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Desert Lotus Zen Sangha
Valley Unitarian Universalist Church
6400 W. Del Rio Street,
Chandler, Arizona 85226


This group meets Mondays at 7:15pm.
Orientation begins at 7:00pm.
Dharma Talk on the first Monday of the month. Monthly one-day retreats offered.

Please visit the Desert Lotus Zen Sangha website for more information:
http://www.desert-lotus-zen.org

or contact Deb Saint at 480.759.7610 or
email: deb@desert-lotus-zen.org


Desert Lotus
Zen Sangha holds regular retreats in the Phoenix, AZ area with PZI teachers
John Tarrant
and Rachel Howlett.

2008 Retreats:

May 16 - 19 - John Tarrant & Rachel Howlett
Saguaros in Bloom Sesshin at Lake Pleasant

Join us for meditation, koan study, dharma instruction, conversation, and work practice in a desert retreat at Lake Pleasant, Arizona. The saguaros are in bloom during this beautiful time of year, and we walk among them in silent awareness. Each evening the teachers give a dharma talk under the stars in the amphitheater overlooking the lake.

We will be led in the retreat by John Tarrant, Roshi, and Rachel Howlett, Sensei. Come for a day, an evening, or for the entire retreat. The retreat fee is $400, or $375 for members prior to April 16, 2008. The fee includes meals and lodging at the Desert Outdoor Center overlooking Lake Pleasant, located thrirty miles nore of Phoenix, Arizona. For information on the Desert Outdoor Center, please see http://www.maricopa.gov/parks/doc.

For more information or to register, contact Carla Thomas at (480) 961-3761 or carla@desert-lotus-zen.org. Use the retreat form on this page to register.


Oct 29 - Nov 1  - John Tarrant & Rachel Howlett
Retreat at Lake Pleasant

For more info about DLZS retreats,
contact Carla Thomas at
480-961-3761 or email: carla@desert-lotus-zen.org