Summer Sesshin 2008 – Zen
Community of Baltimore/Clare Sangha
"Refrain from evil, practice good, purify your mind, save the many beings -- this is the teaching of all the buddhas."
Registration is now open for Summer Sesshin.
When: Check-in 4:30pm Sunday, July 20, supper at 5:15pm, sesshin starts at 7:00pm. Sesshin ends with lunch Saturday, July 26.
Where:
Precious Blood Spiritual Center, 3950 Columbia Ave, Columbia, PA 17512. (See directions on website: www.pbspiritualcenter.org).
Sesshin Theme:
Living the precepts.
Team Teaching:
Bruce Seiryu Blackman, Sensei, ZCB/Clare Sangha;
Barbara Shoshin Craig, Sensei, Flowing River Sangha;
Merle Kodo Boyd, Sensei, Lincroft Zen Sangha;
other White Plum and Zen Peacemaker teachers, part-time.
Sesshin cost:
July 20 through July 26 ($375). Full participation is strongly recommended.
Day and mini-sesshin options are available in consultation with the Registrar.
Register: Please send $75 non-refundable deposit (or full amount) with name, address, phone number, and e-mail address to: Registrar Clay Alberty, 2760 Riverview
Dr, Riva, MD 21140. Also send e-mail to
calberty@gmail.com, advising your ETA at Precious Blood Spiritual Center, and if you want supper Sunday.
Registration closes Tuesday, July 15. Full payment is due upon arrival. Please make checks payable to ZCB/Clare Sangha. Scholarship assistance is
available and should be requested with registration. Early registration is recommended as spaces are limited.
Accommodations:
Single room with sink; communal bathrooms and showers.
Cushions and Mats:
Please bring your own cushion/mat/bench.
Schedule: Silent Zen format, 6:30am to 9:00pm, with dharma talks, optional private interviews, chanting, and meal, tea/coffee, and rest practices.
There will be council (precept circle) and a 108 Day Bead Ceremony at the end of sesshin.