Silent Illumination Retreat Jan 24-26
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Silent Illumination Retreat
Led by Dr. Simon Child, Chan Teacher and Dharma Heir of Master Sheng Yen
Silent Illumination Introduction – Public Talk
January 24, Friday: 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Fee: free (Donations are welcome.)
Two-day intermediate level Silent Illumination Chan Retreat
January 25, Saturday: 9:00 AM – 10:00 PM
January 26, Sunday: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Fee: $100 (suggested donation)
Silent Illumination is a profound meditation practice which leads to a mind of great calmness and insight, using ancient Chinese Zen methods which are just as applicable to the modern West. Silent Illumination is the origin of the Japanese Soto practice of Shikantaza but is approached somewhat differently. Comprehensive explanations and instructions will be given, so that you will be able to fully understand and comfortably follow this practice unique to our Chan retreats.
This weekend silent retreat is your opportunity to learn and deepen this practice through meditation, with instruction and some slots for personal guidance by individual interviews with the teacher as time permits. The pace of this intermediate-level retreat is easy-going and the schedule is flexible. Both beginners and experienced meditators are encouraged to attend. You could leverage this retreat to help you establish a personal practice while giving a firm basis for subsequent ongoing mindfulness and compassion in everyday life.
Intermediate Level Retreats are designed for people who:
- have received basic instruction in sitting meditation
- have established a routine personal practice
- preferably have attended a one-day retreat before
About our Chan Teacher:
Dr. Simon Child, Chuan-fa Jing-hong, has been teaching since the late 1990s and is the primary teacher for the Western Chan Fellowship (www.westernchanfellowship.org). He trained with Dr. John Crook since 1981, and from 1992 he also trained with Chan Master Sheng Yen of Taiwan from whom he received Dharma Transmission in 2000, receiving the joint Dharma Drum lineages of Caodong and Linji Chan. He leads intensive Chan meditation retreats in Europe and in USA. He is a layperson married with two adult sons and his profession has been as a family doctor.