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SUMMARY:Silence: Winter Sesshin with John Tarrant & PZI Teachers
DESCRIPTION:Silence: Winter Sesshin\nWith John Tarrant & PZI Teachers\nJanuary 28th–February 1st\, 2026\nIn the PZI Online Temple \n\n \nWinter retreat is a chance to make tea in your own kitchen and turn your home into a temple. You might discover that your whole house is sacred. The house is happy to have you doing meditation and actually loves you. \nJoin us online in the silence of retreat. \nSilence has secret powers. To meet silence is to enter the deepest questions and the deepest kindness. It befriends our dreams. Just to step into the quiet of retreat is to find healing for troubles. We feel how much we are held by our friends who know about silence. \nAt winter retreat\, even one sitting wipes away regrets and fears. When we awaken\, the universe is our friend. \nJoin us online. Turn your home into a temple. \n—John Tarrant \n\nThis 5-day & 4-night gathering begins Wednesday\, January 28th at 4:30 PM\,\nand completes on Sunday\, February 1st at 11:30 AM Pacific Time. \nDetailed Schedule: may be seen here. \nWith: John Tarrant & PZI Teachers: Tess Beasley\,\nJon Joseph\, Michelle Riddle\, & David Weinstein \nHeads of Practice: Marion Power and Jan Brogan \nRegistrar: Lora Ferguson loraferg1328@gmail.com \nWhere: Live in the PZI Online Temple \nFees: $495 for PZI Members\, $550 for Non-Members \nDokusan: (1-on-1 interviews with PZI Teachers) will be offered throughout sesshin and you will be guided to choose your preferred teachers upon checkout. *Time slots are limited\, but we will do our best to accommodate your preferences. \nScholarship for PZI Members: If you want to attend and are in need\, please don’t hesitate to request financial aid through a PZI Scholarship by contacting our registrar: Lora Ferguson at loraferg1328@gmail.com \nNot a member? Now’s your chance! Join us here. \nNote: Your registration includes free access to weekday morning meditations in our Winter Open Temple\,\n which meets January 12th–March 6th\, 2026! \n\nDear PZI Friends\, \nWe 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! \nThank you for all you’ve offered PZI over these many months and decades. It’s nice to have each other as we find our way. \n—Board President Tess Beasley Roshi & Director John Tarrant Roshi\, & All of Us at PZI \n 
URL:https://www.pacificzen.org/event/silence-winter-sesshin-2026-jt/
LOCATION:PZI Online Temple
CATEGORIES:Online Retreat,PZI Retreats
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SUMMARY:GREAT FALL SESSHIN: The Autumn of Awakening with John Tarrant & PZI Teachers
DESCRIPTION:  \n\n\n2025 Great Fall Sesshin:\nThe Autumn of Awakening\nIn Person with John Tarrant & PZI Teachers\n\nMount Madonna Retreat Center\nin Northern California\nOctober 13–19\, 2025\n\nAfter the hurly-burly of summer\, autumn strolls in\, the philosophical season\, as Tony Hoagland called it\, mists and pleasant afternoons and thoughtfulness. \nIn the clear light\, there are spaces in the air and birds fly between the branches. Spaces appear in the mind too. If you are criticizing yourself or justifying yourself\, the burden can turn itself inside out. It’s alright\, nothing is wrong\, nothing has ever been wrong. \nWatching the pelicans is the important thing\, doing nothing they catch their fish. \n—John Tarrant \n \n\n \nJoin us for our Great Fall 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. \n—John Tarrant & PZI Teachers \n  \n\n\n\n\nLocation:\nMount Madonna Center\n445 Summit Rd\,\nWatsonville\, CA 95076 \nDates and Times:\nSeven Days & Six Nights\nBegins Monday\, October 13th\, at 7:30 p.m. (Dinner at 6\, check-in at 5)\nEnds Sunday\, October 19th at 12:00 p.m. (Lunch will not be served) \nWith PZI Teachers: John Tarrant\, Allison Atwill\, Tess Beasley\, Jesse Cardin\, Jon Joseph\, and David Weinstein \nHead of Practice: TBD\nTimekeeper: TBD \n\nRegistrar:\nFor retreat\, registration\, and PZI Member Scholarship questions\, contact Lora Ferguson: loraferg1328@gmail.com \nPricing:\nRetreat registration includes room and board as well as free access to morning meditations in the PZI Fall Open Temple. \n*Registration closes October 8th\n*Partial refunds accepted until October 5th\n*Full cancellation policy may be seen here \n\n\nSingle Room with Private Bathroom — PZI Member: $2964 — Non-Member: $3114 AT CAPACITY \n\nSingle Room with Shared Bathroom — PZI Member: $2604 — Non-Member: $2754 \n\nDouble Room with Private Bathroom — PZI Member: $2109 — Non-Member: $2259 AT CAPACITY \n\nDouble Room with Shared Bathroom — PZI Member: $1794 — Non-Member: $1944 \n\nShared Room (Up to 3–4 people with Common Bathroom) — PZI Member: $1454 — Non-Member: $1604 \n\n*Campsite (Car or Tent) — PZI Member: $1194 — Non-Member $1344 \n\n*Single Cabin with Shared Bathroom — PZI Member: $2424 — Non-Member: $2574 \n\n*Double Cabin with Shared Bathroom — PZI Member: $1734 — Non-Member: $1884 \n\n*Please Note: Those registering for a campsite or either the single or double cabin options will require a short\, somewhat steep\, walk to the zendo\, dining hall\, and bathrooms. Camping gear is not provided. \n\n\nGetting There: For those flying to sesshin\, please review Mount Madonna’s guide on getting to the Center here. Shuttles and rideshares may be available. \n\n\nPZI 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 Lora at loraferg1328@gmail.com for scholarship and any other retreat questions. \nNot a member? Join us! \n\n\n \nDear PZI Friends\, \nIn 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. \n—PZI Board President Tess Beasley Roshi & Director John Tarrant Roshi\, & All of us at PZI
URL:https://www.pacificzen.org/event/2025-great-fall-sesshin/
LOCATION:Mount Madonna Center\, 445 Summit Road\, Watsonville\, CA\, 95076\, United States
CATEGORIES:PZI Retreats,Sesshin
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SUMMARY:OPEN MIND RETREAT: There and Back Again – Pilgrimage of the Inner Life with John Tarrant & PZI Teachers
