Retreat Reports: Silent Illumination 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.

Chan Brushwork Retreat 2019

Calligraphy for the character Chan

The image that comes to mind when I try to sum up the retreat is of a triple: a three-legged stool, a tripod, a triptych. This represents what were…

Western Chan Fellowship CIO

Categories: 2019 , Chan Retreat Reports , Anon

Western Zen Retreat April 2019, a participant reports

Calligraphy for the character Chan

I arrived not knowing what the retreat was going to be like. I knew we would investigate the question “who am I?” but preferred to find out how once I…

Western Chan Fellowship CIO

Categories: 2019 , Western Zen Retreat Reports , Anon

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