The number of people who signed up for the Seven-Day Meditation Retreat exceeded 400 for the first time. Initially, the volunteers were a little nervous, but the whole process went smoothly. During the seven days, Senior Sangha Fan Yu taught the treatise Yongjia's Song of Enlightenment (Cheng-Dao Ke), written by Chan Master Yongjia Xuanjue after attaining enlightenment. He reminded us that taking part in more meditation retreats like this would help tremendously in the long run. It is hard to internalize ideas and concepts if we only study and contemplate without meditative practice.