DESCRIPTION:This event is currently at capacity.\nEmail registrar Eleanor to be put on the the waiting list: eleanor@pacificzen.org\n\nThere and Back Again: Pilgrimage of the Inner Life\nSummer Open Mind Retreat\nwith John Tarrant\, Allison Atwill\, & Tess Beasley \nAugust 7–10\, 2025\nThursday Eve through Sunday Noon\nCommonweal Center\, Bolinas CA \nIN PERSON\n \n\nOut and back… \nWe are so often on a journey\, keeping company with each other. \nIn the beginning of practice\, mountains are mountains\, and rivers are rivers. \nAfter we have been practicing for some time\, some years\, we notice that mountains are no longer mountains and rivers are no longer rivers. \nAs practice continues\, however\, we go deeper into the mountains\, following the thrush’s song\, and we too become deeply thus\, and we find that mountains are again mountains and rivers are rivers once more. \nIt is the great journey assisted by dreams\, meditations\, courage and trust. \nIt gives the shape to our lives. The ancestors keep us company. \nBecoming aware of the journey\, realizing that we are on a great journey\, yes that helps a lot. \n—John Tarrant \n \n\nJoin us for an exploration of the great way of Zen—koans\, stories\, meditation and dreams. We’re looking forward to it\, and there are limited numbers\, so if you want to come\, sign up soon. \n\nWhat Is An Open Mind Retreat? \nJohn Tarrant and PZI Teachers will lead this retreat with a group of twenty-five participants or fewer. There is usually a mix of experienced meditators and complete beginners. We sit in a circle and meditate until it’s time to listen or talk\, until it’s time to take a walk and gaze at the ocean\, put our faces into the wind and feel our hearts shift in new and unexpected ways. \nPacific Zen Institute’s Open Mind retreats come out of our impulse to make a Zen meditation retreat that is native to American culture. When we take away the barriers to understanding\, things just naturally shine. \nThis is a residential retreat held in a beautiful place on the ocean with a simple feel\, and wonderful food. \nPeople find that this retreat has a powerful effect on their lives and understanding of the practice of the inner life and the world of work and personal interaction. \nIt has the deep strength of an intensive meditation retreat inside a form that works for people with different levels of meditation experience. It has a flexible schedule that works well for those who would like to bring a partner or a friend. \nNo particular background in spiritual practice is required. \nBring a notebook. Also\, if you want to paint or draw or play an instrument you can bring your gear. \n\nRETREAT DETAILS \nCost\nMember Shared Room (double): 895\nMember Single Room: 1125 AT CAPACITY \nNon-Member Shared Room (double): 945\nNon-Member Single Room: 1175 AT CAPACITY \nLocation:\nCommonweal Center\, 451 Mesa Rd\, Bolinas\, CA 94924 \nDates and Times:\nFour Days & Three Nights\nBegins Thursday\, August 7th\, at 7:00 p.m. (dinner at 6\, check-in at 4)\nEnds Sunday\, August 10th at 12:00 p.m. \nRegistrar:\nFor retreat\, registration\, and PZI Member Scholarship questions\,\nContact Eleanor Silberman at eleanor@pacificzen.org \n\nIn Bolinas\, the grey whales are migrating north with the calves close in\, pelicans fly by like royalty\, osprey carry fish and hermit thrushes pass through. Foxes are stealing shoes\, small badgers are peeping out of holes\, the ocean is breaking on Duxbury reef\, and the great forces carry us too\, as we had hoped. \nIn the field of meditation we welcome a spring that is larger than our difficulties or fears. There is a joy and renewal. We don’t have to get back into life. We are there already.  —John Tarrant \n\nJohn Tarrant Roshi taught Zen in a traditional Japanese manner for about 15 years and then developed new ways to teach people who had no previous experience of Zen koans or even of meditation. \nJohn has a Ph.D. in psychology and is the author of Bring Me The Rhinoceros & Other Zen Koans That Will Save Your Life\, and The Light Inside the Dark: Zen\, Soul\, & the Spiritual Life. He directs Pacific Zen Institute. He has a special interest in leadership and in creativity.
URL:https://www.pacificzen.org/event/there-and-back-again-open-mind-retreat-in-bolinas/
LOCATION:Commonweal\, 451 Mesa Road\, Bolinas\, CA\, 94924\, United States
CATEGORIES:Open Mind,PZI Retreats
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SUMMARY:OPEN MIND RETREAT: The Secret Thread with John Tarrant\, Allison Atwill\, & Tess Beasley
DESCRIPTION:THIS RETREAT IS FULL \nContact Eleanor Silberman to be put on a waitlist. \n\nSpring Open Mind Retreat\nThe Secret Thread\nWith John Tarrant\, Allison Atwill\, & Tess Beasley \nMarch 27th–30th\, 2025\nThursday Eve through Sunday Noon\nCommonweal Center\, Bolinas CA \nIN PERSON \nThere is a thread in your life. Sometimes it is hidden\, sometimes you can tell\, you feel it pulling in your hand\, and sometimes you follow along merrily without noticing. Sometimes it is hard to find and you despair. It always appears again\, though\, because you can’t escape it\, it is only for you. \nIt’s something you need to respect and pay attention to. It might cause your house to burn\, or it might lead you to a fairy palace under the sea. \n“Is that it?” you ask. “What am I to do now?” \nJoin us for our very special retreat by the sea. \n \n—John Tarrant \n\nJoin us for an exploration of the great way of Zen—koans\, stories\, meditation and dreams. We’re looking forward to it\, and there are limited numbers\, so if you want to come\, sign up soon. \n\nWhat Is An Open Mind Retreat? \nJohn Tarrant and PZI Teachers will lead this retreat with a group of twenty-five participants or fewer. There is usually a mix of experienced meditators and complete beginners. We sit in a circle and meditate until it’s time to listen or talk\, until it’s time to take a walk and gaze at the ocean\, put our faces into the wind and feel our hearts shift in new and unexpected ways. \nPacific Zen Institute’s Open Mind retreats come out of our impulse to make a Zen meditation retreat that is native to American culture. When we take away the barriers to understanding\, things just naturally shine. \nThis is a residential retreat held in a beautiful place on the ocean with a simple feel\, and wonderful food. \nPeople find that this retreat has a powerful effect