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IN THE HEADLINES

SUMMER RETREATS from June to September
"GYOJI" or ZEN AND DAILY LIFE, all year round!
THE CALENDAR OF INTENSIVE (SESSHIN) OR THEMATIC RETREATS Year 2025
AFTERNOON "ZEN DISCOVER" starting in June

COMMUNITY LIFE IN THE SPIRIT OF ZEN

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zazen dans le jardin zen

All the developments in our societies show that the future lies in sharing, pooling, sobriety and community living!
With eight billion human beings on the planet, we'll all be living together or... not at all! !


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THE DHARMA WHEEL TURNS AT RYUMONJI!

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n January 2025, a magnificent Dharma Wheel, Dharmacakra, was installed on the facade of the monastery's new dojo. It's a unique piece, made by local craftsmen using different types of tree, : oak for the wheel, pao rosa for the spokes, padouk for the lotus flowers and dibetou for the corollas. 
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Spiritual retreats

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Four long retreats are planned for this summer, lasting two or three weeks. The daily schedule follows the Gyoji or “Daily Life” programme and the Sesshin intensive retreat programme (depending on the calendar). Coming for two or three weeks allows retreatants to “settle in”, ground themselves in a

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Four long retreats are planned for this summer, lasting two or three weeks. The daily schedule follows the Gyoji or “Daily Life” programme and the Sesshin intensive retreat programme (depending on the calendar). Coming for two or three weeks allows retreatants to “settle in”, ground themselves in a

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This sesshin is open to all, beginners and advanced alike, and is an opportunity to dive into the heart of Sôtô zen, experiencing a practice passed down through the centuries permeating all aspects of daily life.

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Four long retreats are planned for this summer, lasting two or three weeks. The daily schedule follows the Gyoji or “Daily Life” programme and the Sesshin intensive retreat programme (depending on the calendar). Coming for two or three weeks allows retreatants to “settle in”, ground themselves in a

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Since the time of the Buddha, certain periods of the year have been devoted to long-term spiritual retreats. These periods originally corresponded to the rainy season. Since then, this tradition has been perpetuated in Europe. A rare opportunity to withdraw from the world and devote yourself to the

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This sesshin is open to all, beginners and advanced alike, and is an opportunity to dive into the heart of Sôtô zen, experiencing a practice passed down through the centuries permeating all aspects of daily life. We will do 4 sessions of zazen - sitting meditation - per day, interspersed with samu

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