The teachers are asked: At what point is it appropriate to consider doing a three-year retreat or very long-term, isolated meditation?
Thich Not Here
Phyllis Colletta on the power of sangha after Thich Nhat Hahn fell ill and couldn’t attend his own retreat.
Groundbreaking three-year retreat draws to a close
One of the largest long-term Buddhist retreats to take place in the West has reached its conclusion.
Blowing Smoke

Logan Beaudry befriends a strange newcomer and fellow smoker during a weeklong Rinzai retreat and learns how not to respond to the question, Where are you from?
A report from our Discovering Happiness weekend with Sharon Salzberg, Gaylon Ferguson, Polly Young-Eisendrath, and Barry Magid
Four great teachers from across Buddhist traditions. 80 participants. James Kullander reports from what proved to be a very special weekend.
Going Solo
A solitary retreat offers the opportunity to deepen one’s practice in profound and lasting ways. But it’s not without pitfalls.
Confessions of a Spiritual Shopper
Don Morreale on checking out the Buddhist scene and finding what’s right for you. (It only took him thirty years to decide.)