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PZI Digital Temple
September 27–30, 2023

16 (or 100) bodhisattvas

In the old days there were sixteen bodhisattvas
They all got into the bath together and realized the cause of water.
They called out, “This subtle touch reveals the light that is in everything.
We have reached the place where the sons and daughters
of the Buddha live.”

—The Blue Cliff Record Case 78

Unhappiness is all about being separate, constructing ourselves as a separate device in the universe.

A bath, though, cleanses us and dissolves pain; it is the most part of tears, ocean, and of our own cells. All the time, beneath our ideas and troubles, we are being carried along by a great current. Don’t forget to wash behind your ears, as my mother said.

What a great thing it is to step into the temple, to step into the place before there was sorrow or loss. In the end, everything comes down to the fabulous, extensive now that we are in.

There is no one to be worried, no one to be anxious, no flaw to find. The trouble that chases us can’t find us.

When we enter the temple together, there is a mysterious field effect. We are companions on the road and walking the road, we are lighter, funnier. And at peace.

—John Tarrant

Online Fall Retreat:

There will be personal interviews and deep meditation, teaching talks and some conversations, old friends and new, brilliant teachers, music, great enlightenment, mistakes, and delight.

With PZI Teachers John Tarrant, Tess Beasley, Jesse Cardin, Eduardo Fuentes,
Jon Joseph, David Parks, and David Weinstein

Registrar: Marion Yakoushkin

HOP: Jan Brogan

This is a 4-day and 3-night online gathering beginning at 4:30 pm Pacific Time
on Wednesday, September 27th, and completing Saturday, September 30th at noon.

Where: In the PZI Digital Temple

Fees: PZI Members: $395 & Non-Members: $450

PZI Members: If you want to attend and are in need, please don’t hesitate to request financial aid through a PZI Scholarship. Contact our registrar Marion Yakoushkin, at [email protected]

Detailed Retreat Schedule

Wednesday, Sept 27th – ALL TIMES ARE PDT

RETREAT OPENS, 4:30–6:30 PM:  Welcome, meditation & dharma talk
1-HOUR BREAK, 6:30–7:30 PM:  West Coast dinner

OPEN SIT, 7:30–9:00 PM: with Head of Practice (HOP)

Thursday & Friday, September 28–29th 

OPEN SIT, 3:00–5:00 AM: with HOP
1-HOUR BREAK, 5:00–6:00 AM: East Coast breakfast

MORNING, 6:00–7:30 AM:  Morning tea, meditation & welcome rituals
2-HOUR BREAK, 7:30–9:30 AM: West Coast breakfast, East Coast lunch

MORNING, 9:30–11:30 AM:  Morning meditation & dharma talk
1.5-HOUR BREAK, 11:30 AM–1:00 PM:  West Coast lunch

AFTERNOON, 1:00–3:30 PM:  Sutras, meditation, & teacher interviews
1.5-HOUR BREAK, 3:30–5:00 PM:  East Coast dinner

EVENING, 5:00–6:30 PM: Evening meditation & dharma talk
1-HOUR BREAK, 6:30–7:30 PM: West Coast dinner

OPEN SIT, 7:30–9:00 PM: with HOP

Saturday, September 30th

OPEN SIT, 3:00–5:00 AM: with HOP
1-HOUR BREAK, 5:00–6:00 AM: East Coast breakfast

MORNING, 6:00–7:30 AM: Morning tea, meditation & welcome rituals
2-HOUR BREAK, 7:30–9:30 AM: West Coast breakfast, East Coast lunch

RETREAT COMPLETES, 9:30 AM–11:30 AM:  Meditation & closing rituals

Dear PZI Friends — We come together across oceans and continents with our members, teachers, musicians, and those new to PZI. We discover things together which we could not discover alone. There’s a scholarship fund for PZI members who want to attend and need financial aid. If you’re not a member, we invite you to join us today!

Thank you for all you have offered PZI over these many months and decades.
It’s nice to have each other as we find our way.

—Board President Tess Beasley Roshi & Director John Tarrant Roshi, & All of Us at PZI