June 25, 2007 UPAYA ZEN CENTER Santa Fe, New Mexico 505-986-8518
[email protected] www.upaya.org When the Tao is lost, there is goodness. When goodness is lost, there is morality. When morality is lost, there is ritual. Ritual is the husk of true faith, the beginning of chaos. --- Lao Tzu (Tao Te Ching, #38) Last Friday, Roshi Joan and our Executive Director John Braman left for the Prajna Mountain Refuge with about fifteen other participants and support staff for the second annual Wilderness Fast retreat, which runs through July 1st. Deep thanks to those of you who so kindly donated or loaned camping gear for this exciting venture! Back at the fort, we are about to catch a breather after the last of 3 successive Prajna Yoga retreats finishes up tomorrow, with the Richard Freeman "Buddhism and Yoga" retreat beginning the following week. Wednesday, JUNE 27th DHARMA TALK will be given by Marcia Rose, on Equanimity. She is the founding and guiding teacher of The Mountain Hermitage and founding teacher of Taos Mountain Sangha, and has been studying and practicing Buddhist teachings and meditation with Asian and Western teachers since 1970, primarily in the Theravada-Vipassana (Path of the Elders) tradition. Marcia also teaches Vipassana and Metta retreats in other U.S. and international venues, and is dedicated to offering these ancient and timeless teachings in ways that make them accessible and authentic for contemporary culture. For a short bio, photo and other information, please visit http://www.mountainhermitage.org/teacher.html * VOLUNTEERS URGENTLY NEEDED for Monday and Tuesday, July 9-10, to help our Housekeeping Department prepare for the July 11-15th "In the Shelter of Each Other" Women's Retreat.