August 2018 : buddhist retreats for 4, 9 or 15 days, beginners welcome !
From Friday, August 17 (6.00 p.m.) to Sunday, August 26 (3.00 p.m.), a sesshin (Buddhist retreat) will be held at the Ryumon Ji Zen monastery. During this session, the emphasis will be laid on zazen (sitting meditation) and samu (collective activities).
SUMMER CAMP AUGUST 2018
This retreat is open to all, beginners or advanced. Experienced monks and nuns will be there to answer questions from people who are coming to the zen monastery for the first time.
The retreat will take place in two parts:
- from Friday, August 17 to Wednesday, August 22: 3 zazen sessions per day.
- from Wednesday, August 22 to Sunday, August 26: 4 zazen sessions per day.
A beautiful opportunity to discover or develope Zen practice during the summer!
PRACTICAL INFORMATION:
- you can enrole for the first part, or the second one, or the whole session.
- a membership fee of 15 euros is in addition to the price of the retreat (ATZW association membership).
COST
Summer camp 9 days : 299 € / 228 € (students/unemployed)
First 5 days ( preparation) : 163 € / 126 €
Last four days (sesshin) : 153 € / 118 €
ALSO IN AUGUST
LONG TERM RETREAT
from monday 13th august (5pm) to sunday 26th august (3pm)
Special rate 359 € / 259 € ( students/unemployed )
This rate includes the "daily life" retreat (see below) and the summer camp.
"DAILY LIFE" RETREAT
from monday 13th august (5pm) to friday 17th august (3pm) -
Discover the daily life of monks and nuns. The program for a typical day can be found here
http://www.meditation-zen.org/en/short-stay
COST : 125 euros / 92 euros ( students/unemployed) + 15 euros membership of the temple association ATZW.
Addresse :
Monastère Ryumon Ji
7 rue du Chateau d'eau
67340 Weiterswiller - France
0033 - (0)3 88 89 26 02
