SUMMER SESSHIN: Creatures of the Summer Dawn with John Tarrant & PZI Teachers
JUNE 12th–18th
Santa Sabina Center
San Rafael, CA
REGISTRATION COMING SOON
SAVE THE DATES! JUNE 12–18, 2023
Creatures of the Summer Dawn:
Great Summer Sesshin,
In Person with John Tarrant & PZI Teachers
Santa Sabina Retreat Center
in Northern California
June 12–18, 2023
Fox and buffalo, dogs and flesh eating demons, ghosts, people divided into two beings, tigers who befriend Chan masters, dragons, learned tea ladies—all appear in our koan stories. Also there are refugees, exiles, widows, people having secret love affairs, all creatures of the summer dawn, each having their place in the totality of things. And their beauty too.
It’s good to spend time with people who aren’t people, and people who are.
In the Zen tradition, animals and demons and ghosts all have buddha nature and there are koans about their journeys, which are like ours. I had a dog who came out at night to sit with me, leaning against my body as we sat. I have had other wild creatures, such as echidnas, birds, and snakes approach me while sitting.
When I went to visit a friend in Mendocino, a raven swooped low to greet us. I nodded and we went in. Great horned owls and red-tailed hawks occupy the trees around our temple home and note, and sometimes comment on, our comings and goings.
All these creatures are present in our waking consciousness, but also they move around and call for us in our dreams and sleep. They occupy a place in the deeps where we enter the koan lands.
Join us for an exploration of our own true nature.
—John Tarrant
Our Summer Sesshin:
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.
This is an extended 7-day & 6-night in-person gathering beginning Monday June 12th at 4:30 pm, and completing Sunday June 18th at 12:00 pm.
—with PZI Teachers (confirmed so far): John Tarrant, Allison Atwill, Tess Beasley, Jesse Cardin, Eduardo Fuentes, Jon Joseph, David Parks, Michelle Riddle, David Weinstein
—with HOPs: Jan Brogan and Chris Gaffney
—with Registar: Marion Yakoushkin
Where: Santa Sabina Retreat Center in Northern California:
Santa Sabina Center
25 Magnolia Ave
San Rafael, CA 94901
Registration and more details coming soon.
Retreat registration includes free access to PZI Summer Open Temple morning meditations.
Dear PZI Friends,
In sesshin we come together with PZI members, teachers, musicians, and those new to PZI. We can discover things which we could not discover alone. It’s nice to have each other as we find our way. Thank you for all you offer to PZI.
—PZI Board President Tess Beasley Sensei & Director John Tarrant Roshi, & All of us at PZI