Desert Rain Zen Sunrise Retreat, March 2025: "The World of Dew," 1st night talks: Tenney & Megan

Send us Fan MailTenney and Megan give introductory talks on the first night of our Spring 2025 Desert Sunrise Retreat, "The World of Dew." Issa's heartbreaking haiku for the death of his young child is a central focus of these opening talks, and of the retreat. Tenney and Megan each begin to explore the intertwining, in our practice, of our deepening awareness of the stillness and silence at the heart of things with the endless rising and falling that are its manifestations. How might "the deep samadhi of the universe" let us open more fully to our experiences of joy, and also of heartbreak and loss?Tenney Nathanson Roshi leads Desert Rain Zen in Tucson, Arizona. Megan Rundel Sensei leads the Crimson Gate Meditation Community in Oakland, California. Together with Springs Mountain Sangha in Colorado Springs, led by Sarah Bender Roshi, these groups comprise The Open Source, founded by Joan Sutherland Roshi. The Open Source is part of the Pacific Zen School, co-founded by Joan Sutherland and John Tarrant.(talks given March 4, 2025 at the Redemptorist Renewal Center at Picture Rocks in Tucson)*About us:Desert Rain Zen is located in Tucson, Arizona. But almost all our activities take place on Zoom or as hybrid events, so you don't need to live here to practice with us.  Desert Rain Zen podcasts are free. If you'd like to support our podcasting and other activities, you can make a tax-deductible donation on our website at https://www.desertrainzen.org/donate.html  For more information you can email us at [email protected] or find us at https://www.desertrainzen.org/ and on Facebook.You can also find additional teachings and updated information about Tenney's various activities at https://tenneynathanson.com/ and on his Substack at https://tenneynathanson.substack.com/p/about-tenneynathansonzen