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2–4 October 2026 ·

Introduction to Zen Training Weekend

A residential programme with Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi, at Zen Mountain Monastery.

2Octoberto October 4, 2026
RetreatFri 12:00 AM to Sun 12:00 AM
FormatRetreat
PeriodAutumn 2026
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CapacityOpen
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Introduction to Zen Training Weekend

A residential programme with Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi, at Zen Mountain Monastery.

We're seeing things as they are, and it's a much different world to be invited into, and to be called to attend to, and so I think there we see the enormous importance of practice, not as a way to retreat or turn away from, but rather to go right into the belly of things. (from "Go Right into Consciousness," Lion's Roar, https://www.lionsroar.com/geoffrey-shugen-arnold-on-the-importance-of-buddhist-practice/)
Geoffrey Shugen Arnold
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Portrait of Geoffrey Shugen Arnold
Zen Training · Mountains and Rivers Order

Geoffrey Shugen Arnold

Head of the Mountains and Rivers Order and abbot of Zen Mountain Monastery, a direct dharma successor to founder John Daido Loori in the Sōtō Zen lineage.

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The wider context.

Zazen & everyday awareness

Zen

Direct meditative practice, zazen and everyday awareness in traditions rooted in Chinese Chan and its later forms.

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Location

New York, United States

Zen Mountain Monastery


New York, United States

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