Pureland chanting is neither dance, nor song, nor meditation, yet is something of all these. It is the calling out of soul to spirit, in voice and in silence, in movement and in stillness, limpid yet flowing, in gratitude and wonder. Here we are not achieving something nor making something nor going somewhere, yet together we are being, doing, coming and going, entering and returning. Pureland is the easiest practice and the most elusive for it is to offer one's heart and to trust in grace. A sesshin is a time to practice together extensively and intensively: five days of immersion in the Name, relying, entrusting and finding refuge.
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