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Schedule
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Sunday Intro to Zen Workshop
10am-12pm, Registration Required

Retreats
Summer & Winter:  Detroit Zen Center
Spring & Autumn:  Cloud Mountain Hermitage

Tea & Zen
Morning green tea & conversation with Zen monk Hwalson Sunim.
Mon - Fri, 9am, Summer & Winter.  By reservation.
 
Together Action Projects
  Held Seasonally

  • Friday Tea & Zen with Hwalson Sunim
    Friday Tea & Zen with Hwalson Sunim
    Multiple Dates
    Dec 13, 2024, 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM
    Hamtramck, 3030 Casmere St, Hamtramck, MI 48212, USA
    Conversation over green tea, prepared by & served in the tea room of Zen monk Hwalson Sunim. 9am, Mon - Fri by reservation only. Please arrive 10 minutes early. Arriving past 8:55 will be too late.
  • Sunday Zen Workshop: Meditation, Talk & Tea, 9:30-11:30am
    Sunday Zen Workshop: Meditation, Talk & Tea, 9:30-11:30am
    Dec 15, 2024, 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM
    Detroit Zen Center, 3030 Casmere St, Hamtramck, MI 48212, USA
    The morning is guided by a zen monk or dharma student. Doors open at 9am and closes with no entry after 9:30. All Welcome! $20 contribution.
  • Monday Tea & Zen with Hwalson Sunim
    Monday Tea & Zen with Hwalson Sunim
    Multiple Dates
    Dec 16, 2024, 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM
    Hamtramck, 3030 Casmere St, Hamtramck, MI 48212, USA
    Conversation over green tea, prepared by & served in the tea room of Zen monk Hwalson Sunim. 9am, Mon - Fri by reservation only. Please arrive 10 minutes early. Arriving past 8:55 will be too late.
  • Tuesday Tea & Zen with Hwalson Sunim
    Tuesday Tea & Zen with Hwalson Sunim
    Multiple Dates
    Dec 17, 2024, 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM
    Hamtramck, 3030 Casmere St, Hamtramck, MI 48212, USA
    Conversation over green tea, prepared by & served in the tea room of Zen monk Hwalson Sunim. 9am, Mon - Fri by reservation only. Please arrive 10 minutes early. Arriving past 8:55 will be too late.
  • Wednesday Tea & Zen with Hwalson Sunim
    Wednesday Tea & Zen with Hwalson Sunim
    Multiple Dates
    Dec 18, 2024, 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM
    Hamtramck, 3030 Casmere St, Hamtramck, MI 48212, USA
    Conversation over green tea, prepared by & served in the tea room of Zen monk Hwalson Sunim. 9am, Mon - Fri by reservation only. Please arrive 10 minutes early. Arriving past 8:55 will be too late.
  • Thursdsay Tea & Zen with Hwalson Sunim
    Thursdsay Tea & Zen with Hwalson Sunim
    Multiple Dates
    Dec 19, 2024, 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM
    Hamtramck, 3030 Casmere St, Hamtramck, MI 48212, USA
    Conversation over green tea, prepared by & served in the tea room of Zen monk Hwalson Sunim. 9am, Mon - Fri by reservation only. Please arrive 10 minutes early. Arriving past 8:55 will be too late.
  • Weekend Retreat: JAN 3 - 5
    Weekend Retreat: JAN 3 - 5
    Jan 03, 2025, 6:00 PM – Jan 05, 2025, 1:00 PM
    Detroit Zen Center, 3030 Casmere St. Hamtramck
    DEADLINE DEC 19. Weekend Retreats are held as part of Winter & Summer 60 day retreat seasons, current or new students are invited to join resident monks in their lifestyle. Inspired by Zen monastic culture, retreats are also a rare opportunity for personal study with our Teacher Hwalson Sunim.
  • Dharma Study Semester Begins
    Dharma Study Semester Begins
    Jan 05, 2025, 8:30 AM – Feb 23, 2025, 2:30 PM
    Hamtramck, 3030 Casmere St, Hamtramck, MI 48212, USA
