Sometimes we need to step away from the busyness of everyday life and simply be. On Sunday, October 11, participants gathered at Wesleyan University’s Mansfield Freeman Center for East Asian Studies in Middletown for BFF’s Autumn Silent Simplicity Retreat. Overlooking the peaceful Shoyoan Teien Zen garden, the morning offered time to slow down, settle into…
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On May 17, 2026, retreatants gathered at Buddhist Faith Fellowship in Middletown, Connecticut for our Silent Simplicity Retreat: Spring Renewal, a peaceful 2.5-hour morning retreat overlooking the beautiful Shōyōan Teien Zen Garden. The retreat focused on quiet sitting and walking meditation, beginning with basic meditation instruction including the traditional Six Points of Posture. During the…