On Sunday, August 28th was a day-long
Nature Retreat at Shao Shan Temple
This program was a unique combination of silence, meditation and a pilgrimage to the top of Little Sacred Mountain - the little mountain surrounded by water directly across from the temple. In addition to walking silently both to and from the mountain, there was also sitting meditation both in the temple and at the top of the mountain. There was a dharma reading of portions of Dogen's Mountains and Waters Sutra.
All mountains ride on clouds and walk in the sky.
Above all waters are all mountains.
Walking beyond and walking within are both done on water.
All mountains walk with their toes on all waters and splash there.
-Dogen Zenji
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| Taking the canoe down to the water |
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| Poling the canoe over to the pilgrimage path |
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| At the top of Little Sacred Mountain |
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| Sitting meditation on the mountain top |
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| Pilgrimage back down the mountain |
