silent retreat october twenty twenty-three monchique * no entry no exit point to silence enter or leave it you cannot * in the midst of...

This silent retreat was GORGEOUS. And I mean gorgeous, luxurious, and delightful to the senses. Hosted in an incredible location, there...

curtains drawn from the paddies sunlight pouring in cicadas screeching pouring in inside no one outside no one the dweller left his:...

In Mysteries, Yes, a poem by Mary Oliver from her book Evidence we read: ' Let me keep my distance, always, from those who think they...

It's something to look forward to whenever I get the chance to sit with others an intensive silent meditation retreat as this allows me...

Our one week silent Zen retreat at Karuna Center in Monchique, Portugal, is four weeks away. Is a silent retreat an event? The word event...

Awareness has more to do with the quality of attention we bring to something rather than what we give our attention to. It’s not so much...

orange moon sailed-off before i came to the river to watch the boats light begins to turn time to prepare for fall love of summer your...

a report from a week of silent sitting ____________________________________ the deeper silence reaches within, the lesser your...

I rainy season sheets of water freely traveling illusion of you are going anywhere accompanying you wherever you go adds embellishment to...

The 8-day silent retreat in July 2023 was my second through Maitri Retreats – I also attended in July 2022 with Hamid. This time, I had...

There is a Zen expression: shoshaku jushaku that is rendered in English as; to succeed wrong with wrong or, one continuous mistake. In...

I have attended Hamid's retreats twice : last year for an 8d retreat in Portugal and this year for a 4d retreat in Bali. Trying to...

What arises from silence is GRATITUDE. I feel blessed and privileged to have experienced such an expansive feeling throughout the...

hua hin, july 2023 carnet de voyage _____________________ seasons of rain sheets of water freely traveling anywhere the illusion of...

" learn to take the backward step that turns the light and shines it inwards. " it's with these words that master dogen speaks about the...

This was to be my second meditation retreat with Hamid, and my first time ever in Bali. The excitement that comes with discovering a new...

For a period of time, the March 2023 silent retreat in Bali was not going to happen for me. Due to passport issues, my partner and I got...

in whatever state the old buddha’s mind i’ve always been here sitting in the palm of his hand heart a silent flooding of grieving and love

the ultimate path is not difficult just avoid picking and choosing seng t'san - hsin hsin ming circa 6th century...