March Sesshin - Deep Listening
With Hogen Bays, Roshi and Laura Jomon Martin
March 11 - 20, 2022
How does the heart respond to the song of the kettle or the crunch of gravel below our feet? How do we attend to the field of sound that is our life? During this sesshin we come together in joyous recognition of the power of deep listening, and sink into the rhythms of our wild, wonderful and mysterious life.
How do we listen to the sweet melodies of our favorite songs or the grind of an old furnace? Everything is calling out to us! Awaken! Hello! I love you!
We will offer our love and kind attention to the whole field of our experience, the senses wide open, tuning in to the field of sound with particular care during this retreat.
Quiet the mind and wake up! Let deep listening draw you in, draw you out, and bring you into a more inclusive relationship with your life.
Sesshin is a rigorous and, at times, challenging silent meditation retreat that is not recommended for beginners. In order to attend in person, we require that you attend one of our silent weekend retreats or a five-seven day silent retreat at another Zen Center before registering for our longer Zen retreats. For more information about what to expect when attending a sesshin, click here.
This is a hybrid retreat and will be offered both in person and on zoom.
Proof of vaccination and booster is required to attend events at Great Vow Zen Monastery. For the latest on our health policies click here.
About the Leaders
Hogen Bays, Roshi
Hogen Bays, Roshi began practicing in 1968 with Philip Kapleau, Roshi and was part of the residential staff at Zen Center of Rochester in Rochester, New York until 1975. He lived and trained at Zen Center of Los Angeles under the direction of Taizan Maezumi, Roshi from 1980-1984. In 1990 he took priest’s ordination […]
Learn more about Hogen Bays, RoshiLaura Jomon Martin
Laura Jomon Martin has been practicing Zen since 2004 and in 2016 was made a Dharma Holder. Her career has been in social work since 1993, primarily in community mental health, and she is currently an LCSW in private practice, and a teacher of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, certified through University of Massachusetts Medical School.
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