Weekend Retreat: JAN 10-12
Fri, Jan 10
|Detroit Zen Center
Zen retreats are an opportunity to join the lifestyle of a zen monk for a few days, building strength and stability through spiritual practice, healthy routine, fellowship & discipline, under the guidance of a Zen master. Sunday Zen Workshop is a pre-requisite.
Time & Location
Jan 10, 2025, 6:00 PM – Jan 12, 2025, 1:00 PM
Detroit Zen Center, 3030 Casmere St. Hamtramck
About the Event
OVERVIEW:
Zen retreats are an opportunity to enter the life-stlye of a zen monk for a few days, building strength and stability through spiritual practice, healthy routine, fellowship, & discipline, under the guidance of a Zen master.
The schedule includes 6 hours/day of meditation, personal meetings with the Abbot or Master, preparing and eating together whole-food vegan meals, simple manual projects. Retreats are device-free.
We begin or deepen meditation study in the context of community life, transforming negative habits. Participants stay full time at the Zen Center, and sleep dormitory style in the meditation hall.
REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS:
Beginners are welcome. Prior attendance of a Detroit Zen Center Sunday Zen Workshop is required, as well as an interview. If you have experience in another meditation tradition, or are traveling in from out of town, please contact us well in advance to request an exemption from the Intro to Zen Workshop requireme…