The Whole Earth is Medicine: A Five-Day Zen Meditation Retreat
with Rev. Steve Kanji Ruhl at The Omega Institute August 25-30, 2019
Engage stillness and silence, be attentive to what arises, and experience openings into your natural wholeness.
“Yun Men, teaching his community, said, ‘Medicine and disease subdue each other: the whole earth is medicine; what is your self?’” This Zen Buddhist koan appears in the ancient Chinese collection of The Blue Cliff Record, and we’ll use it as a touchstone, returning to it as we sit in frequent periods of silent zazen meditation or walk in kinhin meditation outdoors in Omega’s beautiful surroundings. Reverend Kanji will offer dharma talks inviting you to explore deeply: How do we experience the whole earth as medicine? What does it mean when we say that medicine and disease subdue each other? What is the source of dis-ease? What is authentic healing? And the ultimate question: What is your self? Come for five days of serenity, of challenge, and of awakening to your life.