The Enlightenment technique
Involves expressing what arises inside when you contemplate an enlightenment question. As we express to others, the layers of illusion are removed until we eventually reach our true core. This opens us to a possibility of a direct experience of Truth. The power of the retreat comes from the contact between participants. Rather than sitting in silence alone, participants sit face to face in pairs called dyads and communicate what arises in their meditation. When it is a participant’s turn to listen to their partner, they receive them in silence, simply witnessing their communication. Participants remain in silence between exercises.