What a week so far, so full of life-as-it-is. There are almost 40 of us signed up and participating in this retreat in at least 15 cities in 9 countries on 3 continents. Who knows how many 'unregistered' participants there are? Sentient beings are numberless... Thank you everyone for the precision in recounting your day [...]
Here we go again. Entering the second day of our retreat, a Tuesday, deep into October. And here in Montreuil the day is bathed in brilliant sun. Last night we ended our sitting in Paris a bit early and drank Champagne -- celebrating the launch of this web site that we had worked so hard and [...]
Good morning! It already feels like autumn here in Paris. Nice to sit down and start the day and the week with a few words to you, my fellow retreat participants. Today, pay attention to whatever arises as you go about your activities. Notice the space or absence of space that you feel or don't [...]
Je suis très heureuse -- ravi! -- de voir des extraits de mon précédent recueil de poèsie, Giacomettrics, publiés en version bilingue pour la première fois par la revue Retors, avec les magnifiques traductions de Célin Vuraler. (I am delighted to see excerpts from my previous collection, Giacomettrics, published in a bilingual version for the [...]
Interview on Portuguese television - 6 April 2015
What an inspiration it was seeing that grand old punk poet Patti Smith perform last night in Paris. What's inspiring for me is her freedom as an artist, as a woman, as a human being... And how she makes use of her time and place and art, her position in the public eye, to encourage us [...]
Just back from another Portuguese journey, this time in Lisbon and Coimbra, five days filled with rich and enriching encounters at two conferences, several days of retreat and other meetings. In Lisbon, there was lunch at the gracious invitation of Yves Crettaz of the Lisbon Dojo Zen, a visit and tea with Etel at Sagara [...]
Wherever you are, life is there ! How could Zen practice be anywhere else? Take a plunge into the heart of your life just as it is. This retreat is a superb opportunity to live Zen practice and your entire life as one endlessly vibrant and creative improvisation. (Pour les détails et les infos en [...]
Le calendrier 2015-16 est disponible! Consultez-le à wildflowerzen.org/meditations-et-retraites/ Il faut s'inscrire vite pour la Retraite au coeur de la vie (26-30 oct.) et le weekend de pratique à Paris qui la suit (31 oct.-1 nov.). The calendar for 2015-2016 is now available. Check it out at wildflowerzen.org/meditations-et-retraites/ Sign up soon for the Retreat in the Heart [...]
Le Web carnet de Amy Hollowell Sensei, fondatrice de la Wild Flower Zen Sangha et successeur de Catherine Genno Pagès Roshi dans le lignage Zen Soto de Taizan Maezumi Roshi, fondateur du Centre Zen de Los Angeles.
The Web notebook of Amy Hollowell Sensei, founder of the Wild Flower Zen Sangha and dharma successor of Catherine Genno Pagès Roshi in the Soto Zen lineage of Taizan Maezumi Roshi, founder of the Los Angeles Zen Center.
