Zen Meditation Retreat with Madelon Bolling and Lee Shields (December 11)
Please join us on December 11th for a day of Zen meditation. Lee and Madelon will co-lead the retreat. Rather than listening to a talk, we will offer music as teisho. Wu-Men Kuan case 16: Yun-men said, “See how vast and wide the world is? Why do you put on your seven-piece robe at the sound of the bell?” Wu-Men’s Commentary (excerpted): Does the sound come to the ear or does the ear go to the sound? If both sound and silence die away, at such a juncture how could you talk of Zen? While listening with your ear, you cannot tell. When hearing...
read moreTwo-Day Zen Retreat with Jack Duffy (November 12,13 , 2016)
Three Treasures Sangha is hosting a two-day retreat with Jack Duffy Roshi at Dharma Gate zendo on November 12-13th. Jack Duffy will give a talk each day and hold dokusan (practice-related interviews). Everyone is welcome even if you haven’t attended a Three Treasures Sangha retreat. If you’re looking for other opportunities to sit Zen with Three Treasures, check out our Calendar. For more information about this or other retreats,...
read moreSeven-Day Zen Retreat (Sesshin) with Jack Duffy (September 10th-17, 2016)
Three Treasures Sangha holds two, seven-day meditation retreats (Sesshins) each year at Mountain Lamp, a rural practice center near Bellingham, Washington. See our Sesshin page for more information.
read moreZen Meditation Retreat with Madelon Bolling (October 9)
Please join us on October 9th for a day of Zen meditation and a talk titled, “Liu Tiemo: More Than We Can Imagine.” Beginners who are interested in Zen and experienced Zen students are welcome. Schedule 8:15am Work period 9:00am Opening, Five Remembrances, Zazen 9:35am Zazen 10:00am Dharma talk 11:00am Zazen 12:00pm Informal lunch (Soup will be provided. Please bring food to share.) 1:00pm Sutras 1:30am Zazen, Interviews 2:50pm Closing, Great Vows
read moreTwo-Day Zen Retreat with Jack Duffy (August 13,14 )
Three Treasures Sangha is hosting a two-day retreat with Jack Duffy Roshi at Dharma Gate zendo on August 14-15th. Jack Duffy will give a talk each day and hold dokusan (practice-related interviews). Everyone is welcome even if you haven’t attended a Three Treasures Sangha retreat. Bring your own lunch on Saturday. Breakfast will be served on Sunday. If you’re looking for other opportunities to sit Zen with Three Treasures, check out our Calendar. For more information about this or other retreats, contact...
read moreOne-Day Zen Retreat (Zazenkai) with Leland Shields (July 10th, 2016)
Dharma Talk: Every koan is a story of support – two or more people engaging and clarifying. In his Dharma talk, Lee will examine the nature of the support reflected in koans, the story of Lin-Chi, and how we can extend this support to our lives and the world outside the dojo. Schedule 9:00am Opening, Five Remembrances, Zazen 9:35am Zazen 10:00am Dharma talk, discussion. 11:00am Zazen 12:00pm Informal lunch (Please bring food to share. Soup will be provided. No time to get food? – Come anyway.) 1:00pm Sutras 1:30pm Zazen, Interviews...
read moreOne-Day Zen Retreat (Zazenkai) with Madelon Bolling (May 8th, 2016)
Dharma Talk: Continuing the project of introducing the ancestors added to our dedication chant, Madelon will talk a little about Mahaprajapati and the Philosophers’ Stone, telling the story of the Buddha’s mother and her turn toward liberation. Fanciful as this title may be, the Stone is an image of transformation, and transforming the ordinary is deep: it is essential Zen work. Schedule 9:00am Opening, Five Remembrances, Zazen 9:35am Zazen 10:30am Dharma talk 11:30am Zazen 12:00pm Informal lunch (Please bring food to share. Soup...
read moreA Climate of Change: 3 Week Study Retreat with Eileen Kiera and Jack Duffy (June 4 – 25)
During the 2016, 3-week study retreat, we will immerse ourselves in writings from Asia, Europe and North America which express and illuminate the natural configuration of reality. Held by a spacious and disciplined schedule of sitting, walking, working and eating, we will circumambulate the stupa of “a climate of change”. Individually and as a group, we step into a new and closer relationship with that which is before us. Our Teachers, Eileen Kiera & Jack Duffy co-founded Mountain Lamp Community. Together they bring together the Diamond...
read moreSeven-Day Zen Retreat (Sesshin) with Jack Duffy (April 16th-April 23, 2016)
Three Treasures Sangha holds two, seven-day meditation retreats (Sesshins) each year at Mountain Lamp, a rural practice center near Bellingham, Washington. See our Sesshin page for more information.
read moreOne-Day Zen Retreat (Zazenkai) with Lee Shield (April 10th, 2016)
Please join us for a day of sitting and a dharma talk from Lee Shields. The topic of Lee’s talk will be announced. Schedule 9:00am Opening, Five Remembrances, Zazen 9:35am Zazen 10:30am Dharma talk: Zen Attention in Relationship? 11:30am Zazen 12:00pm Informal lunch (Soup will be provided. Please bring food to share.) 1:00pm Sutras 2:00pm Zazen, Interviews 2:50pm Closing, Great Vows
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