Our Zen practice is not confined to the meditation hall - ideally, our practice is one with our daily life and our everyday environment. Our urban retreats offers a chance to deepen practice in our ordinary urban environment, without leaving Auckland.
To help us with planning please register at the Centre sign-up sheet or by use the button below.
Details:
The Spring retreat opens Saturday morning and finishes Monday lunchtime (Labour Day).
The retreat is non-residential and is held at the Zendo in Onehunga.
You will need to bring your own food for all days (or purchase it in Onehunga). Tea will be supplied at breaks.
You can come to the whole retreat or to parts.
This will be a hybrid retreat: you can attend in person or join via Mixlr from home.
Remote one-to-one interviews (via Zoom) will be available.
Schedule:
Saturday 26 October
8:30 Zazen / kinhin
10:30 Silent tea
11:00 Zazen / kinhin / remote dokusan
12:30 Lunch break
1:30 Zazen / kinhin / in-person dokusan
3:30 Chanting
3:50 Exercises
4:25 Zazen
5:00 Dinner break
6:00 Zazen / kinhin
8:00 Four Vows
Sunday 27 October
8:30 Zazen / kinhin / teisho
10:30 Silent tea
11:00 Zazen / kinhin / remote dokusan
12:30 Lunch break
1:30 Zazen / kinhin / in-person dokusan
3:30 Chanting
3:50 Exercises
4:25 Zazen
5:00 Dinner break
6:00 Zazen / kinhin
8:00 Four Vows
Monday 28 October (Labour Day)
8:30 Zazen / kinhin / in-person dokusan
10:30 Silent tea
11:00 Zazen / kinhin / remote dokusan
12.30 Chanting
1p.m. Close, optional lunch at a cafè