“Dragon Head Kannon” (2008) by Mayumi Oda.
Tough as Dragon Girl, Quick as Lingzhao:
Koans for Stepping
off a Pole
A Meditation Retreat with Springs Mountain Sangha
May 6 – 10, 2020
Pueblo Mountain Park
Beulah, CO
The deadline for registration is Friday, April 3 at which time full payment is due.
The late deadline for registration is April 21 (and carries a $100 penalty).
Long retreats in our Open Source Koan Zen tradition are long moments in time when we, in community, can step away for a bit, replacing the conventions of our efficient, tightly packed modern lives with the graceful simplicity of sitting and moving together, somewhat formally, in silence. The forms allow us to fall, individually and collectively, into a vastness that holds us differently——a deep quiet that invites our hearts to open and our minds to release what we’ve been clutching. In such a container, we take up the ancient stories of our koan lineage, stories that can awaken the radiance and power of our very own lives.
The cost of the retreat is as follows:
$455 for camping and (2) RV sites
$555 for a dorm room
$615 for a double room
$815 for a single room * the 10 single rooms
fill quickly
Retreat Coordinator and Registrar is:
Robert King, Retreat Registrar
P. O. Box 571
Green Mountain Falls, CO 80819
Email address: kingrh5722@gmail.com
Phone number: 719-684-0130
Registration Form:https://www.smszen.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Retreat-Registration-Form_.pdf