Our Zen practice is not confined to the meditation hall - ideally, our practice is one with our daily life and our everyday environment. Our spring urban retreat offers a chance to deepen practice in our ordinary urban environment, without leaving Auckland.

To help us with planning please register by noon on Wednesday 18 October, either manually at the Centre or by using the button below.

Details:

• The retreat opens Friday evening and finishes Sunday lunchtime and is held at the Zendo in Onehunga.

• The retreat is non-residential.

• You will need to bring your own food both days (or purchase it in Onehunga).

• 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.

• Remote one-to-one interviews (via Zoom) will be available for registered remote participants.

• Note: Roshi will be on sabbatical during this time so Hanya Gallagher will be leading this retreat and offering daisan (one-to-one interviews) instead of dokusan.

Schedule:

Day One: Friday Night

7:00 Tea ceremony / opening talk followed by zazen

9:00 Four Vows

Day Two: Saturday

8:30 a.m. Zazen with diasan (in person only)

10:30 Silent tea break

11:00 Zazen / kinhin (with remote daisan)

12:30 Lunch (BYO food) and rest

1:30 Zazen with daisan (in-person only)

3:30 Walk, exercise, or samu

4:00 Silent tea break

4:25 Zazen

5:00 Dinner break (BYO food)

6:00 Zazen / kinhin

8:00 Four Vows

Day Three: Sunday

8:30 a.m. Zazen/ kinhin and dharma talk

10:30 Morning tea

11:30 Zazen / kinhin (with remote daisan)

12:30 End