This past weekend, January 18th &19th was a retreat on the core Buddhist teachings and precepts. This was the third year of this popular program where Shao Shan Temple Formal Students spoke on a topic that has been important in their life and present their experience working with a given precept or element of the 8-fold noble path. This emphasized that these teachings are not abstract concepts but ways of being that we can all bring into our lives.
The weekend included several periods of meditation each day in addition to times of sharing and discussion, lunch and informal social time. This year several people stayed overnight and had a full weekend retreat.
