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 Autumn retreat opens Thursday afternoon (ANZAC Day) and finishes Sunday lunchtime.

• 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:

Thursday 25 April 

 1:30 Opening Tea Ceremony / Zazen /  Kinhin

3:30 Chanting

3:50 Exercises

4:25 Zazen

5:00 Dinner break

7:00 Usual Thursday night sitting with in-person dokusan

9:00 Four Vows

Friday 26 April 

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

7:00 Zazen / kinhin

9:00 Four Vows

Saturday 27 April 

Same as Friday with a Dharma Talk at 9:45 a.m.

Sunday 28 April 

8:30 Usual Sunday morning programme (zazen and dokusan) ,

10.30 Tea (with talking)

11:00 Zazen / kinhin / remote dokusan

12:30 Ending with chanting and optional lunch at cafe.