesshin page to view the...

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Zenkai (June 11, 2023) with Madelon – In Person and Zoom

Posted by on Feb 14, 2023 in Meditation Retreat | Comments Off on Zenkai (June 11, 2023) with Madelon – In Person and Zoom

Three Treasures Sangha will hold this event in-person at our Dharma Gate facility and live by Zoom. Registration information (for in-person) and current Covid-19 Guidelines are posted below the schedule. Guidelines are likely to change before the event, so check again as the date gets closer. If you are able, please join all or part of this opportunity for intensive practice with others. Zoom Link: Send email to ttssangha@gmail.com. If this will be your first event with TTS, we will arrange for an orientation prior to...

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3-Day Zenkai (July 7-9, 2023)

Posted by on Feb 14, 2023 in Meditation Retreat | Comments Off on 3-Day Zenkai (July 7-9, 2023)

With Lee Shields and Madelon Bolling Many of us have regimented lives, with infrequent opportunities to ask, with an open mind, how we might deepen practice. Traditionally, Zen training included disciplined training periods alternating with periods of greater free time or travel, even as the spirit and dedication of practice continued. A personal retreat has potential for profound richness that can be taken home thereafter. And a personal retreat has its own practice challenges: how will you express your practice if you are released from aspects of form? Separate from good and bad student,...

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