Formal registration will close at 6:00 PM Thursday, May 4th Zoom drop-ins are welcome on a voluntary donation basis. To donate to MRZC click here. To donate to Zoketsu Norman Fischer click here.
Friday, May 5, 7:00 PM-9:00 PM; Saturday, May 6, 9:00 AM-9:00 PM; Sunday, May 7, 9:00 AM-4:00 PM
This non-residential silent retreat is suitable for both beginners and experienced students. It will include periods of zazen (sitting meditation), kinhin (walking meditation), chanting, and talks by the teacher. There will also be opportunities for individual (dokusan) or group meetings with the teacher, and with MRZC guiding teachers Shinmon Michael Newton and Myoshin Kate McCandless.
Norman Fischer is a Zen priest, a husband, a father, and a poet: a teacher with wide-ranging interests and passions. During almost 30 years at San Francisco Zen Center, he served in many positions. Norman retired as the abbot of Zen Center in 2000 to take his teaching out into the world. He continues his involvement with the Zen Center as a senior Dharma teacher. Norman believes in the possibility of "engaged renunciation": living a fully committed religious life that does not exclude family, work, and a passionate interest in the world. He is founder of the Everyday Zen Foundation (www.everydayzen.org) and author of Taking Our Places, Sailing Home, and Training in Compassion.
To add names to the dedication for the Saturday evening memorial service please click here and for the Sunday noon well-being service, please click here.
Zoom link: click here https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81560199550?pwd=ZUE5bDNGSUZzOFNmb0RzZGo4eHI4dz09
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This event is offered on a sliding scale. The basic fee for the weekend is $125. The low end of the scale recognizes Mountain Rain's commitment to making the Dharma accessible to all. We also list a "pay it forward" amount ($150) that offers the opportunity to support financial accessibility for others.
Lower amounts are $80 for part-time or reduced -fee in person participants, and $40 for part-time or reduced-fee online-only participants.
Any income from this event will go towards our community's operational expenses, and building the long-term health of our sangha.
Below these amounts, people may still reach out for a further reduced fee by contacting registrar@mountainrainzen.org.
To register please scroll down until you come to your choice of fee, then click attendance and choose in-person or online. Please indicate on the registration form whether you will attend full-time or part-time and if part-time which part.
