Only Just Sit Saturday March 6

Only Just Sit
A monthly day of silent sitting and walking meditation.

Saturday March 6

It is futile to travel to other dusty countries thus forsaking your own seat; if your first step is false, you will immediately stumble.

All you have to do is cease from erudition, withdraw within and reflect upon yourself.
Should you be able to cast off body and mind naturally, the Buddha Mind will immediately manifest itself;
if you want to find it quickly, you must start at once.  

from Fukanzazengi, Rules for Meditation,

Great Master Eihei Dogen 1227

Need some silent meditation time ? Don't have the time/resources to travel to your favorite retreat center ? Want to work on developing longer meditation practice ?

This retreat is structured as two half-day sittings: from 9am to 12 noon and 1:30pm to 4:40pm. Come for the morning or afternoon half-day, or stay for the full day. We will alternate 40 minutes of seated meditation with 10 minutes of walking meditation. Non-denominational: just sitting and walking silent meditation. Scheduled for the first Saturday of each month. Bellringer: Bob.

All donations support the Dharma Center: $10 - $20 per half day would be appreciated.

This is probably not the best way to begin a meditation practice, so mediation instruction will not be offered. [Meditation instruction is available at almost any other Dharma Center meditation time.]


Morning Schedule

Please arrive on time.
Please do not enter meditation hall after the door has closed.
Please practice Noble Silence while on the Dharma Center property.

Arrive by 8:45
Settled in meditation room by 8:50
Overview of day: 8:55

Seated Meditation: 9:00 to 9:40
Walking meditation: 9:40-9:50

Seated Meditation: 9:50 to 10:30
Walking meditation: 10:30-10:40

Seated Meditation: 10:40 to 11:10
Walking meditation: 11:10-11:20

Seated Meditation: 11:20-Noon

Lunch
Noon-1:15 Lunch for those staying for full day: working meditation and group preparation of a communal meal (if there are more than 4-5 attending the full day). **Please contact Bob if you will be staying the whole day so he can arrange for adequate food**


Afternoon Schedule

Please arrive on time.
Please do not enter meditation hall after the door has closed.
Please practice Noble Silence while on the Dharma Center property.

Arrive at: 1:15
Settled in meditation room by: 1:25
Overview of afternoon: 1:25

Seated Meditation: 1:30 to 2:10
Walking meditation: 2:10-2:20

Seated Meditation: 2:20 to 3:00
Walking meditation: 3:00-3:10

Seated Meditation: 3:10 to 3:50
Walking meditation: 3:50-4:00

Seated Meditation: 4:00 to 4:40

Followed by: Tea, cookies and time to visit for those wishing to stay.


Questions:
Bob onlyjustsit@skycreekdharmacenter.org

Lama Chogyal March 19th at 6:00 PM

Please join us March 19th at 6:00 PM to welcome Lama Chogyal back to Chico.

Lama Chogyal, with the blessing of the Dalai Lama, founded the Ladakh Heart Foundation.

He will be speaking about compassion in action at Sky Creek Dharma Center followed by a short film about 

this miraculous hospital project. 

Many of you may have met Lama Chogyal during the Chico Kalachakra Sand Mandala event with Losang Samten.

Questions:

patbasham1@gmail.com

530-588-3891

Wrong Speech: Lin Jensen March 20

Wrong Speech

A morning of meditation and talk with Lin Jensen

Sky Creek Dharma Center

Saturday, March 20, 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

                              

Join Lin Jensen in a morning of meditation with talks and dialogue on aspects of meditation, right speech, and knowing when it’s best to lie.

Lin Jensen is Senior Buddhist Chaplain to High Desert State Prison in Susanville, California, and founder and teacher of the Chico Zen Sangha in Chico, California where he writes and works on behalf of nonviolence and in defense of the earth. Lin is a frequent contributor to Turning Wheel, Shambhala Sun, Mandala, and Tricycle magazines. He’s the author of six books on Zen. His first was Bowing to Receive the Mountain followed by Uncovering the Wisdom of the Heartmind, which was awarded Best Buddhist Book by Today’s Librarian. Three of Lin’s Books: Bad Dog!, Pavement, and Together Under One Roof were each selected for Shambhala Sun’s Best Buddhist Writing in 2006, 2008, and 2009 respectively. Lin’s new book, Deep Down Things will be released by Wisdom Publications in Fall 2010. 

For the convenience of those who might want one of Lin’s books, Lyon Books, Chico’s independent bookstore, will make copies available for purchase by check or cash.

Lin has generously donated all contributions / dana from this event to the Dharma Center. 

Living the Awakened Life March 26 and 27

This retreat *will not* take place at Skycreek Dharma Center.

Both events will take place at the Satori Center, 1180 Palmetto (details below).

Living the Awakened Life

An evening Satsang and one day retreat with Marlies Cocheret De La Morinière. 

How wonderful it is to sit and know I am Stillness, or to have a spiritual experience where the Unity of all is revealed. It is quite another task to live and be that realization as we move through the world. 

How to embody this experience of Stillness? What happens when someone triggers you? Or when you are sick? Or a loved one dies? Or when you fall in love? How can we stay awake amidst the parade of thoughts, the appearances of the world, losses and gains, and all the experiences of this human life? 

The Buddha spoke about being a lamp onto ourselves, completely owning and being the fundamental Silence that is always here, always available - and letting that be the source of movement in our lives. This satang and retreat is an invitation to deepen into this natural beauty that you already are. 

Satsang: Friday March 26th 7-9pm. Meditation, followed by a talk and dialogue with Marlies. $10 

Retreat: Saturday March 27th 10am-5pm. Silent sitting, dharma talk and dialogue, and inquiry into the truth of our deepest nature. $60 if registered by March 1st, $70 after 

Both events will take place at the Satori Center, 1180 Palmetto, Chico. For more information, to RSVP for the Satsang, or to register for the retreat, emailsatorihealingcenter@gmail.com or call Luke 530 891 6524.

Marlies will also be available for private sessions on March 26th and 28th.
 
Marlies Cocheret De La Morinière has been offering Satsang since 2000, when Adyashanti asked her to teach. She also works as a counselor, certified hakomi therapist, and certified tantric educator in the USA, Canada, and the Netherlands. Marlies is known for being loving, yet direct with a sense of humor. She brings spirituality from the clouds right down into this human body experience.