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Feburary, 2014 Retreat

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“Which is the True Qian? ”
an Integrative Retreat with Sarah Bender, Sensei

A very old Chinese story starts like this: “There lived in Han-yang a man called Chang-Kien, whose daughter, Qian (pron: Chen) was of peerless beauty….”  As our story progresses, we find two Qians, impossibly, living separate lives. Then something happens. And in the end, our Zen ancestor poses a critical question for us:
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“The woman Qian and her spirit separated. Which is the true Qian?”

You are invited to come and spend a leisurely stretch of time in meditation and contemplationtogether — time enough to truly enter the story and let the story enter you — time enough to discover how this question might touch your own deep question.

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In an integrative retreat, we weave together silence and conversation. We sit, walk and share a meal in meditative silence; and as we speak and listen to each other, we receive the story, its question and each other as honored guests.

Non-residential Retreat

Friday February 7th, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Saturday, February 8th, 9 am – 4:30 pm, lunch provided

Woman’s Club, Colorado College
Cost $95

No previous experience with koans is necessary.

Deadline: Monday, February 3, 2014.
For the registration form, click here.

Questions? Please contact registrar Steve Milligan
at steve_milligan08@comcast.net.