February Update
Below you can see the schedule for the Winter retreat which was received very well. We had a total of fifteen participants for the weekend. Most of the participants were full-time and took advantage of the extended practice opportunity. We are looking forward to the next weekend retreat which will be our Spring retreat.
| Winter Weekend Retreat, Feb. 3 – 5, 2006 |
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| Friday 7:15 p.m. – 8:45 p.m. |
| Saturday 6:00 a.m. – 8:45 p.m. (breakfast, lunch, dinner) |
| Sundays, 6:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (breakfast) |
| Cost: full-time $80 ($60 members), Friday no charge, Saturday $60 ($45 members), Sunday $25 ($20 members) |
Our first weekend retreat for the year will start with the evening schedule on February 3rd. The retreat continues until Sunday the 5th at 12 pm. We are planning on at least four weekend retreats during the year.
Dokuro went to Los Angeles to attend the monthly Osho meeting. Joshu Roshi spoke at the meeting and some important developments around Rinzai-ji will be forthcoming. Sasaki Roshi is in fair health and will lead another Dai-sesshin at Mt. Baldy Zen Center starting February 8.