How was the 24hrs Zen retreat for you? Is there anything you would like to share?
It was nice to do practice together with other people. I am doing 8-week course solo as a part of my meditation teacher training, so I was doing lots of practice during the day anyway. So, it was interesting how the retreat will impact it. I didn’t change much in my usual approach.
How have you been integrating into your life the elements that were explored during the online retreat?
Yes, it was mainly nari kiru during the day. I realised that event if I was mindful 5% of my time it still was really transforming.
One of the emphasis of the retreat was on the cultivation of skilful ways to deal with our daily activities, how did you engage with this cultivation?
See my answer above. Another idea from Daizan was that facing a difficult situation we have to step inside it and treat it as a koan. So, this is a big part of my practice now as I am entering into a new phase of life and have to deal with certain health issues.