December 1-8. Upaya Zen Center, Santa Fe, New Mexico. “ROHATSU SESSSHIN: Awakening Together.”

Instructors: Roshi Joan Halifax, Abbot * Roshi Pat Enkyo O'Hara * Sensei Kazuaki Tanahashi

For information: www.upaya.org. Email: upaya@upaya.org. (505) 986-8518.

Rohatsu Sesshin marks the enlightenment of the Buddha. It is a powerful gathering of practitioners and friends who are dedicated to realizing the way. Roshis Joan Halifax and Enkyo O'Hara, and Sensei Kazuaki Tanahashi explore the enlightenment of the Buddha, the story and its meaning in our lives today, during this powerful annual retreat.

The retreat is in silence, with sitting and walking meditation, eating formally as a community, daily dharma talks, private interviews with teachers, liturgy and samu. Sesshin provides a powerful container supporting the unification of body and mind, and our individuality with the community and the world. Roshi Joan Halifax is Abbot of Upaya Zen Center. Roshi Enkyo O'Hara is Abbot of Village Zendo, and Sensei Kazuaki Tanahashi is a Dogen Scholar.