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SUMMARY:Winter Kyol Che Bori Sa
DESCRIPTION:WINTER RETREAT \nKyol Che \nJanuary 5 to April 5\, arrival January 4 in the evening (13 weeks\, minimum participation 1 week. Entry and exit every Saturday afternoon). \nDeep in the mountains\, the great bell is struck.\n(Zen Master Seung Sahn) \nMeditation is like a wind that blows all clouds of thinking away and mind becomes clear. Clear mind is our original mind. \nJoin us for a 2 weeks meditation retreat in the mountains. Bori Sa is located amidst the magnificent scenery of Alta Garrotxa Natural Park. We’ll practice sitting\, bowing\, chanting\, working and eating together in complete silence. \nThere will be Dharma talks and kong-an interviews with the teachers. \nIf you are a School member with financial difficulties or long term Sangha volunteer\, a scholarship may be available for you to attend. Please visit our Scholarship page for more information. \n  \nIN-PERSON \nKyol Che (“coming together”) is a longer\, intensive meditation retreat held in the winter and summer at Borisa. Is modeled after the traditional winter and summer retreats in the mountain Zen temples in Korea. Kyol Che is a time to investigate your life closely. From this experience can arise a clearer\, more compassionate direction\, and more harmonious relationships with all aspect of life. \nConducted in silence\, the daily schedule includes sitting\, chanting\, walking\, and bowing meditations\, as well as work practice. Meals are eaten in silence in traditional temple style. There is Dharma talks and Kong-an interviews. \n2025 Winter Kyol Che Schedule \n(1-week minimum; entry/exit on Saturdays) \nWeek 1: January 4th-11th | Zen Master Bon Shim\nWeek 2: January 11th-18th | Zen Master Bon Shim\nWeek 3: January 18th-25th | Zen Master Bon Shim\nWeek 4: January 25th-February 1st | Teacher TBD\nWeek 5: February 1st-8th | Knud Rosenmayr JDPSN (online)\nWeek 6: February 8-15th | Zen Master Gu Ja\nWeek 7 (Intensive Week): February 15th-22st | Zen Master Gu Ja\nWeek 8: February 22nd-March 1 | Teacher TBD\nWeek 9: March 1-8th | Teacher TBD\nWeek 10: March 8th-15th | Teacher TBD\nWeek 11: March 15th-22st | Tolo Cantarellas JDPSN\nWeek 12: March 22nd-29th | Zen Master Dae An\nWeek 13: March 29th-April 5th | Zen Master Bon Shim \nBuddha’s Birthday Ceremony: April 5 \nMore details here\nhttps://www.kwanumeurope.org/wkc2025/
URL:https://www.kwanumeurope.org/event/winter-kyol-che-bori-sa-2/
LOCATION:Bori Sa\, (Mas Puli) Sales de Llierca \, Alta Garrotxa\, Girona\, 17853\, Spain
CATEGORIES:Kyol Che
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SUMMARY:Bratislava Zen Center April ZEN DAY w. Joeng Hye SSN
DESCRIPTION:This event requires your registration at least 5 day before the retreat starts. \nThe Zen Day with Zen Master Joeng Hye (Andrzej Piotrowski)\, organized by Bratislava Zen Center\, will take place in the Bratislava Zen Center. Join us for one day of intensive practice—including meditation\, bowing\, chanting\, and online kong-an interviews with an acknowledged Zen Master — April 12\, 2025\, from 6 am to 4 pm. \nFor further inquiries please contact the organiser.
URL:https://www.kwanumeurope.org/event/bratislava-zc-april-ymjj-w-joeng-hye-ssn-2/
LOCATION:Seon Mun Sa\, Vražné\, Czech Republic\, Czech Republic
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SUMMARY:one week Zen Retreat with Zen Master Gu Ja in Zen Center Berlin\, 30 April - 7 May 2025
DESCRIPTION:We invite you to our one week Zen Retreat with Zen Master Gu Ja (Namhee Chon) in Zen Center Berlin\, Germany. \nIf you would like to join us\, please register via the registration formular on our website (where you see this event): https://kwanumzen.de/en/events/ \nCosts: 290€ / 260€ for members of KUSZ / 230€ for Dharma Teachers (also in training) \n  \nThere will be Kong An interviews with Zen Master Gu Ja and a question and answer session. We will practice meditation in sitting\, walking\, chanting\, eating\, and working. \nIf you have any questions please write us to berlin[at]kwanumzen.de \n  \n\n\nZen Master Gu Ja (Namhee Chon) holds a master degree in philosophy and sinology from Freie Universitaet Berlin (Germany) and learnt Yoga and Meditation in India. In 2008 she received Inka (teaching permission) from Zen Master Wu Bong and in 2017 she received dharma transmission from Zen Master Bon Shim. In the video link below you can see parts of this Ceremony and you find here you can find her transmission speech (in German). She is the guiding teacher of Zen Center Berlin. \nZen Master Gu Ja met Zen Master Seung Sahn in 1989 in Warsaw\, Poland\, and founded Zen Center Berlin in 1990 together with her husband\, Zen Master Ji Kwang. A short time after that they founded the Kwan Um School of Zen Germany. She lives close to Berlin with her family and works as a scientist for East-Asian studies.  \nZen Master Gu Ja teaches on a regular basis in Zen Center Berlin.
URL:https://www.kwanumeurope.org/event/one-week-zen-retreat-with-zen-master-gu-ja-in-zen-center-berlin-30-april-7-may-2025/
LOCATION:Zen Zentrum Berlin\,  Gottschedstr. 4\, Berlin\, 13357\, Germany
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SUMMARY:Zen Retreat led by Zen Master Soeng Hyang (4 days)
DESCRIPTION:Yong Maeng Jong Jin: to leap like a tiger while you are sitting \nLed by Zen Master Soeng Hyang \nMay 1 to 4 (4 days\, arrival Wednesday April 30 evening) \nThe retreat is silent\, in our Mountain Zen Center located in the middle of nature\, in the Alta Garrotxa Natural Park (Spain). The participants follow an intensive program of sitting and walking mediation\, chanting\, bowing and formal meals\, trying to keep alive the practice of attention at all times. \nMore information and registration: \nhttps://boricentro.kwanumzen.es/event/zen-retreat-may-2025-led-by-zen-master-soeng-hyang-4-days/?lang=en \nZen Master Soeng Hyang: (Barbara Rhodes) is the School Zen Master of the Kwan Um School of Zen. She received dharma transmission from Zen Master Seung Sahn on October 10\, 1992. She was one of Zen Master Seung Sahn’s first American students and studied with him beginning in 1972. She was given inka in 1977. A registered nurse since 1969\, she currently works in hospice care. She helped found Providence Zen Center\, and lived there for seventeen years\, serving in a number of administrative capacities. Zen Master Soeng Hyang has a daughter and lives with her partner\, Mary\, in California.
URL:https://www.kwanumeurope.org/event/zen-retreat-led-by-zen-master-soeng-hyang-4-days/
LOCATION:Bori Sa\, (Mas Puli) Sales de Llierca \, Alta Garrotxa\, Girona\, 17853\, Spain
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