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octobre 2015

Heart of Life/Coeur de la Vie: Day/Jour I

By | 2015-10-26T01:16:09+00:00 octobre 26th, 2015|Textes|

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 [...]

Patti Smith, that grand old punk poet

By | 2015-10-23T15:48:45+00:00 octobre 21st, 2015|Textes|

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 [...]

In the middle of your very own splendid story

By | 2015-10-20T16:04:57+00:00 octobre 20th, 2015|Textes|

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 [...]

Calendar/Calendrier 2015-16

By | 2015-10-14T11:58:20+00:00 octobre 14th, 2015|Textes|

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 [...]

Dans les bois : Le Zen en Hiver/Into the Woods: Zen in Winter

By | 2015-10-14T15:50:48+00:00 octobre 1st, 2015|Textes|

Ce week-end résidentiel, du 29 au 31 Janvier 2016 au coeur de la forêt de Fontainebleau, offre l’opportunité de nous asseoir loin des préoccupations de ce monde moderne agité. La retraite inclut de la méditation assise et marchée, une pratique collective de travail et des enseignements quotidiens. Des instructions sont données aux débutants. Les [...]

juillet 2015

With us wherever you are

By | 2015-10-14T11:47:12+00:00 juillet 30th, 2015|Textes|

Heading off to Portugal for a week of retreat. For a few days, we'll take some time to do nothing but see what arises in our midst. We'll just sit down together and join our hearts as one, through the delicate mornings, the thick, hot afternoons, the cool, deep-blue nights. Will you be with us? We welcome [...]

juin 2015

Amazing Grace

By | 2015-10-13T15:48:53+00:00 juin 28th, 2015|Textes|

Here we are (again), on another fabulous summer day. I just heard that the Dalai Lama was at the Glastonbury music festival in England, on stage with Patti Smith as the crowd of tens of thousands sang Happy Birthday to him. He then cut a cake... Wonder who actually ate the cake (crowd was far too [...]

Parlour Tricks: Broken Hearts/Bones

By | 2017-04-04T06:58:14+00:00 juin 23rd, 2015|Textes|

That's right, Broken Hearts/Bones (Bar None Records) the debut album from Parlour Tricks, the band The Village Voice calls the best pop band in New York City, is the cat's meow! Stream a delicious taste of it at Music Felon, who call it "an exceptional indie pop album, full of beautiful vocals and danceable rhythms!" http://www.musicfelon.com/a_broken-hearts-bones/ [...]