on their lives and understanding of the practice of the inner life and the world of work and personal interaction. It has the deep strength of an intensive meditation retreat inside a form that works for people with different levels of meditation experience. It has a flexible schedule that works well for those who would like to bring a partner or a friend. \nNo particular background in spiritual practice is required. \nBring a notebook. Also\, if you want to paint or draw or play an instrument you can bring your gear. \n\nRETREAT DETAILS \nCost\nMember Shared Room (double): 895\nMember Single Room: 1125 \nNon-Member Shared Room (double): 945\nNon-Member Single Room: 1175 \nLocation:\nCommonweal Center\, 451 Mesa Rd\, Bolinas\, CA 94924 \nDates and Times:\nFour Days & Three Nights\nBegins Thursday\, March 27th\, at 7:00 p.m. (dinner at 6\, check-in at 5)\nEnds Sunday\, March 30th at 12:00 p.m. \nRegistrar:\nFor retreat\, registration\, and PZI Member Scholarship questions\,\nContact Eleanor Silberman at eleanor@pacificzen.org \n\nIn Bolinas\, the grey whales are migrating north with the calves close in\, pelicans fly by like royalty\, osprey carry fish and hermit thrushes pass through. Foxes are stealing shoes\, small badgers are peeping out of holes\, the ocean is breaking on Duxbury reef\, and the great forces carry us too\, as we had hoped. \nIn the field of meditation we welcome a spring that is larger than our difficulties or fears. There is a joy and renewal. We don’t have to get back into life. We are there already.  —John Tarrant \n\nJohn Tarrant Roshi taught Zen in a traditional Japanese manner for about 15 years and then developed new ways to teach people who had no previous experience of Zen koans or even of meditation. \nJohn has a Ph.D. in psychology and is the author of Bring Me The Rhinoceros & Other Zen Koans That Will Save Your Life\, and The Light Inside the Dark: Zen\, Soul\, & the Spiritual Life. He directs Pacific Zen Institute. He has a special interest in leadership and in creativity.
URL:https://www.pacificzen.org/event/open-mind-retreat-spring-retreat-in-bolinas-with-john-tarrant-pzi-teachers/
LOCATION:Commonweal\, 451 Mesa Road\, Bolinas\, CA\, 94924\, United States
CATEGORIES:Open Mind,PZI Retreats
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SUMMARY:LATE WINTER RETREAT: Hearing the Voice of Raindrops with John Tarrant & PZI Teachers
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER\n\nLATE WINTER RETREAT\nHearing the Voice of Raindrops\nWith John Tarrant & PZI Teachers\nFebruary 20–23\, 2025\nIn the PZI Digital Temple\nLive Online \nKOAN: \nJingqing asked a student\, “What’s that sound outside the door?”\n“Rain\,” replied the student.\nJingqing said\, “People are upside down.\nThey delude themselves and chase after things.”\n“What about you?”\n“I’m reaching not to lose myself.”\n“What do you mean by reaching not to lose yourself?”\nJingqing said\, “Being born is easy; the way of freedom is hard.” \n—Blue Cliff Record Case 46 \nTranslation by John Tarrant & Joan Sutherland \n\n \nWinter Silence \nSilence has secret powers. To meet silence is to enter the deepest questions and the deepest kindness. It befriends our dreams. Just to step into the quiet of retreat is to find healing for troubles. We feel how much we are held by our friends who know about silence. \nAt winter retreat\, even one sitting wipes away regrets and fears. When we awaken\, the universe is our friend. \nJoin us online. \nTurn your home into a temple. \n—John Tarrant \n\nThis 4-day & 3-night gathering begins Thursday\, February 20th at 4:30 PM\,\nand completes on Sunday\, February 23rd at 12:00 PM Pacific Standard Time \nWho: With John Tarrant & PZI Teachers Tess Beasley\, Jesse Cardin\,\nEduardo Fuentes\, Jon Joseph\, David Parks\, Michelle Riddle\, & David Weinstein \nHeads of Practice: Marion Power and Jan Brogan \nWhere: Live Online in the PZI Digital Temple \nFees: $295 for PZI Members\, $350 for Non-Members \nMember Scholarship: If you are a PZI Member\, want to attend\, and are in need\,\nplease don’t hesitate to request financial aid through a PZI Scholarship. \nRegistrar: Lora Ferguson atloraferg1328@gmail.com \nNote: Your registration includes free access to weekday morning meditations in our Winter Open Temple\,\n which meets January 13th–March 28\, 2025! \n\nDear PZI Friends\, \nWe 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! \nThank you for all you’ve offered PZI over these many months and decades. It’s nice to have each other as we find our way. \n—Board President Tess Beasley Roshi & Director John Tarrant Roshi\, & All of Us at PZI \n 
URL:https://www.pacificzen.org/event/late-winter-early-spring-retreat-with-john-tarrant-pzi-teachers-hearing-the-voice-of-raindrops/
LOCATION:PZI Online Temple
CATEGORIES:Online Retreat,PZI Retreats
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241022T163000
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SUMMARY:GREAT FALL SESSHIN with John Tarrant & PZI Teachers: The Manifestations of the 1000-Armed Goddess of Mercy
DESCRIPTION:REGISTRATION IS CLOSED \n\n\nGreat Fall Sesshin\nIn Person with John Tarrant & PZI Teachers \nThe Manifestations of the1000-Armed Goddess of Mercy\n\nSanta Sabina Retreat Center\nin Northern California\nOctober 22–27\, 2024\n \n  \n  \n  \n \nWhen we are asleep we sink down into the dream world where we are not ourselves and we are all connected. When we wake\, we might rise up forgetting to worry or be separate. First we just look at things without prejudice\, without deciding what they are beforehand. The things of the world come to us. \nThen you might notice the palm of your own hand\, a leaf\, a child turning her head slowly toward you\, a lizard taking in the sun\, the daylight moon above the roof\, the sounds of crickets making music\, traffic sounds\, the bike with loud pipes. And when you let each thing be as it is\, you might see in each thing the face of the thousand-armed goddess of mercy. That is the touch of the heart of the goddess. \nJoin us for our Great Fall Sesshin. This is a retreat about welcome and mercy and clarity\, how we are still connected as if we were asleep and full of love whether or not we know it yet. 