In Front of the Door is the Land of Stillness and Light

This day-long retreat led by guest teacher Danan Wark will feature morning and afternoon talks, zazen, and optional dokusan (private interviews). Your registration on a sliding scale offers support to our guest teacher and the ongoing activities of Valley Streams Zen Sangha. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. Contact aW5mbyB8IHZhbGxleXN0cmVhbXN6ZW4gISBvcmc= to request a scholarship or if this will be your first retreat with us.

Danan is a teacher in the Single Flower Sangha line that descends from the Kwan Um School of Zen, which in turn derives from the Sudeoksa mountain lineage of the Jogye Order of Korean Zen (Seon). Danan received precepts in 2009 and Inka in 2019 from Zen Master George Bo Mun Bowman, the founder of the Single Flower Sangha. Danan has practiced in the Rinzai tradition and studied koans with Bo Mun for over 20 years. He has also practiced in the Soto tradition with Tenshin Reb Anderson roshi at No Abode Hermitage for more than a decade. In 2014 Danan established Cloud Zendo, a sangha that presently meets each Saturday (except this one!) at 8:30 a.m. in Auburn.