Zazen is the dharma gate of great ease and joy
— this is the standard Master Dogen lays down.
Join us virtually from 10 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Mountain Time for a morning of meditation where you will learn to sit with ease and intimacy. It is an ideal entryway for beginners with meditation instruction offered. This retreat is suitable for all levels of practitioners.
Faith
Buddhist:
Buddhist, Theravada, Zen
Open to All:
Open to All
Mission/Lineage: Upaya Zen Center is a Zen Buddhist practice, service, and training center that focuses on the integration of practice and social action, bringing together wisdom and compassion.
The Five Buddha Family Mandala is based on the Five Meditation Buddhas of traditional Buddhism from India. It is a vision of Buddhism that is integrated, interconnected, and process oriented and based on the integration of our spirituality, education, livelihood, service, and community. Head Abbot: Roshi Joan Halifax.
Average Cost: $ - $$$$
This morning of practice is offered for a donation. Please donate generously so that Upaya may continue to offer such retreats online. Thank you!
Donation: There is no set fee for this retreat. It is either free or strictly donation only - you donate only what you can afford.
Environment: Mountain, River / Stream, Woods
Gay Friendly: Yes!
Restrictions: No Alcohol, No Drugs, No Smoking
Environmentally Sustainable:
Yes!
Upaya preserves our natural resources and emphasizes recycled, organic and biodegradable in purchased products. Produce is grown in our garden or purchased from local growers and organic growing methods when possible. The dining room gives compost and gray water to our gardens.
Upaya uses high efficiency CFLs, skylights and a passive heat sources. Emphasis is placed on water conservation. A windmill draws our well water. Cisterns collect our rainwater.
Language: English
Start Date: 5/30/2021
End Date: 5/30/2021
Event Length: 1 days
Event Leaders: Monshin Nannette Overley
Training/Lineage: Monshin is a Zen priest and sangha elder at Upaya. She is an active participant in the local Upaya sangha and a practice mentor for Upaya residents. Nannette graduated from the Upaya Chaplaincy Training Program in March of 2018 and continues her chaplaincy work addressing the suffering of old age and death in Santa Fe nursing homes.
Features
Learning:
Talks / Lectures
Meditation:
Meditation, Meditation (no specific type), Mindful Movement, Mindfulness, Vipassana (Insight), Za-Zen
Personal Development:
Personal Development, Mind / Body / Spirit, Personal (no specific type), Stress Management
Spiritual Direction:
Spiritual Direction
Spiritual Studies:
Spiritual Studies, Consciousness Studies, Contemplative, Renewal, Ritual, Spiritual, Spiritual (no specific type)
Virtual / Online:
Virtual / Online, Streaming Video
Housing: Due to the pandemic, Upaya's campus is closed to the public until further notice.
Location of this Retreat:
Online via Zoom
Santa Fe, NM 87501
United States
Travel Info: The campus is two miles from downtown Santa Fe, New Mexico in the quiet historic east valley, nestled in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains.
Air travelers may come in through the Santa Fe Airport or the Albuquerque International Airport which is about one hour south of Santa Fe, NM.
Shuttle service is available from the Albuquerque airport (reservation is advised) and taxi service must be called for from the Santa Fe airport.