Weekend Sesshin at Prague

We will hold a weekend Sesshin at Prague from April 17 to April 19, 2009.
You will have a chance to experience not only Zazen but also Sanzen, a practice of introspecting using Koan given from a Zen master and presentation of your answer to a Zen master by face to face.

Detail Program; Click here.

Contact;
E-mail; info@ningen-zen.com or sesshin.daruma@seznam.cz
URL; www.sweb.cz/namaki

Program; The following is a current plan, will be finalized in March.

[April 17, Friday]

18:30 - 21:00 Lecture and Q/A session on Zen

[April 18, Saturday]

13:30 - 14:00 Reception

14:00 - 16:00 Lecture on Zen (Location is not the Buddhist Center.Lotus. Will be announced later.)

16:00 - 17:00 Transfer to Buddhist Center.Lotus

17:00 - 18:00 Orientation on Sesshin

18:00 - 18:45 Supper

18:45 - 19:00 Break

19:15 - 19:45 Zen Meditation

19:45 - 19:50 Break

19:50 - 20:30 Zen Meditation and Sanzen

21:00 (End of program of the first day)

[April 19, Sunday]

6:00 Reception

6:15 - 6:45 Zen Meditation

6:45 - 6:50 Break

6:50 - 7:30 Zen Meditation and Sanzen

7:45 - 8:15 Breakfast

8:45 - 10:00 Samu (Concentration on work) and Tea Ceremony

10:15 - 10:45 Zen Meditation

10:45 - 10:50 Break

10:50 - 11:30 Zen Meditation and Sanzen

12:00 - 12:45 Lunch

13:30 - 14:00 Pre-study on the text for Teisho, a presentation of Dharma by roshi through lecture.

14:00 - 15:00 Teisho

15:10 - 15:50 Zen Meditation and Sanzen

16:20 - 17:20 Tea Ceremony

17:20 - 17:45 Putting away

17:45 - 18:00 Closing ceremony

18:00 - 18:30 Preparation for communication meeting

18:30 - 20:30 Communication meeting over supper

21:00 - 22:00 Putting away and breaking up