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. \nFriends\, this will be our last sesshin at Santa Sabina—last time to sit in the arched\, silent cloister\, to see great trellises of roses and the hummingbirds dashing through the fountain. The sisters and the place have been good to us. We’d love to have you this final time. \n—John Tarrant \n\n\nThis is a 6-day and 5-night in-person gathering beginning Tuesday\, October 22nd at 7:30 pm\,\nand completing Sunday\, October 27th at 12:00 pm. \n\n\nWith PZI Teachers: John Tarrant\, Allison Atwill\, Tess Beasley\, Jon Joseph\, David Weinstein\nHead of Practice: Todd Geist\nTimekeeper: Marion Power\n \n\n\n\n \nWhere: Santa Sabina Retreat Center in Northern California: \nSanta Sabina Center\n25 Magnolia Ave\nSan Rafael\, CA 94901 \n\n\nRetreat registration includes room and board and free access to PZI Fall Open Temple morning meditations. \nPZI Member Single\, 1750\nPZI Member Double\, 1300 \nNon-member Single\, 1800\nNon-member Double\, 1350 \nFor retreat questions contact our registrar. \n\nDear 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! \nThank you for all you have offered PZI over these many months and decades.\nIt’s nice to have each other as we find our way. \n—Board President Tess Beasley Roshi & All of Us at PZI
URL:https://www.pacificzen.org/event/save-the-dates-great-fall-sesshin-with-john-tarrant-pzi-teachers/
LOCATION:Santa Sabina Center\, 25 Magnolia Avenue\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94901\, United States
CATEGORIES:PZI Retreats,Sesshin
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SUMMARY:Open Mind with John Tarrant\, Allison Atwill\, & Tess Beasley: The Great Goddess – Seeing Through the Eyes of the Ancestors
DESCRIPTION:THIS RETREAT IS FULL \nWant to be on the waitlist? Contact the registrar\, Eleanor Silberman \n\nThe Great Goddess: Seeing Through the Eyes of the Ancestors\nAn Open Mind In-Person Retreat with Three Roshis:\nJohn Tarrant\, Allison Atwill\, & Tess Beasley\nCommonweal Center in Bolinas\, CA\nAugust 8–11\, 2024\n\nThursday Eve through Sunday Noon \nThe mind is a jumble of many things\, and\, when we throw them overboard\, we forget who we are. Then the world becomes intense and beautiful without reservation. We meet the ancestors at breakfast\, and everything that appears comes near. The corn tortilla burning on the stove\, a puppy dog\, the trouble that occurs in love\, the changing of the seasons\, is all for us.  \nDeep down we find a purity in things.This is the heart of the Guanyin\, the Goddess of Mercy. Join us to spend some time with her. \nThis is a residential retreat held in a beautiful place on the ocean\, with a simple feel and wonderful food. The flexible schedule allows the work of the soul to go on in the dark. The retreat works well for those who would like to bring a partner or friend. No particular background in spiritual practice is required. \nJoin us for an exploration of the great way of Zen: koans\, stories\, meditation and dreams. We’re looking forward to it and if you want to come\, sign up soon—this retreat is small and fills quickly! Join us at beautiful Bolinas. \n—John\, Allison\, & Tess \n \n\nAbout PZI Open Mind Retreats \nPacific Zen Institute’s Open Mind retreats come out of our impulse to make a Zen meditation retreat that is native to American culture. When we take away the barriers to understanding\, things just naturally shine. \nThis is a residential retreat held in a beautiful place on the ocean with a simple feel\, and wonderful food. \nThere will be sitting together\, koans\, teaching\, walking on the beach\, poetry\, conversation\, writing and time to find out what our lives might be like without our usual stories. We will do exercises that help our attention to deepen. We will make discoveries and our lives will open. \nThis is a retreat that people find has a powerful effect on their lives and their understanding\, both of the practice of the inner life and of the world of work and personal interaction. It has the deep strength of an intensive meditation retreat inside a form that works for people with all different levels of meditation experience. It has a flexible schedule that makes it work well for those who would like to bring a partner or a friend. \nNo particular background in spiritual practice is required. \nBring a notebook. Also\, if you want to paint or draw or play an instrument you can bring your gear. \n\n\nJohn Tarrant Roshi taught Zen in a traditional Japanese manner for about 15 years and then developed new ways to teach people who had no previous experience of Zen koans or even of meditation. \nJohn has a Ph.D. in psychology and is the author of Bring Me The Rhinoceros & Other Zen Koans That Will Save Your Life\, and The Light Inside the Dark: Zen\, Soul\, & the Spiritual Life. He directs Pacific Zen Institute. He has a special interest in leadership and in creativity. \n\n\nRetreat Details \nCost\nMembers Shared Double Room: 875\nNon-Members Shared Double Room: 925 \nMembers Single Room: 1095\nNon-Members Single Room: 1145 \nLocation\nCommonweal Center\, 451 Mesa Road\, Bolinas\, CA 94924 \nDates and Times\nBegins Thursday\, August 8th\, at 7:30 p.m. (dinner at 6\, check-in at 4)\nEnds Sunday\, August 11th at 12:00 p.m. \nQuestions\nRegistration\, member scholarship\, or retreat-related questions?\nPlease contact our registrar\, Eleanor Silberman \nImportant\nNotify the registrar if you’ll arrive at 6:00 p.m. or later \nStay tuned\nYou’ll get a detailed Welcome Email one week before the event \nCovid safety\nWe’ll all follow this Covid protocol \n\nIn Bolinas\, the grey whales are migrating north with the calves close in\, pelicans fly by like royalty\, osprey carry fish and hermit thrushes pass through.  \nFoxes are stealing shoes\, small badgers are peeping out of holes\, the ocean is breaking on Duxbury reef\, and the great forces carry us too\, as we had hoped. \nIn the field of meditation we welcome a spring that is larger than our difficulties or fears. There is a joy and renewal. We don’t have to get back into life. We are there already. \n—John Tarrant
URL:https://www.pacificzen.org/event/open-mind-the-great-goddess-seeing-through-the-eyes-of-the-ancestors/
