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Hayle Ch'an Retreat

        We take Refuge in the Buddha
        We take Refuge in the Dharma
        We take Refuge in the Sangha
        We take Refuge in the Triple Gem within ourselves!

Venue: Hayle, Cornwall.

A small but dedicated group gathered in Cornwall for a week of Ch’an meditation in the tradition of Master Xu Yun (1840-1959) in April, 2014.  The days began early with light stretching and Taijiquan practice, followed by hours of seated meditation.  In the evening, extended periods of walking across the rural landscape balanced the mind and body.   

Pure perception,
At root is beautiful.
Time and space,
Millions of miles. (19.4.14)

Night turns to day,
Sky turns to sand.
Inside and out,
No Difference.  (20.4.14)

Light of Hayle,
Is dark at night.
Cycles repeat,
Varying in the mind only. (20.4.14)

Gongfu training,
Is seated meditation.
Standing up, sitting down,
Inbetween is the essence.  (20.4.14)

Agricultural Ch’an,
Sprouts from the earth.
Root and branch,
Both equally empty. (21.4.14)

Awareness,
Far-reaching and yet near.
No pushing, no pulling.
Force with no origin. (21.4.14)

Quiet wood,
Extended mind.
Bird song,
In the heart!  (22.4.14)

Sun light breaking through,
All is clear.
Darkness and light,
One and the same.  (22.4.14)

Diversity,
Diversity!
Perfection,
Perfection!  (23.4.14)

Birdsong,
Here and there.
Wind blows,
There and here.  (23.4.14)

Ripples,
Spreading out.
Spreading out,
Never moving…  (24.4.14)

Mousehole…,
Charles Luk’s words.
Xu Yun’s wisdom,
All reached Bill Picard…  (24.4.14)

Old and new,
Small and large.
All reconcile,
With no contradiction.  (24.4.14)

Lands End,
Where land begins.
Stop and start,
The mind does not move.  (24.4.14)

Pristine mirror,
Shaded.
Here and there,
Wonderful shadow.  (24.4.14)

Eternal Om,
Present moment.
All contained,
All empty.   (25.4.14)

Cold morning air,
Warm mid-day sun.
Somewhere,
Here and now.   (25.4.14)

Beautiful and isolated,
Tehidy Country Park.
From the road,
The trees can not be seen.   (25.4.14)

Early morning,
Hayle bright light!
Late in the evening,
Hayle bright light!   (25.4.14)