Opening the Eye Mind : How Meditation, Art and the Six Senses Work Together

"..Art is a sense of paying attention to what you have, what you are, what you have available. When you pay attention, it makes things beautiful and workable, always." - Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche

The Six Senses are the vehicles through which we connect with reality. By investigating these pathways we let go of the delusion that leads to aggression and struggle. Join us for a day long retreat where we will use meditation and creative practice as ways of learning to perceive, accept and reflect the beauty of the reality around us.

Sokuzan Bob Brown has been engaged with art for over 50 years through his experience as an illustrator in the Marine Corps and his attendance at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington DC. Bob is ordained a Zen priest in the Soto Zen lineage and was a student of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, Kobun Chino Roshi and is currently a student of Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche and His Holiness the 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje. More details about Bob available on his website.

We plan to eat lunch together so we ask that all participants please bring a bag lunch. (Refrigeration available)

Price:
$50
$35 for Full Members / Students
$25 for Sustaining Members

Optional: Tour of the Met Museum with Sokuzan Bob Brown on Friday February 26th from 5:45pm-8pm. Strongly Recommended for all retreat participants. More info here

It is our full intention to accommodate the financial needs of anyone who has a genuine commitment to practice and study. Reduced Payment Options and Work-Study are always available. Please contact patrick@theidproject.org to make alternative arrangements.

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