Saturday, September 19 – Sunday, December 13, 2020
Registration for this event is now closed. Through the Vine of Obstacles: Online Support for Zen Training, this twelve-week practice intensive is for students who aspire to fully awaken, and who are willing to make and keep practice commitments, including:
One-hour of zazen five days a week
Weekly practice meetings with one of the teachers
Saturday Open Zen, 10:00am - 11:15am CT
Participating in the Zoom sessions are important for building community, and engaging in dharma inquiry together, and are therefore strongly recommended.
Daily study of the Diamond Sutra (Red Pine translation and commentary) and forum participation
Post a minimum of once each week in the Vine discussion forums
Student presentations
Weekly personal recitation of the sutra (~50 minutes)
One-day retreat (October 23-24, not included in Vine tuition)
Two-day retreat (December 11-13, not included in Vine tuition)
Embody the teaching in daily life
Tuition: $125 per month (for those not already on the Vine of Obstacles); retreats are an additional fee