1. A flexible foundation for retreat practice

Chapter 1 of “Buddhahood Without Meditation

The retreat schedule Ken: So, the schedule is 5:00 wake up, and the official retreat time is 8:49 right now. This is to prevent, as we had last time, somebody banging the gong at 4:45. Student: So 8:49. Ken: It’s now 8:50. Nava: It’s not an atomic clock? Student: Do you have seconds? Ken: Pardon? […]

1. A flexible foundation for retreat practice

1. An Experimental Retreat: An Open Format

Chapter 1 of “A Trackless Path I

An experimental retreat Ken: A Trackless Path. August 19th, 2009 Des Moines, New Mexico or the Mandala Center, New Mexico. So this retreat is an experiment. It came out of some ideas when we were here last summer. And the original idea was to have an extended time for retreat. We originally planned a month […]

1. An Experimental Retreat: An Open Format

1. Accessing Power Without Being Ruled by It

Chapter 1 of “The Warrior’s Solution

Most people access power only through anger Ken: The retreat is called The Warrior’s Solution. Of course, this means the warrior has a problem. And you might be curious what is the warrior’s problem. The warrior’s problem is how to live without being run by power. How to live in power without being run by […]

1. Accessing Power Without Being Ruled by It