Wonderland

Posted August 11th, 2009 by Tawni Anderson

Wonderland:  A Voyage With Doen Sensei and the Lost Coin Sangha

Venture down the rabbit hole with Daniel Doen Silberberg Sensei, author of the forthcoming Wonderland:  The Zen of Alice, as he reveals the Wonderland that is our lives.

Doen portraitDoen Sensei will conduct a retreat in the dramatic Wasatch Mountains of Utah from September 18 through 21, 2009.

We often hear about and search for the “other shore,” or Wonderland, and try to figure out how to get there.  The practice of Buddhism has pointed to this other shore for thousands of years; it’s the realm where body and mind fall away.  If we persist in our search for it and are lucky enough to find a rabbit hole, at the end of our travels we might find that this shore really is the other shore, and our wondrous lives and deaths are themselves the Wonderland that we seek.

The retreat will be held at The Inn at Solitude.  Rooms are very reasonably priced (a special rate of $139) and can be shared.  For a 360 degree view, check out http://www.skisolitude.com/accommodations/inn.php.  Camp sites are also available at the nearby Spruces Camp Grounds or, even closer to Solitude, Redman Camp Grounds.  It may be best to reserve your camp site in advance.

Please call 1-800-731-5061 or email contact@lostcoinzen.com with any questions.  To register for the retreat, please visit www.lostcoinzen.com/retreat.  Registration fees for the retreat are $275.

If you would like to reserve a room at Solitude, please contact  Jeremy Chase at 801-536-5721 or jchase@skisolitude.com and mention that you are with Lost Coin.

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8 Responses to “Wonderland”

  • cecil Says:
    August 12th, 2009 at 7:58 am

    Annette kindly asked me to join but unfortunately I cant make it this time.
    I would really like to come but its “electronic-partner” exhibition so my job will be my practice again..
    I`ll sit with you. At least twice a day.

  • Peedee Says:
    August 18th, 2009 at 1:32 pm

    Yea! I have an excuse to give myself a “Wonder-full” September birthday present. I can’t wait to see all of you in person and participate in the activities. I will register as soon as next week!

    :)

    Cheers,
    Peedee

  • Daniel Doen Silberberg Says:
    August 18th, 2009 at 3:42 pm

    @Peedee

    Are you really coming? That would be so great.

  • Peedee Says:
    August 19th, 2009 at 11:19 am

    Yes. I will be there. I am very excited. It was a choice of your retreat or a Hot Air Balloon ride. I can’t imagine that would be fun alone, and it would go by so quickly.

    I’d rather spend quality time in the mountains with exceptional people. :)

  • Tawni Anderson Says:
    August 22nd, 2009 at 11:10 pm

    Peedee, I’m so glad you’re coming. It will be wonderful to meet you in person finally!

  • Peedee Says:
    September 8th, 2009 at 11:56 am

    If anybody needs a ride, please contact me. I save loads of money per year on renting rather than owning/operating, thus, I’ve made the rental reservation. I’ll be leaving SLC around 2 PM on the 18th. :) I’m assuming this is bring your own food and drinks too right?

  • Rebecca Says:
    September 9th, 2009 at 10:32 am

    @Peedee: Yup, food is “on your own.” I can give you some options. In fact, email me at contact@lostcoinzen.com and I’ll send you an email regarding details of the retreat. ANYONE who needs more information should feel free to email me at the email address I just listed. See you soon!

  • Jeff Markham Says:
    September 21st, 2009 at 11:56 am

    Hi folks,

    Great retreat!

    If any of you have photos of this retreat that you’d be willing to share, please email them to me at:

    Jethro “underscore” Markham@comcast.net

    We will be creating an Event Photo Album on the Lost Coin web site and posting photos of our events.

    Also, this is an open invitation to any of you who have photos from prior events to email them to me and we’ll get them posted to the web site. Don’t forget to specify the location and month/year of the event (also title if the event had one, e.g., “Wonderland”). If you have photos from multiple events, please send a separate email for each event, otherwise we won’t know what goes with what.

    Thanks!

    Jeff

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