WEEKLY SCHEDULE
Wednesday at 6:00-7:30 PM in the style of Thich Nhat Hanh
(Please call if you wish instruction during the pre-sit at 5:30)
Beginners’ Class is held every fourth Wednesday of the month.
We also offer:
-Days of mindfulness and retreats
-E-Newsletter: “cloud water,” with monthly teachings
-Dharma interviews with Judith and Philip by appointment
-Immersion courses in Zen
-Zen lending library
So as not to distract others at weekly meditation gatherings or other Sangha activities, it is best to cover your
arms and legs and minimize jewelry, scents and loud fabric patterns.
Thank you for your inquiry! May you be peaceful. May you be peace.
Wednesday at 6:00-7:30 PM in the style of Thich Nhat Hanh
(Please call if you wish instruction during the pre-sit at 5:30)
Beginners’ Class is held every fourth Wednesday of the month.
We also offer:
-Days of mindfulness and retreats
-E-Newsletter: “cloud water,” with monthly teachings
-Dharma interviews with Judith and Philip by appointment
-Immersion courses in Zen
-Zen lending library
So as not to distract others at weekly meditation gatherings or other Sangha activities, it is best to cover your
arms and legs and minimize jewelry, scents and loud fabric patterns.
Thank you for your inquiry! May you be peaceful. May you be peace.
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EVENT CALENDAR
~Wednesday, Sept 17, 6:00 PM
Peace Choir Concert at Cloud Cottage
To benefit the Pilgrimage Project
Dana (by donation)
***
~ September 19-21Retreat at Southern Dharma Retreat Center
with Judith & Philip:
"Nothing to Do, Nowhere to Go"
2 nights, $130 ($65 deposit), Dana
A Buddha is a person who has no more business to do and isn't looking for anything. In doing nothing, in simply
stopping, we can live freely and true to ourselves and our liberation will contribute to the liberation of all beings."
– Thich Nhat Hanh
When our minds are constantly reaching for something more or something better, we miss the magic and vibrancy of
the present wonderful moment. This weekend is designed to offer skillful means to gently bring us into the moment –
techniques that nourish simple, wholesome living, clarity and joy.
"Nothing To Do" is for those who wish to get off the roller coaster and live their lives in tranquility. Experienced
practitioners find refreshment and renewal at this retreat; and they model the strength of their practice for
newcomers.
We form a community knit by profound silence, sharing chanting practice, singing, seated meditation, indoor and
outdoor walking meditation, and work practice. In the sunlight of full attention, we bloom as flowers. We enjoy
delicious veggie meals, views from the mountain top, and total relaxation. While the entire schedule is conducted in
the grace and spaciousness of Noble Silence, there are ample opportunities for group discussion, as well as individual
dharma interviews.
Beginners as well as experienced practitioners welcome
"Nothing to Do, Nowhere to Go," A Retreat for Everyone, 2 nights, $130 ($65 deposit ) plus dana. Contact Dagmar at:
info@southerndharma.org or go to www.southerndharma.org for more information.
***
October 18
~ Day of Mindfulness at Laurie Serfas’s, Fairview
***
~ November 29, Saturday
A Day of Mindful Writing,
with award-winning poet and associate professor of English, Katherine Soniat, formerly with Virginia Tech
***
December 5-7
~ Evergreen Sesshin, a Japanese-style Zen residential retreat
at Embracing Simplicity Hermitage, Hendersonville
(not recommended for beginners)
led by Judith and Philip Toy
Contact Judith for details and registration, 669-0920 or cloudcottage@bellsouth.net
* *
~Wednesday, Sept 17, 6:00 PM
Peace Choir Concert at Cloud Cottage
To benefit the Pilgrimage Project
Dana (by donation)
***
~ September 19-21Retreat at Southern Dharma Retreat Center
with Judith & Philip:
"Nothing to Do, Nowhere to Go"
2 nights, $130 ($65 deposit), Dana
A Buddha is a person who has no more business to do and isn't looking for anything. In doing nothing, in simply
stopping, we can live freely and true to ourselves and our liberation will contribute to the liberation of all beings."
– Thich Nhat Hanh
When our minds are constantly reaching for something more or something better, we miss the magic and vibrancy of
the present wonderful moment. This weekend is designed to offer skillful means to gently bring us into the moment –
techniques that nourish simple, wholesome living, clarity and joy.
"Nothing To Do" is for those who wish to get off the roller coaster and live their lives in tranquility. Experienced
practitioners find refreshment and renewal at this retreat; and they model the strength of their practice for
newcomers.
We form a community knit by profound silence, sharing chanting practice, singing, seated meditation, indoor and
outdoor walking meditation, and work practice. In the sunlight of full attention, we bloom as flowers. We enjoy
delicious veggie meals, views from the mountain top, and total relaxation. While the entire schedule is conducted in
the grace and spaciousness of Noble Silence, there are ample opportunities for group discussion, as well as individual
dharma interviews.
Beginners as well as experienced practitioners welcome
"Nothing to Do, Nowhere to Go," A Retreat for Everyone, 2 nights, $130 ($65 deposit ) plus dana. Contact Dagmar at:
info@southerndharma.org or go to www.southerndharma.org for more information.
***
October 18
~ Day of Mindfulness at Laurie Serfas’s, Fairview
***
~ November 29, Saturday
A Day of Mindful Writing,
with award-winning poet and associate professor of English, Katherine Soniat, formerly with Virginia Tech
***
December 5-7
~ Evergreen Sesshin, a Japanese-style Zen residential retreat
at Embracing Simplicity Hermitage, Hendersonville
(not recommended for beginners)
led by Judith and Philip Toy
Contact Judith for details and registration, 669-0920 or cloudcottage@bellsouth.net
* *
WEEKLY SCHEDULE AND EVENT CALENDAR
Cloud Cottage gratefully accepts your dana. Dana is a Sanskrit word meaning gift, alms, donation. This is the
voluntary giving of material, energy or wisdom to others, which, remarkably, does not distinguish between giving and
receiving. The practice of dana in the form of almsgiving to mendicant monks is still very widespread in many
Theravadan Buddhist countries. The lay follower gives food and clothing to the monk as well as money to the
monastery; the monk, for her part, gives instruction and other spiritual help. This interchange can bring great
happiness to both student and teacher.
Suggested (but not required) donation for meditation $5 per visit. This helps defray the cost of running the Zendo,
and keeps this space dedicated to our practice and related activities. If donations exceed expenses, (a rare
occurence indeed,) the rest go to our teachers, Judith and Philip Toy, who share the teachings freely and are not
supported by their order.
voluntary giving of material, energy or wisdom to others, which, remarkably, does not distinguish between giving and
receiving. The practice of dana in the form of almsgiving to mendicant monks is still very widespread in many
Theravadan Buddhist countries. The lay follower gives food and clothing to the monk as well as money to the
monastery; the monk, for her part, gives instruction and other spiritual help. This interchange can bring great
happiness to both student and teacher.
Suggested (but not required) donation for meditation $5 per visit. This helps defray the cost of running the Zendo,
and keeps this space dedicated to our practice and related activities. If donations exceed expenses, (a rare
occurence indeed,) the rest go to our teachers, Judith and Philip Toy, who share the teachings freely and are not
supported by their order.