LOCATION:Commonweal\, 451 Mesa Road\, Bolinas\, CA\, 94924\, United States
CATEGORIES:Open Mind,PZI Retreats
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SUMMARY:PZI Summer Sesshin in Session
DESCRIPTION:Summer Sesshin Is in Session: The Summer of Zen: Meeting the Inconceivable \nCLOSING DAY \nIn Person with John Tarrant & PZI Teachers\nSanta Sabina Center in California \nJune 10–16\, 2024
URL:https://www.pacificzen.org/event/pzi-summer-sesshin-in-session-21/
LOCATION:Santa Sabina Center\, 25 Magnolia Avenue\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94901\, United States
CATEGORIES:PZI Retreats,Sesshin
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240615T210000
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SUMMARY:PZI Summer Sesshin in Session
DESCRIPTION:Summer Sesshin Is in Session: The Summer of Zen: Meeting the Inconceivable \nDAY SIX \nIn Person with John Tarrant & PZI Teachers\nSanta Sabina Center in California \nJune 10–16\, 2024
URL:https://www.pacificzen.org/event/pzi-summer-sesshin-in-session-23-5/
LOCATION:Santa Sabina Center\, 25 Magnolia Avenue\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94901\, United States
CATEGORIES:PZI Retreats,Sesshin
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240614T210000
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SUMMARY:PZI Summer Sesshin in Session
DESCRIPTION:Summer Sesshin Is in Session: The Summer of Zen: Meeting the Inconceivable \nDAY FIVE \nIn Person with John Tarrant & PZI Teachers\nSanta Sabina Center in California \nJune 10–16\, 2024
URL:https://www.pacificzen.org/event/pzi-summer-sesshin-in-session-23-4/
LOCATION:Santa Sabina Center\, 25 Magnolia Avenue\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94901\, United States
CATEGORIES:PZI Retreats,Sesshin
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240613T210000
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SUMMARY:PZI Summer Sesshin in Session
DESCRIPTION:Summer Sesshin Is in Session: The Summer of Zen: Meeting the Inconceivable \nDAY FOUR \nIn Person with John Tarrant & PZI Teachers\nSanta Sabina Center in California \nJune 10–16\, 2024
URL:https://www.pacificzen.org/event/pzi-summer-sesshin-in-session-23-3/
LOCATION:Santa Sabina Center\, 25 Magnolia Avenue\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94901\, United States
CATEGORIES:PZI Retreats,Sesshin
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240612T210000
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SUMMARY:PZI Summer Sesshin in Session
DESCRIPTION:Summer Sesshin Is in Session: The Summer of Zen: Meeting the Inconceivable \nDAY THREE \nIn Person with John Tarrant & PZI Teachers\nSanta Sabina Center in California \nJune 10–16\, 2024
URL:https://www.pacificzen.org/event/pzi-summer-sesshin-in-session-23-2/
LOCATION:Santa Sabina Center\, 25 Magnolia Avenue\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94901\, United States
CATEGORIES:PZI Retreats,Sesshin
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240611T060000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240611T210000
DTSTAMP:20260426T062710
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SUMMARY:PZI Summer Sesshin in Session
DESCRIPTION:Summer Sesshin Is in Session: The Summer of Zen: Meeting the Inconceivable \nDAY TWO \nIn Person with John Tarrant & PZI Teachers\nSanta Sabina Center in California \nJune 10–16\, 2024
URL:https://www.pacificzen.org/event/pzi-summer-sesshin-in-session-23/2024-06-11/
LOCATION:Santa Sabina Center\, 25 Magnolia Avenue\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94901\, United States
CATEGORIES:PZI Retreats,Sesshin
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240610T193100
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240610T210000
DTSTAMP:20260426T062710
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SUMMARY:PZI Summer Sesshin in Session
DESCRIPTION:Summer Sesshin Is in Session: The Summer of Zen: Meeting the Inconceivable \nDAY ONE: OPENING NIGHT \nIn Person with John Tarrant & PZI Teachers\nSanta Sabina Center in California \nJune 10–16\, 2024
URL:https://www.pacificzen.org/event/pzi-summer-sesshin-in-session-22/
LOCATION:Santa Sabina Center\, 25 Magnolia Avenue\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94901\, United States
CATEGORIES:PZI Retreats,Sesshin
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240610T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240616T120000
DTSTAMP:20260426T062710
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SUMMARY:SUMMER SESSHIN: The Summer of Zen – Meeting the Inconceivable with John Tarrant & PZI Teachers
DESCRIPTION:REGISTRATION CLOSED \nAlready registered and have questions? \nContact registrar Lora Ferguson at loraferg1328@gmail.com \n\nGreat Summer Sesshin \nIn Person with John Tarrant & PZI Teachers \nThe Summer of Zen: Meeting the Inconceivable\nSanta Sabina Retreat Center\nin Northern California\nJune 10th–16th\, 2023 \nAh\, the Summer of Zen!\nAh\, the moon and the stars! \nHere is our koan: \nOne day\, Yanguan called to his attendant\, “Bring me the rhinoceros fan.”\nThe attendant replied\, “The fan is broken.”\nYanguan said\, “If the fan is broken\, bring back the rhinoceros.” \nAnd how am I going to navigate this life of wonder and tears? Meditation opens space. \nThe birds of the morning\, the traffic sounds\, they are all a great cry and we can’t help but respond.