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Mt Hutt Sesshin - Winter
30 May - 3 June 2024 at the Mt Hutt Retreat Centre, Canterbury Led by Sean Weaver Sensei, and Shona Pierce Sensei.
Where: Mt Hutt Retreat. Location: Hart Rd RD 12 Rakaia, Canterbury
When: Starting Thursday 30th May at 6:00pm and finishing at noon on Monday 3rd June. Cost: $230 - $260 (please select a price in this range fitting your circumstances). Also, if cost is a major barrier to participation, please get in touch at: [email protected]. |
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Sesshin: The word sesshin in Japanese means “mind,” in a sense that combines both thinking and feeling so we call it “heart-mind”. Sesshin literally means to “touch,” “express” or “reveal” this heart-mind. In other words, Sesshin is about the awakening of insight and compassion. It’s the foundational retreat that Zen practitioners everywhere attend if possible once or twice a year in order to keep our practice strong. The form of Sesshin is much the same everywhere around the world, consisting of a full programme of silent meditation, chanting, bowing, walking, eating, resting, hearing talks, face-to-face interview with the teachers, cleaning and food preparation. Everything we do in Sesshin is designed to plunge us increasingly into deep, reflective stillness. To enter wholeheartedly into Sesshin enables us to see into our own deepest motives and discover a new freedom from fears and compulsions. People leave Sesshin feeling refreshed, more emotionally stable and more joyfully alive.
Fees: Fees include accommodation, food, the teachers’ accommodation and food, and minimal teaching fees.
Dana: You are encouraged to offer Dana/Koha for Sean and Shona in the form of cash or a personal gift.
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Things to bring:
Participants need to complete a Covid test on the day of arrival at the retreat and deliver a negative result.
You will need a sleeping bag and pillow. Other things to bring: pillow slip, hot water bottle, torch, raincoat and warm clothes, sturdy footwear/boots, ear plugs, eye covers (for better sleep in shared rooms) & personal items. Please bring warm, comfortable black or dark clothes to wear in the zendo.
Food and allergies: The food is vegetarian. Where we can accommodate your food allergies we will. Should this not be possible and to reduce stress in the kitchen, you may need to adapt a meal to suit you. You can provide food requirements on the registration form.
Fees: Fees include accommodation, food, the teachers’ accommodation and food, and minimal teaching fees.
Dana: You are encouraged to offer Dana/Koha for Sean and Shona in the form of cash or a personal gift.
* * *
Things to bring:
Participants need to complete a Covid test on the day of arrival at the retreat and deliver a negative result.
You will need a sleeping bag and pillow. Other things to bring: pillow slip, hot water bottle, torch, raincoat and warm clothes, sturdy footwear/boots, ear plugs, eye covers (for better sleep in shared rooms) & personal items. Please bring warm, comfortable black or dark clothes to wear in the zendo.
Food and allergies: The food is vegetarian. Where we can accommodate your food allergies we will. Should this not be possible and to reduce stress in the kitchen, you may need to adapt a meal to suit you. You can provide food requirements on the registration form.