![]() Total silence, so after a long pause, I said plaintively “Well, it is rohatsu, so awakening, I guess?” Everyone agreed, the meeting moved on, and inside, I died a little… A few weeks ago when we began planning in earnest, I casually brought up the question of theme again, as if we had never decided and asking my fellow teachers what they wanted to do…. ![]() We always select a theme for our longer retreats, something to give the various dharma talks a bit of a throughline, and awakening is an entirely appropriate choice for rohatsu, or for any other time of year for that matter, and I remember the meeting where we chose the theme, sitting by and saying nothing while internally going “Oh god…”, but I assured myself there was still time. Actually, I’ve had several months to savour the dread of today’s talk since “awakening” was chosen as the theme for this sesshin. True confession: I do not want to give this talk today.
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