Home Grown Gathas

By Coote, Gilly

Book Id: WPLBN0000706686
Format Type: PDF eBook
File Size: 9.18 KB.
Reproduction Date: 2005

Title:	Home Grown Gathas
Author:	Coote, Gilly
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Language:	English
Subject:	Religion, Buddhism, Buddhism and literature
Collections:	BuddhaNet: Buddhist Information and Education Network
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Excerpt: We were eighty people drawn to participate in this experiment together, most of us strangers to each other. We were camped high on a mountain in coyote country, with wild sage and hot desert winds and temperatures well over the century. Some had no experience of Zazen at all but practiced their art from the heart and wanted to be with others of like nature. Others came from different Buddhist paths, like Rick Fields (Tibetan), while still others came from yoga and shamanic practices. There were also women who worship the goddess. The invitations to participate in this retreat had come from a wide range of organizations and the people reflected this diversity. The Buddhist Peace Fellowship had invited us. So when the first three days were described by Joan Halifax there was some sense of unease - because we would be following the same schedule as we did at Burradoo with Thay - walking meditation, zazen, dharma talk, silent meals, tea meditation, and an evening discussion followed by more Zazen.