\n“Here I am! I’m in summer retreat and all is well.” \nThe mind settles\, the heart opens by itself\, and a solitary brightness is visible in every single thing. Even your shoes and your knees are delighted. The kitchen is thrilled\, it wants to follow you into the meditation hall. Everywhere\, deep gratitude wells up. Silently\, in the quiet afternoon of retreat—unsought happiness. \nJoin us for our yearly summer sesshin\, a time to sit together in silence in the companionship of wonder. \nThis is our last summer sesshin in Santa Sabina\, a beautiful retreat center where the nuns have been very kind to us over many years. \nSummer Sesshin is our major gathering for the year. We meet and sit together. There will be refuge ceremonies and sutras and teachings and also deep and marvelous silence. \nJoin us\, join us! \n—John Tarrant \n \n\n\nOur Summer Sesshin: \nThere will be personal interviews and deep meditation\, teaching talks and some conversations\, old friends and new\, brilliant teachers\, music\, great enlightenment\, mistakes\, and delight. \nThis is an extended 7-day & 6-night in-person gathering beginning Monday June 10th at 7:30 pm\, and completing Sunday June 16th at 12:00 pm. \nWith PZI Teachers: John Tarrant\, Allison Atwill\, Tess Beasley\, Jon Joseph\, Michelle Riddle\, David Weinstein\nHead of Practice: Todd Geist\n \n\n\n\n \nWhere: Santa Sabina Retreat Center in Northern California: \nSanta Sabina Center\n25 Magnolia Ave\nSan Rafael\, CA 94901 \n\n\nRetreat registration includes room and board free access to PZI Summer Open Temple morning meditations. \nPZI Member Single\, 2100\nPZI Member Double\, 1545 \nNon-member Single\, 2200\nNon-member Double\, 1595 \nFor retreat questions or request a PZI Member scholarship\, contact our registrar\,\nLora Ferguson at loraferg1328@gmail.com \n\nDear PZI Friends\, \nIn 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. \n—PZI Board President Tess Beasley Roshi & Director John Tarrant Roshi\, & All of us at PZI \n 
URL:https://www.pacificzen.org/event/save-the-dates-great-summer-sesshin-with-john-tarrant-friends/
LOCATION:Santa Sabina Center\, 25 Magnolia Avenue\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94901\, United States
CATEGORIES:PZI Retreats,Sesshin
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240307T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240310T120000
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SUMMARY:OPEN MIND RETREAT: Transforming the Mind & Heart – The Story of the Grail with John Tarrant\, Allison Atwill & Tess Beasley
DESCRIPTION:CLOSED \nContact Registrar Eleanor Silberman if you have questions. \n\nTransforming the Mind & Heart\n—The Story of the Grail\nWith John Tarrant\, Allison Atwill & Tess Beasley \nMarch 7–10\, 2024\nThursday Eve through Sunday Noon\nCommonweal Center\, Bolinas CA \nIN PERSON \nPeople go to abandoned places to search for their true nature. \nAt such a moment\, Honored One\, where is your true nature? \nIn the old days there was a wasteland and in that wild expanse there was a castle that appeared and disappeared at will. The king of that castle was disabled with an ancient wound and unable to walk but he could fish from a boat and was called the Fisher King. \nHis sickness caused the land around to be infertile. You could not find his palace but you might stumble upon it. The palace had a magical sword and a grail dish that emits light and heals but did not heal the king.  \nThat is your job when you arrive there: to understand\, to heal the Grail King and the land around\, and to learn to ask a question which requires not heroics but intimacy and tender care. In your turn you will have to take up his duties and rule the castle. \nThe Grail Story appeared when the old order was breaking down\, and we live in that sort of time now and we think it will help us. It is a koan story in which impossible problems must be solved. \n \n—John Tarrant \n\n\nJoin us for an exploration of the great way of Zen—koans\, stories\, meditation and dreams. We’re looking forward to it\, and there are limited numbers\, so if you want to come\, sign up soon. Join us at Beautiful Bolinas. \n—John\, Allison\, & Tess \n  \n\nWhat Is An Open Mind Retreat? \nJohn Tarrant\, Allison Atwill\, and Tess Beasley will lead this retreat with a group of twenty-five participants or fewer. There is usually a mix of experienced meditators and complete beginners. We sit in a circle and meditate until it’s time to listen or talk\, until it’s time to take a walk and gaze at the ocean\, put our faces into the wind and feel our hearts shift in new and unexpected ways. \nPacific Zen Institute’s Open Mind retreats come out of our impulse to make a Zen meditation retreat that is native to American culture. When we take away the barriers to understanding\, things just naturally shine. \nThis is a residential retreat held in a beautiful place on the ocean with a simple feel\, and wonderful food. \nPeople find that this retreat has a powerful effect on their lives and understanding of the practice of the inner life and the world of work and personal interaction. It has the deep strength of an intensive meditation retreat inside a form that works for people with different levels of meditation experience. It has a flexible schedule that works well for those who would like to bring a partner or a friend. \nNo particular background in spiritual practice is required. \nBring a notebook. Also\, if you want to paint or draw or play an instrument you can bring your gear. \n\nRETREAT DETAILS \nCost\nMember Shared Room (double): $825\nMember Single Room: $1025 \nNon-Member Shared Room (double): $875\nNon-Member Single Room: $1075 \nLocation:\nCommonweal Center\, 451 Mesa Rd\, Bolinas\, CA 94924 \nDates and Times:\nFour Days & Three Nights\nBegins Thursday\, March 7th\, at 7:00 p.m. (dinner at 6\, check-in at 5)\nEnds Sunday\, March 10th at 12:00 p.m. \nQuestions:\nMember scholarship and retreat-related questions?\nContact Eleanor Silberman \n\nIn Bolinas\, the grey whales are migrating north with the calves close in\, pelicans fly by like royalty\, osprey carry fish and hermit thrushes pass through. Foxes are stealing shoes\, small badgers are peeping out of holes\, the ocean is breaking on Duxbury reef\, and the great forces carry us too\, as we had hoped. \nIn the field of meditation we welcome a spring that is larger than our difficulties or fears. There is a joy and renewal. We don’t have to get back into life. We are there already.  —John Tarrant \n\nJohn Tarrant Roshi taught Zen in a traditional Japanese manner for about 15 years and then developed new ways to teach people who had no previous experience of Zen koans or even of meditation. \nJohn has a Ph.D. in psychology and is the author of Bring Me The Rhinoceros & Other Zen Koans That Will Save Your Life\, and The Light Inside the Dark: Zen\, Soul\, & the Spiritual Life. He directs Pacific Zen Institute. He has a special interest in leadership and in creativity.
