One Day Meditation Retreat - Tempe AZ

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All serious students of I Liq Chuan are encouraged to pursue meditation retreats in order to strengthen their concentration.

As such, I invite all I Liq Chuan students in Arizona to attend the following one day retreat at the Haku-un-ji Zen center in Tempe, Arizona with me.

What: ZAZENKAI (One-Day Retreat)

When: Saturday, September 26
5:30 AM to 5:00 PM

Where: Haku-un-ji Zen Center
1448 E Cedar St
Tempe, AZ 85281-5902

Contact: Haku-un-ji Zen Center (480) 894-6353

Important Notes

Your reservation and donation should be received by the zen center no later than Wednesday, September 23 so they can plan and purchase food for the meals.

If it is your first zazenkai at the temple, you should attend a brief orientation that will provide information on the form for the formal meals that are served as part of the zazenkai. Orientation is usually held on the Friday evening before the retreat but is arranged to fit people’s schedules.

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Content

The day will include, chanting, tea, meditation, kinhin (walking meditation), dharma talks, breakfast and lunch, personal breaks, work practice and refreshments after closing.

Requested donation: Members $15, Non-members $25
Part-time participation is available. Please call for details.

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Kalama Sutta (Kalama Sutra)

Do not simply believe what you hear just because you have heard it for a long time.
Do no follow tradition blindly merely because it has been practiced that way for many generations.
Do not be quick to listen to rumors.
Do not confirm anything just because it agrees with your scriptures.
Do not foolishly make assumptions.
Do not abruptly draw conclusions by what you see and hear.
Do not be fooled by outward appearances.
Do not hold on tightly to any view or idea just because you are comfortable with it.
Do not accept as fact anything that you yourself find to be illogical.
Do not be convinced of anything out of respect and deference to your spiritual teachers.

You should go beyond opinion and belief. You can rightly reject anything which when accepted, practiced and perfected leads to more aversion, more craving and more delusion. They are not beneficial and are to be avoided. Conversely, you can rightly accept anything which when accepted and practiced leads to unconditional love, contentment and wisdom. These things allow you time and space to develop a happy and peaceful mind. This should be your criteria on what is and what is not the truth; on what should be and what should not be the spiritual practice.