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A Coin Lost in the River: A Fall Retreat

September 27 – September 29
London, Ontario, Canada

John Tarrant will be leading this short retreat, hosted by PZI sister sangha London Zen Centre.

“Zen koans ar a treasure that anyone can bring to life. Koans are not puzzles to solve, they are tiny healing stories that become active in the mind.”

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Meditation for Anyone: First Mondays at the Creek

Monday July 1, 2013, Santa Rosa Creek Zendo

If you’ve always wanted to learn to meditate or it only just occurred to you or you want to refresh your memory, this is a chance to get the simple directions, to ask questions and perhaps to set down the burdensome question of “am I doing this right?”

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Surprises on the Way: An Article By John Tarrant

The true traveler has no destination and no fixed time of arrival —Laozi

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Count the Stars in the Sky

Tonight I want to talk about a boring koan– “Count the stars in the sky.” There are some passages in life that …

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You Don’t Have to Know: Our Dark Materials

The whole of the ancient, master teachings on suffering come down to this: Suffering is the notion ‘This isn’t it.’
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Save the Date: Upcoming Retreat ​

October 12-19, 2013 Seven Day Meditation Retreat, Angela Center, Santa Rosa, Northern CA