SUNDAY NOVEMBER 17

Compassionate Rereading

• Suzuki Roshi writes that the beginner's mind is the "mind of compassion." How to link this to what Natalie Goldberg writes in Writing Down the Bones, and how to cultivate this "big mind" during rereading?

• The second MiMi Fall Retreat gives insight into what Suzuki Roshi means so that the very activity of rereading goes beyond a mere study of the mind and becomes itself a mind training benefiting not just ourselves but also the people we encounter in daily life.

What you'll get:

• 3.5-hour Sit Walk Write Retreat

• Guided sitting and walking meditations

• Writing practice & breakout rooms to share your stories

• The study of key texts about "writing practice as a Zen practice" and their concrete application to rereading and daily life  

• A recording of key parts of the retreat