"Lotus in the Fire" or "Fire-Lotus" is an ancient
term used for Zen practice designed for home practitioners and
persons who have a sincere desire to realize who they truly are
and encounter the world through the quality of all victorious
mastery.
The vitality of Zen training relies on the integration of
spiritual practice with daily life. Students, Monks and retreat
participants engage a training matrix that reaches back to the
Buddha's teachings on the Eightfold Path.
Through Zazen (seated
meditation), study with a teacher, academic courses, liturgy,
ethics, body practice, and work practice, each practitioner can
discover in the world and at the Monastery opportunities to
realize and actualize the perennial wisdom of Zen in their
daily lives.
Participants will learn how to develop a sustainable daily
meditation practice and master the fundamental skills of
mindfulness and body awareness that support bringing practice to
everyday activities and relationships.
If we want true, lasting happiness we need to develop and
maintain a special experience of inner peace. The only way we
can do this is by training our mind through spiritual practice -
gradually reducing and eliminating our negative, disturbed
states of mind and replacing them with positive, peaceful
states.
The Training utilizes the modalities of:
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Seated meditation
(zazen) at home and in the Zendo
-
Wednesday Evening Dharma Classes
held twice a month
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Monthly
private personal spiritual direction with Seijaku Roshi
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Fall and
Winter Sesshin beginning in September, including
O-Rohatsu Sesshin in December,
and work-practice (samu).
Everyone is encouraged to participate at a level that is
appropriate to their personal circumstances.
Tuition: $1200
($600 Deposit due September 11, 2010) Monthly payments of $100
towards balance.
$600 with
Path of Service Scholarship. ($300 Deposit due September 11,
2010) Monthly payments of $50 towards balance.
Tuition Includes - Study Materials, Meals and lodging on weekend
Sesshin's held on campus, Monthly spiritual direction with
Seijaku Roshi, and access to all other programs at no additional
cost or at members discounted rate.
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