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Discover Zen week - May 7 to 11
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Our modern lives lack calm and serenity. This "Discover Zen" week will give you a complete immersion in the daily life of a Zen monastery.
Step by step, day by day, you'll be accompanied as you discover Zen meditation and meditation in action, at the heart of everyday life.
The formal teachings will be given by Master Olivier Reigen Wang-Genh, a practitioner of Buddhism for over 50 years. Discussions with participants are planned, and individual interviews are available on request.
The meditation sessions will be of suitable length for beginners.
Each day will include a body practice to prepare for zazen: stretching, work on the fascias, yoga asanas to help you get into the zazen posture.
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WHY?
- To discover the practice and teachings of a two-thousand-year-old spirituality that is particularly relevant today.
- To rediscover inner peace and stability.
- To get to know yourself better and anchor yourself in your body and the present moment.
WHO IS IT FOR?
- This programme is particularly suitable for beginners, those interested in discovering Zen meditation and the practice of Zen in everyday life.
- For people wishing to experience a community life imbued with values such as benevolence, generosity and respect for life.
- Classes are bilingual, French and German.
SCHEDULE
Arrival is scheduled for Dienstag, May 6, between 5 and 6 pm.
The week is divided into two parts (see detailed programs below)
- From Wednesday to Thursday, you'll share the daily life of the Zen temple's residents. Two zazen (Zen meditation) sessions per day. Specific teachings are provided to facilitate your retreat and smooth your integration.
- Friday evening to Sunday lunchtime: My first Zen retreat. This is a more intensive period where the emphasis is on the practice of zen meditation and silence. There are 4 meditation sessions per day, of shorter duration than an ordinary sesshin. Zen meditations are mostly guided.
- Departure is scheduled for Sunday afternoon, May 11, but it is possible to stay for a convivial meal on Tuesday evening.
Monday to Thursday program: Gyoji, daily life
One-day program (indicative, subject to change)
| 6:30 | Shinrei - Réveil |
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| 7:00 - 8:30 | Zazen en deux périodes de 25 minutes / kinhin 10 mn + cérémonie |
| 8:45 | Genmai - petit déjeuner traditionnel en silence |
| 9:15 | Thé, café, pause |
| 10:00 - 11:00 | Samou - service pour la communauté |
| 11:15 - 12:15 | Enseignement |
| 12:30 - 13:00 | Repas en silence |
| 13:00 - 14:45 | Café - Pause |
| 14:45 - 16:00 | Samou - service pour la communauté |
| 16:15 - 17:00 | Atelier |
| 17:00 - 18:00 | Pratique corporelle |
| 18:45 - 19:45 | Zazen - deux sessions de 25min |
| 20:00 | Repas du soir |
MY FIRST ZEN RETREAT” PROGRAM
Saturday, Sunday
| 6:30 | Shinrei - Réveil |
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| 7:00 - 8:30 | Zazen en deux périodes de 30 minutes / kinhin 10 mn + cérémonie |
| 8:45 | Genmai - petit déjeuner traditionnel en silence |
| 9:15 | Thé, café, pause |
| 11:00 - 12:30 | Zazen de 30 minutes suivi d’un enseignement |
| 12:30 | Repas en silence |
| 13:00 | Café - Pause |
| 14:45 - 17:00 | Samou - service pour la communauté |
| 17:30 - 18:45 | Deux sessions de zazen de 30 minutes + possibilités d’entretiens individuels ( dokusan ) ou séances de questions-réponses avec les participants ( mondo ) |
| 18:45 | Repas en silence |
| 20:30 | Zazen et cérémonie du soir |
| 22:15 | Coucher |
Teaching themes during sesshin
- Unity of body and mind; zazen: awakening the mind and daily actions
- How to continue practicing after a Zen retreat
RATES
(tuition, accommodation and meals included)
- Discover Zen (May 7 and 11): 471 € / reduced price, unemployed : 308 € / rate for under-25s : 189 €
- My first sesshin alone (May 10 and 11) : 240 € / 176 € / 150 €
To participate in the activities of the monastery, you must be a member of the Association of the Zen Temple of Weiterswiller. Annual fee: 15 €.
INFORMATION : The Community of Communes of Hanau La Petite Pierre has introduced a tourist tax on the territory to contribute to the development of tourism activities. This tourist tax is applicable from May 1st 2022 at a rate of 80 cents per person per night (to pay in addition to the sesshin).
To register, please send an email to info@mediation-zen.org
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 car pooling
By logging on to the :
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 :)
