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RETREAT AND DAILY LIFE - GYOJI
Apart from intensive or themed retreats, it is possible to come to the temple at any time of the year to experience community life with Buddhist nuns and monks. Everyone is welcome, including beginners, for whom a special welcome is offered.
Here are the dates for the first half of 2025:
- Monday 6 to Thursday 16 January
- Monday 20 to Sunday 27 January
- Monday 3 to Thursday 13 February
- Monday 17 February to Thursday 13 March
- Monday 31 March to Thursday 3 April
- Monday 7 to Thursday 17 April
- Tuesday 22 (5pm) to Sunday 27 April
- Monday 19 to Friday 23 May
- Monday 2 to Thursday 12 June
As a reminder, arrival is on Monday at 5pm (shuttle bus at Ingwiller station at 5pm if necessary) and departure is on the last day at around 2pm.
THE PROGRAMME
During these Daily Life - Gyoji retreats, the days include :
- two zazen sessions a day, in the morning and evening
- rituals and ceremonies
- meals eaten in silence and in the traditional way
- samu, voluntary work in the service of the community
A TYPICAL DAY :
| 6:00 a.m | Shinrei - Wake-up bell |
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| 6:30 a.m | Zazen - sitting meditation - 1 or 2 periods |
| 7:30 a.m | Choka - ceremony for the good all beings |
| 8:00 a.m | Genmai - ritual breakfast in silence |
| 8:30 a.m | Coffee - tea - toast |
| 9:30 - 12:00 a.m | Samu - community activity |
| 12:30 - 1:00 p.m | Meal in silence |
| 1.00 - 2.45 p.m | Break - personal study |
| 2:45 - 5:00 p.m | Samu - community activity |
| 5:00 p.m | Break - personal study |
| 6:45 p.m | Zazen - sitting meditation - 1 or 2 periods |
| 8:15 p.m | Evening meal |
| 9:30 p.m | Kaichin - bedtime |
RATES AND REGISTRATION
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LINK: CALENDAR OF INTENSIVE (SESSHIN) OR THEMED RETREATS
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
IMPORTANT - please take note of :
- membership conditions
- what to bring with you
- access to the temple (by train or car)
- the possibility of carpooling
By logging on to the :
REGISTRATION
For further information, please contact us by email or telephone on 03.88.89.26.02 - Tuesday to Sunday, 9:30am to 12:00pm and 2:45pm to 5:00pm (except Sundays).
REGISTRATION: info@meditation-zen.org
VIDEO - A report from the TV channel France 3
Shot on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the foundation of the monastery in 2019. Some pictures of the gardens and an interview with Master Wang-Genh, the abbot of the monastery, on the theme of meditation.
SHALL WE TRAVEL TOGETHER?
As a participant, we offer you the opportunity to organise car pooling so that you can share the cost while reducing your carbon footprint. And all this while sharing a moment of conviviality with other retreatants :)
VIDEO - Un reportage de la chaine de TV France 3
Tourné à l'occasion du 20ᵉ anniversaire de la fondation du monastère en 2019. Quelques photos des jardins et un entretien avec Maître Wang-Genh, l'abbé du monastère, sur le thème de la méditation.
VIDEO - COMMENT SE DEROULE UNE RETRAITE DE MEDITATION ZEN ? ( IN FRENCH )
How does a Zen retreat work? What are the learnings and the hardships that can await the participant? Interviews with beginners, Buddhist monks and nuns and Zen Master Olivier Reigen Wang-Genh. Report by Ophélie Bleichner, for TV8 - 2018
