Join Zen Master Soeng Hyang as we explore the importance of solo retreats in our tradition, and how we might try one ourselves.
Teacher: Zen Master Soeng Hyang (Bobby Rhodes)
Session One: Citing examples from Shakyamuni Buddha, Zen Master Seung Sahn and others, we will explore examples of solo retreats and how they impact our own practice today.
Session Two: Zen Master Soeng Hyang will share the art of doing a personal solo retreat, discussing schedule, format, and the various conditions that make a successful solo retreat that bring lasting benefits to our life beyond the retreat experience.
Suggested Reading (optional):
The Mountain Poems of Stonehouse, translated by Red Pine
One Hundred Days of Solitude by Jane Dobisz
Swampland Flowers, translated by J.C. Cleary
About the Teacher: Zen Master Soeng Hyang (Barbara Rhodes) is the School Zen Master of the Kwan Um School of Zen. She received dharma transmission from Zen Master Seung Sahn on October 10, 1992. She was one of Zen Master Seung Sahn's first American students and studied with him beginning in 1972. She was given inka in 1977. A registered nurse since 1969, she currently works in hospice care. She helped found Providence Zen Center, and lived there for seventeen years, serving in a number of administrative capacities. Zen Master Soeng Hyang has a daughter and lives with her partner, Mary, in California.
[ATTENTION Members of the 360 Zen Study Series: There is no need to purchase this class as it is already included in your subscription.]