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On this page you find a description of our Zen
programs.
For an overview of dates
and prices, please click here.
Ango (Practice Period)
Each year
from January 15 through April 15 Crestone Mountain
Zen Center is closed to the public for our annual
ninety-day Winter Practice Period. If you are
interested in the Practice Period 2008, please
contact
Abbot Zentatsu Baker-roshi.
Sesshin
At Crestone Mountain Zen
Center we hold two seven-day sesshins each year
(April 1-8 and December 1-8). These are silent,
seven-day intensive meditation retreats, generally
for practitioners who have already established
an on-going practice relationship with our Sangha.
To apply for sesshin please contact
Abbot Zentatsu Baker-roshi or Assistant Abbot
Koyo Welch-sensei.
Meals during sesshin will be eaten oryoki style.
We ask that returning practitioners bring their
own oryoki set. Arrival is between 5 pm and 6
pm (before dinner), departure after a brunch on
the last day.
Monastic
Seminar with Zentatsu Baker-roshi
“Yogacara and Koan Study”
(10/9-14): Introducing the topics to be studied
during the Practice Study Month (see below), Baker-roshi
will lead a four-day seminar focused on conceptual
understandings of and practice-entry into Yogacara
teachings and Koan study. The Monastic Seminar
will combine a traditional meditation schedule
with lectures, study and discussions.
Meals will be eaten oryoki style. We ask that
returning practitioners bring their own oryoki
set. Arrival is between 5 pm and 6 pm on Thursday,
departure after a brunch on Tuesday around 11
am.
Practice
Study Month
with Koyo Welch-roshi and Zenki Christian Dillo
“Yogacara and Koan
Study” (10/16-11/13): This Practice
Study Month is for experienced practitioners who
have a developed relationship with the Center.
Through individual study, group discussions, presentations
by the participants, and dharma talks by Koyo
Welch-roshi and Zenki Christian Dillo, we will
explore Yogacara teachings and how we practice
with them, particularly in our study of koans.
Our study will be framed by zazen, service, oryoki
meals and work practice. The Practice Study Month
will take place from October 16 – November
13.
Participants are welcome to join the Monastic
Seminar in Crestone (October 9-14) and the Sangha
Seminar in Boulder (November 14-16), which are
scheduled right before and after the Practice
Study Month. For those participants who can stay
for the entire Practice Study Month, the introductory
Monastic Seminar with Baker-roshi will be free
of charge.
If you are interested in participating in this
Practice Study Month, please download or request
an application form and send it to us. We encourage
you to participate in the whole Practice Study
Month. Short-term participation can be negotiated
individually. After being accepted we will send
you reading material and a reading list. Please
come prepared!
Meals will be eaten oryoki style. We ask that
returning practitioners bring their own oryoki
set.
Seminars
with Zentatsu Baker-roshi
1. "What is Wisdom?" (12/28
- New Year's Day): Baker-roshi offers seminars
as a way of developing basic Zen teachings and
practice through lectures, question and answer,
and open discussion.
Arrival is between 5 and 6 pm on Sunday. The first
teaching session is Monday at 10 am. On Wednesday
evening (December 31) we will have a festive dinner
and a dance party, followed by zazen and 108 bells
to welcome in the New Year. The event ends with
a brunch on New Year’s Day.
2. Seminars in Boulder:
Baker-roshi continues to teach two seminars per
year in Boulder. For more information on these
Boulder seminars, please visit
the Boulder Zen Center website.
Sangha
Seminars in Boulder
with Zenki Christian Dillo and the CMZC Sangha
at the Briar Rose B&B in Boulder
"Transformative Practice"
(8/22-24)
"Perception and Cognition" (9/14-16)
The Crestone resident Sangha will join the
participants in this Boulder Zen Center study
seminar to develop the topic through individual
study and group discussion. The practice will
include morning and evening Zazen at the Briar
Rose Bed & Breakfast. Everyone is encouraged
to stay overnight at the Briar Rose; the group
will prepare all of its meals there.
Arrival is between 5 and 6 pm on Friday, departure
after lunch on Sunday in the early afternoon.
For this seminar, please register through the
Crestone Mountain Zen Center.
Work
Month Intensive
From May 15 through June 9 we will dedicate one
month to maintenance and work projects in preparation
for the Summer Guest Season, which is reflected
in a more intensive work-oriented schedule. During
this time the student fee is reduced from $35.00
to $15.00 per night. In addition to the daily
work schedule there will be morning and evening
zazen meditation, a formal (oryoki) meal at breakfast,
and study. There will also be a more informal
lunch and supper.
Periodic
Work Intensives
From time to time we schedule a work intensive
to accomplish important work projects. Over the
years we have collected a list of volunteers whom
we contact by email or phone for these projects,
often on short notice. Please let us know if you
would like to be on this list, and indicate your
particular skills.
Work
Exchange Program
The Work Exchange Program is designed to give
you the opportunity to participate in our Zen
programs and daily practice in exchange for helping
us with the cooking and housekeeping during our
Summer Guest Season. One day of work earns one
day of credit at the monastery. Students may apply
their credit towards sesshins, seminars, weekend
sittings, short-term participation in practice
period or participation in our regular practice
schedule.
(Please note that credit for work exchange does
not cover teaching donations.)
Your participation in our Summer Guest Season
is an important and deeply appreciated component
of Crestone Mountain Zen Center’s ability
to produce the income that allows us to maintain
and develop our facilities and sustain the practice
here. We hope that time spent here during the
Guest Season can also be a valuable learning experience
for you. Framed by daily morning and evening Zazen,
we work together in a highly cooperative and concentrated
way. In addition, with the guidance and supervision
of Koyo Dan Welch-roshi and the other experienced
cooks in residence, this can be an opportunity
to learn how to cook or to hone your already existing
cooking skills.
Work exchange is offered only during and around
our scheduled Guest Season events – for
a list of already scheduled dates see below. Places
for work exchange are limited. Please contact
us for availability.
June 20-June 29: Group Motion (Manfred Fischbeck)
June 30-July 8: Looking Outward, Looking Inward
(C. Gray)
June 10-14: Dances of Universal Peace (Grace Marie)
June 16-20: Men’s Retreat (William Tsiknas)
August 8-16: Hatha Yoga (Sofia Diaz)
August 25-September 1: Advaita Vedanta (John Taylor)
September 3-7: Clear Light Sangha (Sharon Landrith)
Please let us know if you are interested in working
and practicing with us during these dates.
For
an overview of scheduled events and prices, please
click here.
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