Category Archives: Retreats

First sesshin

I had been sitting for six months with this group and decided to go on my first sesshin. I had heard Tenshin give a talk a few months before.  He had made a deep impression on me. Something about his way of being conveyed a level of wisdom and spirituality that I felt drawn to and wanted to know more about. I wanted to deepen my practice and I had a few burning questions that I was taking into interview with Dave – to do with the nature of life and death and the meaning of existence. I thought that I might get some of these answered on sesshin.

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Sore legs, headache and what’s all this about the ungraspable?

This week, a post from Martie Griffiths, who only recently joined us at the Liverpool group. Martie’s post is a timely reminder of what it can be like to view the practice with fresh eyes. It’s great to have contributions from people who are new to this Zen stuff as well as the more jaundiced experienced folks! If anyone else would like to submit something, I’d be delighted to get your articles (or questions) at editor@stonewaterzen.org.

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StoneWater Zendo

This week, a reflection and reminiscence from Ron Anzan Bell on time spent on retreat at the StoneWater Zendo in the Lake District, the small zendo from which our fledgling community takes its name. I won’t spoil what Ron has to say with any more waffle, read it for yourself.

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