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On this page you will find a description of our
2010 Zen programs including teachings offered
at Crestone Mountain Zen Center as well as seminars
sponsored by Dharma Sangha Boulder.
To register for teachings at Crestone Mountain
Zen Center, please include with your registration
your full name (and Buddhist name if you have
one), postal address, email address, phone number(s),
a digital photograph (if available), and a $50
deposit check. The deposit is refundable with
a 10-day prior cancellation.
For sesshin and seminar registrations
received 10 days before the event we offer a $30
discount.
For an overview of dates
and prices, please click here.
Practice Period
Each year from January 12 through
April 16, Crestone Mountain Zen Center is closed
to the public for our annual Three Month Winter
Practice Period. If you are interested in the
2011 Practice Period, please contact Abbot Zentatsu
Baker Roshi.
Sesshins
with Zentatsu Baker-roshi
Each year at Crestone Mountain Zen Center we hold
two seven-day sesshins: March 31 – April
8 and November 30 – December 8.
These are silent, seven-day intensive meditation
retreats, generally for practitioners who have
already established an on-going practice relationship
with our Sangha. To apply for sesshin, please
contact Abbot Zentatsu Baker Roshi or Assistant
Abbot Koyo Welch Roshi.
Meals during sesshin will be eaten oryoki style.
We ask that returning practitioners bring their
own oryoki set. Arrival is between 5 pm and 6
pm (before dinner), departure after a brunch on
the last day.
Monastic
Seminar with Zentatsu Baker-roshi
“Always Close” (10/19-24):
Placed in the middle of the Crestone Mountain
Zen Center Practice Study Month (see above), the
Monastic Seminar will combine a traditional meditation
schedule with lectures, study and discussions.
Baker Roshi will introduce and explore Koan #98
of the Book of Serenity – Dongshan’s
“Always Close.”
Meals will be eaten oryoki style. We ask that
returning practitioners bring their own oryoki
set. Arrival is between 5 pm and 6 pm on Tuesday,
departure after a brunch on Sunday around 11 am.
Seminars
with Zentatsu Baker-roshi
1. "Self Covers Everything"
(12/28 - New Year's Day): “Self Covers
Everything” – in this seminar, Baker
Roshi will explore and study this traditional
phrase, which was often used by Suzuki Roshi.
What could it mean? What kind of ‘self’
is this? How can this be located in your own practice?
Baker Roshi will develop the topic through lectures,
question and answer, open discussion, and small
groups.
Arrival is between 5 and 6 pm on Tuesday. The
first teaching session is Wednesday at 10 am.
On Friday evening (December 31) we will have a
festive dinner and a dance party, followed by
Zazen and 108 bells to welcome in the New Year.
The event ends with a brunch on New Year’s
Day.
2. Seminars in Boulder: Baker-roshi
continues to teach two seminars per year in Boulder.
"The Actualized Moment"
(1/29-31)
"Interdependence - Can We Live It?"
(4/23-25)
Both Boulder seminars are held
at the Chautauqua Community House. It is not necessary
for participants to have experience with Zen practice
or familiarity with Baker Roshi’s previous
seminars.
For further information and registration please
contact the Boulder
Zen Center.
Practice
Study Month
with Koyo Welch Roshi and Zenki Christian Dillo
“Our Lineage: Dongshan
and Suzuki Roshi” (10/10-11/11): The
Practice Study Month is designed for practitioners
who are interested in developing their relationship
with the Center. We will explore the topic through
individual study, group discussions, presentations
by the participants, and Dharma Talks by Koyo
Welch Roshi and Zenki Christian Dillo. Our study
will be framed by Zazen, service, oryoki meals
and work.
Practice Study Month participants will be joining
the Monastic Seminar (see below) taught by Baker
Roshi on Koan #98 of the Book of Serenity –
Dongshan’s “Always Close.”
If you want to participate in this Practice Study
Month, please download
the application form. We encourage you to
participate in the whole Practice Study Month.
Short-term participation can be negotiated individually.
After being accepted we will send you reading
material and a reading list. Please come prepared!
Meals will be eaten oryoki style. We ask that
returning practitioners bring their own oryoki
set.
Sangha
Seminars in Boulder
with Zenki Christian Dillo and the CMZC Sangha
at the Briar Rose B&B in Boulder
"Ripening Tme"
(8/27-29)
"Cultivating Body and Mind" (11/12-14)
The Crestone Resident Sangha will join the
participants in this Boulder Zen Center study
seminar to develop the topic through individual
study and group discussion. The practice will
include morning and evening Zazen at the Briar
Rose Bed & Breakfast. Everyone is encouraged
to stay overnight at the Briar Rose; the group
will prepare all of its meals there.
Arrival is between 5 and 6 pm on Friday, departure
after lunch on Sunday in the early afternoon.
For further information and
registration please contact the Boulder
Zen Center.
Work
Month Intensive
From May 1 through June 13 we will dedicate one
and a half months to maintenance and work projects
in preparation for the Summer Guest Season. During
the Work Month we follow a more intensive work-oriented
schedule. The student fee is reduced for this
period from $35.00 to $15.00 per night. In addition
to the daily work schedule there will be morning
and evening Zazen meditation, a formal (oryoki)
meal at breakfast, and study. There will also
be a more informal lunch and supper. We ask that
returning practitioners bring their own oryoki
set.
Work
Exchange Program
The Work Exchange Program is designed to give
interested students the opportunity to participate
in our Zen programs and daily practice in exchange
for helping us with the cooking and housekeeping
during our Summer Guest Season. One day of work
earns one day of credit at the monastery. Students
may apply their credit towards sesshins, seminars,
short-term participation in practice period or
participation in our regular practice schedule.
(Please note that credit for work exchange does
not cover teaching donations or teaching fees.)
Your participation in our Summer Guest Season
is an important and deeply appreciated component
of Crestone Mountain Zen Center’s ability
to produce the income that allows us to maintain
and develop our facilities and sustain the practice
here. We hope that time spent here during the
Guest Season can also be a valuable learning experience
for you. Framed by daily morning and evening Zazen,
we work together in a highly cooperative and concentrated
way. In addition, with the guidance and supervision
of Koyo Dan Welch Roshi and the other experienced
cooks in residence, this can be an opportunity
to learn how to cook or to hone your already existing
cooking skills.
Work exchange is offered only during and around
our scheduled Guest Season events. Work exchange
dates are listed below. Positions for work exchange
are limited. Please contact us for availability.
June 22-29: Looking Outward,
Looking Inward (C. & G. Gray)
August 10-15: Hatha Yoga (Sofia Diaz)
September 7-12: Clear Light Sangha (Sharon Landrith)
Please let us know if you are interested in working
and practicing with us during these dates.
For
an overview of scheduled events and prices, please
click here.
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