Free Six Session 1-on-1 Personalized Exploration of Meditative Work via Zoom
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Free Six Session 1-on-1 Personalized Exploration of Meditative Work via Zoom
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Retreat Highlights
- Personalized, one-on-one meeting to explore meditative inquiry and how it sheds light on the Wholeness of life
About this Retreat
Your Guides
Jay has been involved in meditative work since 1970. He attended the Rocherster NY Zen Center with Roshi Philip Kapleau for about eight years and then attended the Springwater NY Center for Meditative Inquiry and Retreat, founded by Toni Packer, since then and up to the present. He is the director of Rain Tree - The New Mexico Center for Meditative Inquiry and Retreat.
Jay's interest is in uncovering the wholeness and simplicity of Life. By learning to listen quietly, honestly, without agenda, we can begin to discover the patterns through which we live and how they color our experience. In this way, Wholeness begins to function in us more deeply, shining light into the "unfinished business" of our lives, bringing healing, simple being, and a deep appreciation and affection.
Jay feels that meditative work can deepen best when we work together, in small group dialogue and in one-on-one meeting. Many people study the writings and talks of teachers but never have the opportunity to meet face-to-face. We all have so many blind spots and working together personally may be essential for coming in touch with our unexamined assumptions about ourselves and about meditative work.
Jay is available to meet with people individually. He doesn't earn any money from any of the activities of the Rain Tree Center.
Details of this retreat
Free opportunity via Zoom for interested people anywhere.Six session series to work 1-on-1 together to explore what meditative work is and to touch more deeply on the issues and questions that may be moving you in your life.
This is a free, six-session program, 30 minutes per session at your convenience, usually spread out over a few months, to make it easy on your schedule.
We work together 1-on-1 via Zoom or phone to explore what meditative work is and to look more deeply into the issues and questions that may be meaningful to you. This is done from a tradition-neutral perspective coming from direct looking and questioning.
We can explore questions and assumptions you may have about meditative work from any tradition, including the role of practices and teachings and what these things may be pointing to.
The sessions are facilitated by Jay Cutts, who has been involved in meditative work for almost 55 years, originally at a Zen Center and then non-traditionally at the Springwater (NY) Center with Toni Packer. Jay is the director of Rain Tree - The New Mexico Center for Meditative Inquiry and Retreat, which also offers weekly Zoom sittings and group dialogue, as well as an annual 7-day retreat.
Our work together is not based on advice or therapy or teachings but rather on simple honest listening and looking together - coming to understand each other a little better and opening up deeper possibilities of our lives.
This is an excellent opportunity for both people who are new to meditation and people who have been involved with meditation for years but haven't had the chance to work personally with an experienced meditation facilitator.
This is a free, six-session program, 30 minutes per session at your convenience, usually spread out over a few months, to make it easy on your schedule.
We work together 1-on-1 via Zoom or phone to explore what meditative work is and to look more deeply into the issues and questions that may be meaningful to you. This is done from a tradition-neutral perspective coming from direct looking and questioning.
We can explore questions and assumptions you may have about meditative work from any tradition, including the role of practices and teachings and what these things may be pointing to.
The sessions are facilitated by Jay Cutts, who has been involved in meditative work for almost 55 years, originally at a Zen Center and then non-traditionally at the Springwater (NY) Center with Toni Packer. Jay is the director of Rain Tree - The New Mexico Center for Meditative Inquiry and Retreat, which also offers weekly Zoom sittings and group dialogue, as well as an annual 7-day retreat.
Our work together is not based on advice or therapy or teachings but rather on simple honest listening and looking together - coming to understand each other a little better and opening up deeper possibilities of our lives.
This is an excellent opportunity for both people who are new to meditation and people who have been involved with meditation for years but haven't had the chance to work personally with an experienced meditation facilitator.
Schedule
Each 30 minute session will be based on whatever comes up for us together.
Note: Schedule is approximate and may change
What's Included
- Six, 30-minute sessions, spaced every couple weeks, at your convenience.
What's Not Included
- NOT based on advice, teachings or practices, but rather direct looking together.