Retreat Reports: Other Retreats

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

…Day two. Koan day. I eventually plumped for one that, rather arrogantly, I believed I could answer. Hah! Silliness. We sat, the Koan playing in my…

The first day was just awful really. Sitting there, facing myself. It was like torture. No distraction, no ‘phone a friend’, no reading, no internet,…