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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Shattering the Great Doubt, Crosby Hall, August 2017
Anonymous |…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 mind as I searched for an answer. After a few sessions, Simon brought in a communication exercise whereby each retreatant sits with another and takes it in turns to answer a question on their Koan. I was coupled with the most open and honest individual…
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Reflections on Chan Taster Week, Derbyshire, February 2017
Anonymous |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, no work, no walking the dog, no watching tv. Just sitting there, having to face what emerges in my mind. I found it unbearable. I really did think I could not bear to stay and started thinking about how I could just leave. I was cold; it didn’t…
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