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Springwater Center

jgerek — 2014-05-16T13:09:35Z

standardize format; link; NPOV; cleanup

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- Finding a succinct description for the Springwater Center is difficult, as it is most often defined by what it is not. Springwater is run by Toni Packer, a former teacher at the [http://www.rzc.org/ Zen Center] who was led to question her affiliation with formal Bhuddist Zen after due to her concerns for issues of tradition and authority. The goal of the center is not enlightenment, the end of suffering, nor the annhilation of ego. There are no koans, dogmatic mantras, or postures. Instead the focus is 'sorting through the raw material of our everyday lives.'	+ \|\|<class="tablehead">'''Location'''\|\| + \|\|7179 Mill St. Ext., Springwater, NY 14560\|\| + \|\|<class="tablehead">'''Phone'''\|\| + \|\|585 669 2141\|\| + \|\|<class="tablehead">'''Website'''\|\| + \|\|[http://www.SpringwaterCenter.org]\|\|
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- The center is located 45 minutes south of the city, on 200 acres of rural land, of which visitors are free to wander the 'open fields and woods, soft rolling hills, hardwood and evergreen forests, ponds, meadows, and a stream cascading through a hemlock-shaded ravine.' All retreat events are optional. You may attend group sittings, stay alone in your room, or head outdoors. Though generally quiet, the center's web site notes that visitors 'should expect to hear conversations as well as the occasional ordinary sounds of daily life (kitchen appliances, computers, vacuum cleaners, power tools, music, television, laughter).'	+ The '''Springwater Center''' is a ["places to stay" place to stay] for the purpose of ["meditation"]. The center is located about 45 minutes south of ["Rochester"], on 200 acres of rural land.
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- At times it is possible to work in exchange for room and board.	+ Finding a succinct description for the Springwater Center is difficult, as it is most often defined by what it is not. Springwater is run by Toni Packer, a former teacher at the ["Rochester Zen Center"] who was led to question her affiliation with formal Bhuddist Zen. The center's focus is 'sorting through the raw material of our everyday lives.'
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- All meals are vegetarian.	+ All meals are vegetarian. At times it is possible to work in exchange for room and board.
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- * [http://www.springwatercenter.org/ Offical Site] - * [http://www.yogajournal.com/views/326_1.cfm Article on the center]	+ Notes and References: + * [http://www.yogajournal.com/views/326_1.cfm Yoga Journal article on the center]

Springwater Center

peteb — 2009-08-25T23:07:51Z

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- Finding a succinct description for the Springwater Center is difficult, as it is most often defined by what it is not. Springwater is run by ["Toni Packer"], a former teacher at the [http://www.rzc.org/ Zen Center] who was led to question her affiliation with formal Bhuddist Zen after due to her concerns for issues of tradition and authority. The goal of the center is not enlightenment, the end of suffering, nor the annhilation of ego. There are no koans, dogmatic mantras, or postures. Instead the focus is 'sorting through the raw material of our everyday lives.'	+ Finding a succinct description for the Springwater Center is difficult, as it is most often defined by what it is not. Springwater is run by Toni Packer, a former teacher at the [http://www.rzc.org/ Zen Center] who was led to question her affiliation with formal Bhuddist Zen after due to her concerns for issues of tradition and authority. The goal of the center is not enlightenment, the end of suffering, nor the annhilation of ego. There are no koans, dogmatic mantras, or postures. Instead the focus is 'sorting through the raw material of our everyday lives.'

Springwater Center

peteb — 2006-06-23T22:29:45Z

Linked Zen Center

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- Finding a succinct description for the Springwater Center is difficult, as it is most often defined by what it is not. Springwater is run by ["Toni Packer"], a former teacher at the ["Zen Center"] who was led to question her affiliation with formal Bhuddist Zen after due to her concerns for issues of tradition and authority. The goal of the center is not enlightenment, the end of suffering, nor the annhilation of ego. There are no koans, dogmatic mantras, or postures. Instead the focus is 'sorting through the raw material of our everyday lives.'	+ Finding a succinct description for the Springwater Center is difficult, as it is most often defined by what it is not. Springwater is run by ["Toni Packer"], a former teacher at the [http://www.rzc.org/ Zen Center] who was led to question her affiliation with formal Bhuddist Zen after due to her concerns for issues of tradition and authority. The goal of the center is not enlightenment, the end of suffering, nor the annhilation of ego. There are no koans, dogmatic mantras, or postures. Instead the focus is 'sorting through the raw material of our everyday lives.'
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- All meals are vegetarian.	+ All meals are vegetarian.

Springwater Center

RobertPolyn — 2005-11-30T08:44:42Z

interesting

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	+ Finding a succinct description for the Springwater Center is difficult, as it is most often defined by what it is not. Springwater is run by ["Toni Packer"], a former teacher at the ["Zen Center"] who was led to question her affiliation with formal Bhuddist Zen after due to her concerns for issues of tradition and authority. The goal of the center is not enlightenment, the end of suffering, nor the annhilation of ego. There are no koans, dogmatic mantras, or postures. Instead the focus is 'sorting through the raw material of our everyday lives.' + + The center is located 45 minutes south of the city, on 200 acres of rural land, of which visitors are free to wander the 'open fields and woods, soft rolling hills, hardwood and evergreen forests, ponds, meadows, and a stream cascading through a hemlock-shaded ravine.' All retreat events are optional. You may attend group sittings, stay alone in your room, or head outdoors. Though generally quiet, the center's web site notes that visitors 'should expect to hear conversations as well as the occasional ordinary sounds of daily life (kitchen appliances, computers, vacuum cleaners, power tools, music, television, laughter).' + + At times it is possible to work in exchange for room and board. + + All meals are vegetarian. + + * [http://www.springwatercenter.org/ Offical Site] + * [http://www.yogajournal.com/views/326_1.cfm Article on the center]