Webinar: How to Encounter the Heart-Mind
How to Encounter the Heart-Mind
Free Interactive Webinar (Please RSVP)
Saturday, October 24th, 12:00-1:15pm MT
Online Only: sit.mountaincloud.org password: mountain22
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In Sanbo Zen, we use the word “sesshin” for what is often referred to as a meditation retreat; yet “retreat” isn’t the best translation. Sesshin is more accurately translated to “encounter of the heart-mind,” a more acute description of what is really going on when we embark on longer periods of meditation practice.
In the lead up to our November weekend sesshin, join Sanbo Zen teacher Scott Thornton and Mountain Cloud’s Communications Manager Abby Shepard for a shared exploration about what “encounter of the heart-mind” really means. Scott will share how these encounters have arisen for him over decades of practice, and we’ll hear directly from sangha members about their own encounters from sesshin.
For those interested in November’s weekend sesshin, we’ll also review the structure of the weekend and how even just a brief dip into extended practice can transform our heart-mind.
Program Agenda (subject to change):
- Welcome
- Conversation between Scott and Abby: What does “encounter of the heart-mind” mean? Why is that a more acute description of a sesshin than the word “retreat”? How have you encountered the heart-mind?
- Shares from sangha members
- Q&A
- Encounter of the Heart-Mind: Structure of a weekend sesshin
- Closing & invitation
