New Dates! Spring / Summer 2025 Roshi Retreat @ Watershed
SPRING / SUMMER— "FINDING THE ORIGINAL FRONTIER" — June 11 - June 15
New dates announced to make up for the flooding that occurred during April!
Where do we find the Original Frontier? Not the "final frontier" of space exploration, or the daunting frontier of the bottom of the ocean, but the frontier of Mind, of consciousness itself? Like any frontier, entering it means leaving the known world behind and entering uncharted territory.
At Watershed, we leave the familiar terrain of the city, and our daily routine, embarking on a journey into Nature, in the relative wilderness of the mountains and valleys of North Carolina, which of course does not really exist, except as lines drawn upon a map, which of course, is not the territory. Bringing Zen's meditation to the strangeness of the piney woods, we realize the sameness in the difference. Once the retreat - which is actually a Zen attack - is over, we return to the fray refreshed. The Original Frontier comes with us.
It is highly recommended that you read the book before the retreat. We will not be reading the book, but Taiun-roshi will give daily teisho (pointed talks) embellishing on the main points, along with opportunities for dokusan(personal interview) on a regular basis.
Please join us for our multi-day meditation retreat in the western North Carolina mountains. Watershed Retreat Center is located on 94 acres in a pastoral farm setting highly conducive to finding, or returning to our true nature, in the embrace of Mother Nature. To preserve the intimacy of the retreat, we must limit registration to 10 participants.
Contact: Chishiki Bryan Price 828-389-4927
Where: Watershed Retreat Center - 361 Albone Branch Road, Hayesville, NC 28904
Fees: $240 or pay what you can
Questions Prior to Retreat Contact: Atlanta Soto Zen Center Email : bryan.price.md@gmail.com
