Retreat Reports: Western Zen Retreat

We publish selections from retreat reports written after Western Chan Fellowship retreats, to illustrate the range of experiences people go through as they investigate themselves in silent meditation. These reports are printed anonymously and may be lightly edited.

Making Friends With The Universe

Calligraphy for the character Chan

I began my second Chan retreat at the Maenllwyd with the method of counting the breath but soon, stimulated by the phrases" Nothing to do. Nowhere…

Western Chan Fellowship CIO

Categories: 1993 , Chan Retreat Reports , Anon

So Wonderful

Calligraphy for the character Chan

How different my life would have been had I never attended retreats at Maenllwyd I cannot say, but without a doubt my life has changed phenomenally…

Western Chan Fellowship CIO

Categories: 1993 , Chan Retreat Reports , Anon

Wind and Silence

Calligraphy for the character Chan

A Chan Retreat begins for me when leaving home; making the journey as relaxed as possible; taking my time. In the preceding months I'd felt the need…

Western Chan Fellowship CIO

Categories: 1993 , Chan Retreat Reports , For Newcomers , Anon

The Little Nun

Calligraphy for the character Chan

I cannot write in hindsight, yet three days after the Retreat ending I am still in it, with a deep sense of calm and sitting sessions that pass…

Western Chan Fellowship CIO

Categories: 1993 , Anon , Silent Illumination Retreat Reports

In Touch with Gentleness

Calligraphy for the character Chan

I find I'm still struggling with my Koan. The retreat was a "great privilege". That is the expression I find myself using most when I'm trying to…

Western Chan Fellowship CIO

Categories: 1993 , Western Zen Retreat Reports , Anon

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