talk 1 , silent retreat Bali, May 2026 As you may have noticed, because we’re a small group, Lucas and Nora were not able to join us today, as they are both sick. We wish them a quick recovery. It’s not pleasant to come to a retreat and fall sick on the first day — but such is life. We will have three talks during this retreat. They won’t be very long. In these talks, I’ll try to offer some context for those of you who may be new to the practice zazen so that you may have som