Originally posted by Zenpeacemakers.
Auschwitz
Bearing Witness Retreat
Nov 5-9, 2012
Bernie
Glassman and the Zen Peacemakers are returning for the 16th year to the
old site of the concentration camps of Auschwitz-Birkenau, in Oświęcim,
Poland, for a Bearing Witness Retreat in November 2012.
Bernie
Glassman began the annual Bearing Witness Retreats in 1996, with help
from Eve Marko and Andzej Krajewski. They have taken place annually
every year since.
"I
so connect with last year's (2010) experience in Oswiecm [the original
Polish name for Auschwitz], I so long to go again, at least part of me
does. My parents never went back to Poland and in some ways something
about that feels like how I can align with them in a deep way,
my yearning to go back."-Estelle Hackermann, USA
Most
of each day is spent sitting by the train tracks at Birkenau, both in
silence and in chanting the names of the dead. There is time to walk
through the vast camps, do vigils inside women’s and children’s
barracks, and memorial services. Prayer Services from various religious
traditions are offered daily. Participants meet daily in small Council
groups designed to create a safe place for people to share their inner
experiences. The whole group meets in the evenings to bear witness to
oneness in diversity.
Auschwitz
Bearing Witness Retreat
Nov 5-9, 2012
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~Bernie Glassman
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reader, would like to discuss. I have started off with some questions
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