with Fugen Tom Pitner Roshi
Thursday, March 21st 6:00 pm ET (New York) -
Sunday, March 24th 6:00 pm ET(New York)
About the Retreat
When you join a Shining Bright Lotus - Dragon Heart Dharma retreat, you will be immersed in practices that retain the rigor and intensity of a traditional monastery, yet also reflect the unbreakable, loving heart and profound wisdom of our founder, Jun Po Denis Kelly Roshi.
Mondo Facilitation is designed to accomplish the first step on the path of awakening through the use of Koans. The Koans ask questions that offer an opportunity to deconstruct your current story, allowing for a new understanding which fosters awakening. With this two-fold understanding - experiential and philosophical - we experience the openness and fearless stability within our ordinary mind. We acquire new perspectives that allow for a more compassionate way of being with intense feelings such as anger, shame and disconnection. This emotional koan process offers a means for transcending the pain and suffering for any and all who have suffered injustice.
Jun Po Roshi was committed to providing his wisdom and compassion to all beings without consideration of superficial characteristics such as skin color, gender identification or socio-economic status. Often, his teachings were only accessible to those who could afford week long retreats. The intention of this retreat is to welcome all people into our community. This program is for all persons regardless of race, color, gender.
The Mondo Zen intensive begins with the traditional practices of the morning service, meditation and movement, followed by Mondo Zen Facilitation in small groups with trained Mondo Facilitators. Fugen Roshi provides integrative teachings. .
“In order to alleviate this suffering, we need deeper insight into and understanding of our emotional nature”
Program Fees:
Full Fee
Fair fee
Low Cost
Financial Aid
Retreat Leadership
Fugen Tom Pitner, Roshi
Fugen attended the very first Hollow Bones Retreat for the ManKind Project in September, 1999, and he’s been innovating ever since. He is now the primary liaison between Hollow Bones and the ManKind Project, and he’s been instrumental in bringing state-of-the-art facilitation tools to both organizations.
He has inspired thousands of people toward new experiences of personal and organizational empowerment through a unique brand of Mondo Zen life coaching and organizational consulting. Fugen’s is an inside-out integrative approach. He focuses first on the individual, then on the problem or situation to be solved.
Fugen Roshi is the abbot of Dragon Heart Dharma the partner sangha on this project.
What People Are Saying
“The Mondo Zen Intensive has given me the chance to experience the difference between meditating regularly on a daily basis and an intensive meditation practice during 4 days together with an awakened community. I feel how depth and stability of my awareness of this awareness have increased significantly. Thank you for all the deeply caring support and service. I am so gratefull, to having had the opportunity to participate!”
- Elmar S.
“I am beyond excited that I chose to attend the seisshin because I feel lighter, more present, in a space of awareness that everything I do is a CHOICE. I have gained another set of tools to truly live my life in a deeper, heartfelt presence where I get to choose how I want to BE.
-Lisa B.
“I feel blessed to have participated in this Mondo Zen sesshin. It is just wonderful, a deep intervention that works. I feel renewed, with a new sense of wonder, that was rather dim before the retreat. I now know, that I can access clear deep heart mind any moment, which enriches my life and the lives of those around me tremendously.”
-Philipp
Tentative Schedule
All times in ET (New York)
Thursday
6:00 pm Opening Check in
6:30 pm Orientation
7:00 pm Kinhin
7:10 pm Meditation with Instructions
7:50 pm Kinhin
8:00 pm Meditation/Closing Service
8:30 pm End
Friday
9:00 am Morning Service
9:30 am Meditation
10:00 am Kinhin
10:10 am Qigong
10:35 am Break
10:45 am Introduction to Mondo Zen Facilitation with Fugen Rosi
11:30 am Mondo Zen Facilitation Morning Block - Finish the Intro – Koan 1 & 2
12:30 pm Meditation
1:00 pm Meal/break
2:30 pm Meditation
3:00 pm Mondo Zen Facilitation afternoon block Koan 3 – 7
4:30 pm Meditation
5:00 pm Kinhin
5:05 pm Q & A with Fugen Roshi
5:35 pm Kinhin
5:40 pm Meditation
6:00 pm Meal Break
· 7:00 pm Evening Service/ Meditation
· 7:30 pm Kinhin
· 7:35 pm Qigong
· 8:00 pm Meditation
· 8:30 pm Kinhin
· 9:00 pm Zazen/Closing Service
Saturday
9:00 am Morning Service
9:30 am Meditation
10:00 am Kinhin
10:10 am Qigong
10:35 am Break
10:45 am Fugen Roshi - Review 6 and 7
11:15 am Mondo Zen Facilitation Morning Block - Koan 8 – 10
12:30 pm Zazen
· 1:00 pm Meal/break
2:30 pm Meditation
3:00 pm Mondo Zen Facilitation afternoon block - Koan 11 and 12
4:30 pm Meditation
5:00 pm Kinhin
5:05 pm Q & A with Fugen Roshi
5:35 pm Kinhin
5:40 pm Meditation
6:00 pm Afternoon Closing
· 7:00 pm Evening Service/ Meditation
· 7:30 pm Kinhin
· 7:35 pm Qigong
· 8:00 pm Meditation
· 8:30 pm Kinhin
· 9:00 pm Meditation/Closing Service
Sunday
9:00 am Morning Service
9:30 am Meditation
10:00 am Kinhin
10:10 am Qigong
10:35 am Break
10:45 am Emotional Koan Preparation – Fugen Roshi
11:15 am Mondo Zen Facilitation Morning Block - Koan 13
12:30 pm Meditation
· 1:00 pm Meal/break
2:30 pm Meditation
3:00 pm Mondo Zen Facilitation afternoon Review the whole thing
4:30 pm Meditation
5:00 pm Kinhin
5:05 pm Zazen/ Closing Service
5:25 pm Kinhin
5:30 pm Closing Check – in
6:00 pm End