by staff2080 | Jun 27, 2026
The first Enlightenment Intensive was given as an experiment in 1968. Inspired by Philip Kapleau’s, Three Pillars of Zen, a western teacher combined the Koan practice and orientation to sudden awakening of the Zen sesshin with face-to-face contact and...
by staff2080 | Jun 27, 2026
Come join us for a weekend of projecting at Cloud Mountain! This is offered as a time to come together as a sangha in a relaxed and informal environment of work and fun to take on a variety of projects to spruce up and perfect the retreat center. We’ll have...
by staff2080 | Jun 27, 2026
Awareness is the natural capacity of the mind, it simply recognizes the present moment. During this retreat we will cultivate a wise and relaxed interest in awareness as it recognizes that experience is being known. It is awareness that illuminates the underlying...
by staff2080 | Jun 27, 2026
The ‘Sound of Silence’ is an ever present quality that we can learn to recognize and attune to. Although we refer to it as a ‘Sound of Silence’, it may be perceived as vibration, as luminosity or a high-pitched sound. By sensing into this quality via any of these...
by staff2080 | Jun 27, 2026
In concentration and serenity (Samatha) meditation, we return our awareness to one object of meditation to the exclusion of everything else, thereby collecting and unifying the mind stream. This practice counteracts the overstimulation of today’s world, reflected in...
