Integrated Weeklong Intensive

The “integrated” in the title refers to the retreat’s shape: a weeklong intensive combining zazen (seated meditation) with study of the Diamond Sutra. The Diamond Sutra is a short “perfection of wisdom” (prajñāpāramitā) text with a central place in the Zen tradition, and its characteristic move is negation — loosening fixed positions, including fixed positions about the teachings themselves. The description’s phrase “the groundless ground of zazen practice” sits squarely in that territory. A week that pairs the two signals that sitting and study are meant to inform each other rather than run on separate tracks.

The description refers to “the teaching” but names no teacher, and appamada hasn’t published the details that usually drive a registration decision:

• Lead teacher — not yet announced
• Daily schedule — not published
• Cost — not published
• Attendance format — the listing is marked in-person, but the calendar description calls the retreat a hybrid intensive, and what that means in practice isn’t stated

If the dates work for you, check the signup page or contact the center for these specifics before registering.