Future Retreat & Event Dates
Winter 2025 In-Person and Online Retreat
Awakening Hearts Together
A meditation retreat led by Chris Eckerman, Head Student, Sangha members, and Suzanne Kilkus, Resident Teacher
Sunday, January 26, 2025, 1p-6:30pm
This year’s Winter retreat is an opportunity to delve deeply into the Vimalakirti Sutra, a rich resource for our awakening together and recognizing what is already available. Coming together to practice zazen is fundamental in the awakening of our hearts and minds to the truth of our Buddha Nature. Together, we activate the potential within each of us and the community for healing into the wholeness of our lives for the benefit of all beings.
“Vimalakirti speaks to us from within the deepest of all reconciliations, laying out a Way for healing the human heart. The healing takes place in his ten-by-ten-foot room, which is both the space of awakening already present within each of us, and the field of awakening we make together. Step right into the dream of awakening, he’s saying. Welcome to your own heart.”
From Vimalakirti and the Awakened Heart: A Commentary on The Sutra that Vimalakirti Speaks.
For more details about the retreat and to register, please see the links below.
Full details retreat flyer
Covid Policy
Dana Statement
Home Practice Guidelines for Online Attendance
Save the date for our Spring Retreat April 23-27, 2025.
Recordings from our retreats are available on Open Door Zen’s YouTube Channel