Winter Retreat 2022 Instructional Talks

by tendo zenji

During the February 2022 Winter Retreat held at Tahoma Zen Monastery there was a series of morning instructional talks, primarily on the Dream Mountain practices. Links to the video of these talks are made available here in order that this instruction be accessible throughout the retreat. The links take you to a page where you can watch the video.

The 2022 edition of the Outside Practices text can be found here: Outside Practices

Day 1: February 14th, 2022

Topics Covered
Introduction to the Winter Retreat
Purpose of the Instructional Talks
Cultivating the Still Pool
Zoom Video Recording

Day 2: February 15th, 2022

Topics Covered
Ten Breath Relaxation Method
Focus
Openness
Kinhin
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Day 3: February 16th, 2022

Topics Covered
Sesshin practices: Chanting/Samu/Meals
Physical Practice
Gazing
Outside Practices
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Day 4: February 17th, 2022

Topics Covered
Equanimity
Letting Go
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Day 5: February 18th, 2022

Topics Covered
Immediacy
(Online text of the Mahā Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta)
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Day 6: February 19th, 2022

Topics Covered
Immediacy Followup
Naturalness
Flexibility
Questions
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Day 7: February 20th, 2022

Topics Covered
Continuous Practice
Closing Remarks
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