2024 Spring Virtual Retreat
Remembering Who We Are: Taking Refuge in Buddha
As we move through life, we react and adapt to the people and circumstances we meet. Over time, patterns of behavior develop in service of self-protection and emotional need-meeting and we can start to believe that this repeating pattern of activity is the Self. We can forget our true nature and become ensnared in the self-centered dream. Awakening to this reality, seeing it clearly, we are freed up to be exactly who we are; to return to our true nature.
Returning to the self, the true self which is nobody, is nothing but the complete awakening. We call this Buddha.
- Kobun Chino Otogawa
This returning, this being completely ourselves and clearly seeing the reality within and around us, is the essence of taking refuge in Buddha. In this one-day intensive - the third of our series on the Triple Treasure - we will explore what it means to return to our Buddha nature, to wakefulness.
9 March 2024
Online
9 AM - 5 PM CST
Our Teacher - Flint Sparks
Flint Sparks (Jigen Kōshin Rōshi) is a Zen teacher and former psychologist dedicated to assisting people in the unending path of growing up and waking up. An experienced therapist and a master teacher, Flint's teachings bridge the fields of traditional Buddhist practice and the psychology of awakening. Flint lives on the island of Molokai in Hawaii and in recent years has has extended his work into the contemplative arts, especially photography. In whatever capacity, his vow is to help soften barriers to love and serve as a clear and caring resource on the path of freedom from unnecessary suffering.
Flint is a senior teacher at Appamada in Austin, Texas and is the Guiding Teacher for Open Door Zen Community in Madison, Wisconsin, Just This consortium of Sanghas across the UK, and Awakening Together Zen Community in Minneapolis, MN.
For more information, visit flintsparks.org
Join us online (via Zoom).
Zoom link will be shared with registrants in advance of the retreat
Cost
The cost for the retreat is $50 to attend online.
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$50 - Online/Virtual (actual cost)
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