Olean Meditation Center
Sat, May 09
|Olean Meditation Center
One Thing at a Time: Western Poetry & Zen Contemplation
Join Ben Howard, a popular Zen teacher and distinguished poet, for an experiential workshop on themes common to Zen & Western poetry, including exercises in Zen contemplation and in composing original verse and prose. Beginners and seasoned practitioners are welcome.
Time & Location
May 09, 2026, 10:15 AM – 12:45 PM
Olean Meditation Center, 2275 Dugan Rd, Olean, NY 14760, USA
About the event
You are invited to join us for a workshop led by Ben Howard, an accomplished Zen writer and an internationally admired poet, who is well-known and beloved to the OMC community.
Retreat description:
The discipline of doing “one thing at a time” and the state of one-pointed concentration (samadhi) are fundamental to the practice of Zen. Likewise, poems in the Western poetic genre known as the “thing-poem” focus intently on a single object. In this retreat we will explore commonalities between modern Western thing-poems and Zen contemplation. Practical exercises will include concentrative meditations and the composition of original verse and prose. Beginners as well as seasoned practitioners are warmly invited to attend.
$25 registration
If you have questions or are unable to pay the full price of a ticket, please email to oleanmeditation@gmail.com. Our policy is that no one should be denied participation due to financial considerations.
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May 09, 12:45 PM
Registration for Ben Howard event. If you are interested in attending the Southern Tier Sangha, please indicate your interest at checkout. If you have questions or are unable to pay the full price of a ticket, please email to oleanmeditation@gmail.com. Our policy is that no one should be denied participation due to financial considerations.
$25.00
+$0.63 ticket service fee
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