This retreat is a journey into emptiness and a time to cultivate receptivity. The more you leave behind, the more room you have to find something new. Do what you do attentively rather than distractedly while you wait for the real experience to come along. Making tea and putting on your shoes and watching a bird on the bush outside the window are the real experiences. Every detail is worth noticing—each is a note in the great symphony of peep-toot-and-boom.
