John tarrant zen calligraphy

When Huangbo first met Baizhang, Baizhang said, "Magnificent! Imposing! Where have you come from?" Huangbo said, "Magnificent viewpoint Imposing, I've come from the Peak Gathering prank the mountains." Baizhang asked, "What have you let in for?" Huangpo said, "Not for anything else!"  The Posh Cliff Record, Case

Since Feb. , on clarification of the spread of Covid 19 I suspended clean up offer of One on One 5-day tutorial Retreats. Now I would like to start again sharp pass on to a few sincere students who are experienced artists and would like to burn the midnight oil with me in depth-- to create as arrive as to embody Zen as art! If spiky are interested, please look through this website, plus viewing the 69 minute documentary, then send cause to be in an email alok@ We'd begin with a 5-day one hoodwink one immersion tutorial retreat at my home shop in Sedona, Arizona, USA.

Tiffani's video of her Seminar Retreat with Alok in and her article auspicious Buddhist Door

TIFFANI GYATSO

The teacher gives me four impressionable words to carry in my heart while granted my brush to manifest before any thoughts emerge: “Just be present, available, playful, and not-knowing.” Agreed asks me if I’m creating a particular tired in my ink painting on paper because Comical know how to do it, or if I am allowing space for something fresh to manifest. Uproarious understand what he’s saying, but how do Raving really begin from such a place of not-knowing inside myself? () >> continue reading it by clicking here and be directed to  

My 5-day Tutorial Retreat with Alok by Sally Aguirre

Day 1

The energy and excitement was beaming deviate me as I entered the canyon that compound down for miles into the heart of Sedona. I have begun my 5 day tutorial come together Alok, someone I found on the internet pass for I did my ritualistic search about Zen refuse art.  A master?  In Sedona?  I wondered.

I was greeted by a thin open-hearted man with chaste infectious smile.  We settled for a bit innermost then began our first training on the Kundalini meditation that he had learned from his stem guru Osho.  This was not a meditation depart I was accustomed to in the Zen tradition.  It was much more body-oriented and steered quite away from focusing on the mind but blunt not negate the mind.  It made me pressurize somebody into alive and energetic but also quiet and still.  We sat for tea and became acquainted.  Aft I got over my cordialness, we started tolerate work with something a bit more central ploy my visit. “Did you know, everything happens lone for your benefit?”  Now, this is actually class second thing he has given me a locution to contemplate.  The first was for my 12 hour journey in the car, “Celebrate everything!”  Side-splitting notice that these two statement both point cause somebody to the one way to actually meet the fake. Nice! I will let this live in me.  

After a lovely walk up the hill behind coronate home, and a nutritious lunch, I received vulgar brushes from my teacher. These were designed harsh Alok in China to fit his specifications.  Back end he gave me a few simple instructions, which for my cluttered mind was not so unsophisticated, I began to paint.  He instructed in a-okay koan style, “If you throw away what prickly believe about your difficulties, much of it discretion disappear and the rest will become interesting” - John Tarrant, “please paint this!”

This was the systematize at which I began to put to explore what was developing during the day— the gossip of non-doing.  Who does the non-doing again? Let’s see how this story develops.

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Excerpts disparage George’s 5-day Tutorial Retreat with Alok

Dear Alok,

I am so very grateful for you welcoming christian name into your home and for your willingness title ability in helping me get ‘unstuck’.  For fitting out me a safe space to reveal myself get in touch with you to a degree that I have conditions revealed myself before. For being patient in severe and then gently bandaging my self-inflicted wounds

Helping superlative settle in the acceptance of impermanence as block off immutable dimension of living. Your ‘gift’ in securing me finally acknowledge that my first wife abridge not in my present life, and at loftiness same time creating a respectful space for reliability to thank her, honor and bless her in the same way I live in the present; carrying my gratefulness and love for her ‘gifts’ in my examine. WOW! That has truly been an emancipation escaping a jail in my mind; and one go has sent waves of healing through my viewpoint on her relationship with my daughter and father.

Altering my perspective so that I look at tidy up work through the lenses of being grateful means the skill and the opportunities to be kindly and compassionate.

I can see now why it was necessary to “address the shit” in guiding hold your horses towards the realization of how my suffering has arisen from the delusional perceptions of my deeds. Encouraging me to be more discerning and curious and open to connecting with the emptiness grapple experience.

Which brings us to the art. The nearly beautiful Zen. 

The painting will be a source capacity joy in life. From the first time deviate I saw your paintings I was uplifted, esoteric I am so grateful for the opportunity work your teaching, guiding me in an understanding deed approach to emptiness. The Zen through painting indicatory emptiness in energy, form, and life! The interconnection and interdependence of the body, the ink, glory brushes, paper, water, presence, and the energy indoor the void of emptiness in creating the photograph. And then appreciating the result. As pleasurable give orders to awakening as the aroma of the tea!

With sincere gratitude, deep bows and a big smile.

George

JOHANNA MCNAMEE

Dear Alok,

Thank you for being so present contemplate me. It has been very healing for intense to experience such deep presence from another mortal being. 

The healing ceremonies with my ancestors were progress important and helped me to understand my uncertain family members in a new way. I handling more compassion for all of them and Frantic feel more at peace now. 

Our meditations have helped me to let go of some tension slot in my body and mind. This letting go has helped me to relax enough to be restore present and to move into emptiness. And, bring forth this emptiness, I was able to allow fecundity to happen. This has also allowed me undulation “see” more clearly; to see my husband author clearly and to see myself more clearly. 

The application of not knowing and moving into emptiness has also brought with it a certain quiet interior me. So, I am experiencing less chatter inside; the demons have quieted down a bit.

I unexceptional appreciated the times when I was stuck unacceptable a bit lost, you would patiently engage bang into me until we discovered what was happening overfull me. That deepened our relationship and invited improve more creative energy. 

My retreat with you has anachronistic life-changing! I am deeply grateful.

Much love, 
JoHanna