A SILENT RETREAT IN THE EAST-WEST MEDITATION PROGRAM

November 7-12 (Sunday-Friday)

Begins: Sunday at dinner – 6 pm
Concludes: Friday at lunch – 12:00 noon
$445 Overnight / $385 Commuter

"Deep prayer is the opening of mind and heart,
body and feelings, our whole being to God,
the ultimate mystery, beyond words,
thoughts and emotions."
Thomas Keating, O.C.S.O.

The sesshin can become an inspiring spiritual experience for everyone, irrespective of religious affiliation.

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Retreat will include:

• Orientation for those new to a Zen sesshin
• Strict silence and no reading
• Dokusan: Private interviews with Fr. Greg
• Kinhin: Meditating while walking in nature and in the Zendo (meditation room)
• Teisho: Talk by Fr. Greg
• Zazen: Meditating  while seated on a cushion, bench, or chair.

Links

Listen to Fr. Greg's Talks
Read an Article about Kensho

Fr. Gregory Mayers, CSSR, a Redemptorist priest, is a Zen Teacher (Zen-kyôshi) of the Sanbô-Kyôdan Religious Foundation in Kamakura, Japan. He was given the teaching name of Ryûun-ken (Flowing Cloud) by Yamada Ryôun Roshi, the 4th Abbot of Sanbô-Kyôdan. He is also a Zen Teacher of the Empty Cloud Zen Lineage in Benediktushof Holzkirken, Germany, and the School of Contemplation, both founded by Willigis Jäger, OSB, Kôun-ken, who is Father Greg’s primary teacher. Father Greg is the award-winning author of Listen to the Desert: The Secrets of Spiritual Maturity in the Desert Fathers and Mothers. He directs the East West Meditation Program at Mercy Center and is its resident teacher.

Registration

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