URL:https://www.pacificzen.org/event/open-mind-retreat-transforming-the-mind-heart-the-story-of-the-grail/
LOCATION:Commonweal\, 451 Mesa Road\, Bolinas\, CA\, 94924\, United States
CATEGORIES:Open Mind,PZI Retreats
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240204T040000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240204T120000
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SUMMARY:PZI Winter Sesshin in Session
DESCRIPTION:Winter Sesshin Is in Session: Where Do You Go When You Die? & Other Miscellaneous Koans \nCLOSING DAY \nLive Online with John Tarrant & PZI Teachers\nIn the PZI Digital Temple \nJanuary 30–February 4\, 2024
URL:https://www.pacificzen.org/event/pzi-winter-sesshin-in-session-18/
LOCATION:PZI Online Temple
CATEGORIES:PZI Retreats,Sesshin
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240203T040000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240203T210000
DTSTAMP:20260426T062710
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SUMMARY:PZI Winter Sesshin in Session
DESCRIPTION:Winter Sesshin Is in Session: Where Do You Go When You Die? & Other Miscellaneous Koans \nDAY FIVE \nLive Online with John Tarrant & PZI Teachers\nIn the PZI Digital Temple \nJanuary 30–February 4\, 2024
URL:https://www.pacificzen.org/event/pzi-winter-sesshin-in-session-17/
LOCATION:PZI Online Temple
CATEGORIES:PZI Retreats,Sesshin
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240202T040000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240202T210000
DTSTAMP:20260426T062710
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SUMMARY:PZI Winter Sesshin in Session
DESCRIPTION:Winter Sesshin Is in Session: Where Do You Go When You Die? & Other Miscellaneous Koans \nDAY FOUR \nLive Online with John Tarrant & PZI Teachers\nIn the PZI Digital Temple \nJanuary 30–February 4\, 2024
URL:https://www.pacificzen.org/event/pzi-winter-sesshin-in-session-16/
LOCATION:PZI Online Temple
CATEGORIES:PZI Retreats,Sesshin
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240201T040000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240201T210000
DTSTAMP:20260426T062710
CREATED:20240108T204538Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240108T204538Z
UID:10001641-1706760000-1706821200@www.pacificzen.org
SUMMARY:PZI Winter Sesshin in Session
DESCRIPTION:Winter Sesshin Is in Session: Where Do You Go When You Die? & Other Miscellaneous Koans \nDAY THREE \nLive Online with John Tarrant & PZI Teachers\nIn the PZI Digital Temple \nJanuary 30–February 4\, 2024
URL:https://www.pacificzen.org/event/pzi-winter-sesshin-in-session-15/
LOCATION:PZI Online Temple
CATEGORIES:PZI Retreats,Sesshin
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240131T040000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240131T210000
DTSTAMP:20260426T062710
CREATED:20240108T204248Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240108T205739Z
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SUMMARY:PZI Winter Sesshin in Session
DESCRIPTION:Winter Sesshin Is in Session: Where Do You Go When You Die? & Other Miscellaneous Koans \nDAY TWO \nLive Online with John Tarrant & PZI Teachers\nIn the PZI Digital Temple \nJanuary 30–February 4\, 2024
URL:https://www.pacificzen.org/event/pzi-winter-sesshin-in-session-14/
LOCATION:PZI Online Temple
CATEGORIES:PZI Retreats,Sesshin
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240130T163100
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240130T210000
DTSTAMP:20260426T062710
CREATED:20240108T203502Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240108T205211Z
UID:10001639-1706632260-1706648400@www.pacificzen.org
SUMMARY:PZI Winter Sesshin in Session
DESCRIPTION:Winter Sesshin Is in Session: Where Do You Go When You Die? & Other Miscellaneous Koans \nOPENING DAY \nLive Online with John Tarrant & PZI Teachers\nIn the PZI Digital Temple \nJanuary 30–February 4\, 2024
URL:https://www.pacificzen.org/event/pzi-winter-sesshin-in-session-13/
LOCATION:PZI Online Temple
CATEGORIES:PZI Retreats,Sesshin
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240130T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240204T120000
DTSTAMP:20260426T062710
CREATED:20231128T183916Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250424T233239Z
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SUMMARY:2024 Winter Sesshin with John Tarrant & PZI Teachers – Where Do You Go When You Die? & Other Miscellaneous Koans
DESCRIPTION:REGISTRATION IS CLOSED \nQuestions? Contact Registrar Jan Black at janfblack@comcast.net \n\nWINTER SESSHIN\nWhere Do You Go When You Die? & Other Miscellaneous Koans\nWith John Tarrant & PZI Teachers\nJanuary 30–February 4\, 2024\nLive Online in the PZI Digital Temple \nIn a well that was not dug\nwater ripples from a spring that doesn’t flow.\nSomeone without shadow or form\nis drawing the water. \n—Ikkyu \nThe current carries us\, the wind and the snow and the rain call out to us: \nHello! Here\, today\, you can wake up! It’s not so hard. Join us. \nAll forces conspire. It doesn’t depend on our striving. Join us for our online Winter Sesshin. \n—John Tarrant \n\nOur 2024 Winter Sesshin: \nJohn Tarrant & PZI Teachers Tess Beasley\, Jon Joseph\, David Parks\, Michelle Riddle & David Weinstein \nHeads of Practice Jan Brogan & Chris Gaffney \nThis extended 6-day & 5-night gathering begins Tuesday\, January 30th at 4:30 PM\,\nand completes on Sunday\, February 4th at 12:00 PM Pacific Standard Time \nWhere: In the PZI Digital Temple \nFees: $495 for PZI Members\, $525 for Non-Members \nPZI 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\, Jan Black at janfblack@comcast.net\n \nSesshin registration includes free access to weekday meditations in our Winter Open Temple through February 16th. \n\nDear 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! \nThank 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. \n—Board President Tess Beasley Roshi & Director John Tarrant Roshi\, & All of Us at PZI
URL:https://www.pacificzen.org/event/2024-online-winter-sesshin-with-john-tarrant-pzi-teachers-where-do-you-go-when-you-die-other-miscellaneous-koans/
LOCATION:PZI Online Temple
CATEGORIES:PZI Retreats,Sesshin
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231029T060000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231029T120000
DTSTAMP:20260426T062710
CREATED:20230912T185413Z
