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Retreat Reports: Other Retreats

Not all of our retreats have been Chan retreats. John Crook was also authorised to teach Tibetan Mahamudra, and from time we have hosted outside teachers from other traditions. This page features reports from such retreats.

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    Simon Child |

    It felt such a privilege to be attending the retreat with Shifu. I couldn't make the effort to go to New York, but he had come here! And yet a retreat is just a retreat. Really it was like a solitary retreat, as I just isolated myself from the environment and continued my practice.

    I came to the retreat feeling that I wanted to be there, and John wanted me to be there in particular to confirm my…

    Read more of: Seeing the Nature

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