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UID:10001568-1698559200-1698580800@www.pacificzen.org
SUMMARY:PZI Great Fall Sesshin in Session
DESCRIPTION:Great Fall Sesshin Is in Session: All of Autumn Is in the One Leaf \nCLOSING DAY \nIn Person with John Tarrant & PZI Teachers\nSanta Sabina Center\nSan Rafael\, CA \nOctober 24–29\, 2023
URL:https://www.pacificzen.org/event/pzi-great-fall-sesshin-in-session-2-2-2-2-2/
LOCATION:Santa Sabina Center\, 25 Magnolia Avenue\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94901\, United States
CATEGORIES:PZI Retreats,Sesshin
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231028T060000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231028T210000
DTSTAMP:20260426T062710
CREATED:20230912T185252Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230912T185252Z
UID:10001567-1698472800-1698526800@www.pacificzen.org
SUMMARY:PZI Great Fall Sesshin in Session
DESCRIPTION:Great Fall Sesshin Is in Session: All of Autumn Is in the One Leaf \nDAY FIVE \nIn Person with John Tarrant & PZI Teachers\nSanta Sabina Center\nSan Rafael\, CA \nOctober 24–29\, 2023
URL:https://www.pacificzen.org/event/pzi-great-fall-sesshin-in-session-2-2-2-2/2023-10-28/
LOCATION:Santa Sabina Center\, 25 Magnolia Avenue\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94901\, United States
CATEGORIES:PZI Retreats,Sesshin
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231027T060000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231027T210000
DTSTAMP:20260426T062711
CREATED:20230912T185152Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230912T185153Z
UID:10001566-1698386400-1698440400@www.pacificzen.org
SUMMARY:PZI Great Fall Sesshin in Session
DESCRIPTION:Great Fall Sesshin Is in Session: All of Autumn Is in the One Leaf \nDAY FOUR \nIn Person with John Tarrant & PZI Teachers\nSanta Sabina Center\nSan Rafael\, CA \nOctober 24–29\, 2023
URL:https://www.pacificzen.org/event/pzi-great-fall-sesshin-in-session-2-2-2/
LOCATION:Santa Sabina Center\, 25 Magnolia Avenue\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94901\, United States
CATEGORIES:PZI Retreats,Sesshin
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231026T060000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231026T210000
DTSTAMP:20260426T062711
CREATED:20230912T185055Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230912T185056Z
UID:10001565-1698300000-1698354000@www.pacificzen.org
SUMMARY:PZI Great Fall Sesshin in Session
DESCRIPTION:Great Fall Sesshin Is in Session: All of Autumn Is in the One Leaf \nDAY THREE \nIn Person with John Tarrant & PZI Teachers\nSanta Sabina Center\nSan Rafael\, CA \nOctober 24–29\, 2023
URL:https://www.pacificzen.org/event/pzi-great-fall-sesshin-in-session-2-2/
LOCATION:Santa Sabina Center\, 25 Magnolia Avenue\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94901\, United States
CATEGORIES:PZI Retreats,Sesshin
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231025T060000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231025T210000
DTSTAMP:20260426T062711
CREATED:20230912T184754Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230912T184754Z
UID:10001560-1698213600-1698267600@www.pacificzen.org
SUMMARY:PZI Great Fall Sesshin in Session
DESCRIPTION:Great Fall Sesshin Is in Session: All of Autumn Is in the One Leaf \nDAY TWO \nIn Person with John Tarrant & PZI Teachers\nSanta Sabina Center\nSan Rafael\, CA \nOctober 24–29\, 2023
URL:https://www.pacificzen.org/event/pzi-great-fall-sesshin-in-session-2/
LOCATION:Santa Sabina Center\, 25 Magnolia Avenue\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94901\, United States
CATEGORIES:PZI Retreats,Sesshin
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231024T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231024T210000
DTSTAMP:20260426T062711
CREATED:20230912T183730Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230912T184602Z
UID:10001559-1698165000-1698181200@www.pacificzen.org
SUMMARY:PZI Great Fall Sesshin in Session
DESCRIPTION:Great Fall Sesshin Is in Session: All of Autumn Is in the One Leaf \nOPENING DAY \nIn Person with John Tarrant & PZI Teachers\nSanta Sabina Center\nSan Rafael\, CA \nOctober 24–29\, 2023
URL:https://www.pacificzen.org/event/pzi-great-fall-sesshin-in-session/
LOCATION:Santa Sabina Center\, 25 Magnolia Avenue\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94901\, United States
CATEGORIES:PZI Retreats,Sesshin
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231024
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231030
DTSTAMP:20260426T062711
CREATED:20230222T175203Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231025T163249Z
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SUMMARY:CLOSED: 2023 IN-PERSON Fall Sesshin with John Tarrant & PZI Teachers – All of Autumn Is in the One Leaf
DESCRIPTION:CLOSED \n\n\nGreat Fall Sesshin: All of Autumn Is in the One Leaf\nIn Person with John Tarrant & PZI Teachers \n\nSanta Sabina Retreat Center\nin Northern California\nOctober 24–29\, 2023\n \n  \n  \n  \n\nOur Fall Sesshin: \n\nThere will be personal interviews and deep meditation\, teaching talks and some conversations\,\nold friends and new\, brilliant teachers\, music\, great enlightenment\, mistakes\, and delight. \nWith PZI Teachers: John Tarrant \, Allison Atwill\, Tess Beasley\, Jon Joseph\, and David Weinstein\n\nHOP: Todd Geist\, Jan Brogan Time-keeper\n\nRegistrar: Lora Ferguson \n\n\nThis is a 6-day and 5-night in-person gathering beginning Tuesday\, October 24th at 4:00 pm\,\nand completing Sunday\, October 29th at 12:00 pm. \nWhere: Santa Sabina Retreat Center in Northern California \nSanta Sabina Center\n25 Magnolia Ave\nSan Rafael\, CA 94901 \n\n  \n  \n\nDear 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! \nThank you for all you have offered PZI over these many months and decades.\nIt’s nice to have each other as we find our way. \n—Board President Tess Beasley Roshi & Director John Tarrant Roshi\, & All of Us at PZI
URL:https://www.pacificzen.org/event/save-the-dates-2023-in-person-fall-sesshin-with-john-tarrant-pzi-teachers-all-of-autumn-is-in-the-one-leaf/
LOCATION:Santa Sabina Center\, 25 Magnolia Avenue\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94901\, United States
CATEGORIES:PZI Retreats,Sesshin
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