    Sunday January 5 - Sunday February 23. By application & interview only. Please inquire for semester requirements & schedule: info@detroitzencenter.org 8 week course of study.
  • Sunday Zen Workshop: Meditation, Talk & Tea, 10AM - 12PM
    Sunday Zen Workshop: Meditation, Talk & Tea, 10AM - 12PM
    Jan 05, 2025, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
    Detroit Zen Center, 3030 Casmere St, Hamtramck, MI 48212, USA
    The morning is guided by a zen monk or dharma student. Doors open at 9:30am and closes with no entry after 10AM. All Welcome! $20 contribution.
  • Weekend Retreat: JAN 10-12
    Weekend Retreat: JAN 10-12
    Jan 10, 2025, 6:00 PM – Jan 12, 2025, 1:00 PM
    Detroit Zen Center, 3030 Casmere St. Hamtramck
    DEADLINE DEC 27. Weekend Retreats are held as part of Winter & Summer 60 day retreat seasons, current or new students are invited to join resident monks in their lifestyle. Inspired by Zen monastic culture, retreats are also a rare opportunity for personal study with our Teacher Hwalson Sunim.
  • Weekend Retreat: JAN 17-19
    Weekend Retreat: JAN 17-19
    Jan 17, 2025, 6:00 PM – Jan 19, 2025, 1:00 PM
    Detroit Zen Center, 3030 Casmere St. Hamtramck
    DEADLINE JAN 3 Weekend Retreats are held as part of Winter & Summer 60 day retreat seasons, current or new students are invited to join resident monks in their lifestyle. Inspired by Zen monastic culture, retreats are also a rare opportunity for personal study with our Teacher Hwalson Sunim.
  • Sunday Zen Workshop: Meditation, Talk & Tea, 10AM - 12PM
    Sunday Zen Workshop: Meditation, Talk & Tea, 10AM - 12PM
    Jan 19, 2025, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
    Detroit Zen Center, 3030 Casmere St, Hamtramck, MI 48212, USA
    The morning is guided by a zen monk or dharma student. Doors open at 9:30am and closes with no entry after 10AM. All Welcome! $20 contribution.
  • Weekend Retreat: JAN 24-26
    Weekend Retreat: JAN 24-26
    Jan 24, 2025, 6:00 PM – Jan 26, 2025, 1:00 PM
    Detroit Zen Center, 3030 Casmere St. Hamtramck
    DEADLINE JAN 10 Weekend Retreats are held as part of Winter & Summer 60 day retreat seasons, current or new students are invited to join resident monks in their lifestyle. Inspired by Zen monastic culture, retreats are also a rare opportunity for personal study with our Teacher Hwalson Sunim.
  • Weekend Retreat: JAN 31-FEB 2
    Weekend Retreat: JAN 31-FEB 2
    Jan 31, 2025, 6:00 PM – Feb 02, 2025, 1:00 PM
    Detroit Zen Center, 3030 Casmere St. Hamtramck
    DEADLINE JAN 17 Weekend Retreats are held as part of Winter & Summer 60 day retreat seasons, current or new students are invited to join resident monks in their lifestyle. Inspired by Zen monastic culture, retreats are also a rare opportunity for personal study with our Teacher Hwalson Sunim.
  • Sunday Zen Workshop: Meditation, Talk & Tea, 10AM - 12PM
    Sunday Zen Workshop: Meditation, Talk & Tea, 10AM - 12PM
    Feb 02, 2025, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
    Detroit Zen Center, 3030 Casmere St, Hamtramck, MI 48212, USA
    The morning is guided by a zen monk or dharma student. Doors open at 9:30am and closes with no entry after 10AM. All Welcome! $20 contribution.
  • Weekend Retreat: FEB 7-9
    Weekend Retreat: FEB 7-9
    Feb 07, 2025, 6:00 PM – Feb 09, 2025, 1:00 PM
    Detroit Zen Center, 3030 Casmere St. Hamtramck
    DEADLINE JAN 24 Weekend Retreats are held as part of Winter & Summer 60 day retreat seasons, current or new students are invited to join resident monks in their lifestyle. Inspired by Zen monastic culture, retreats are also a rare opportunity for personal study with our Teacher Hwalson Sunim.
  • Sunday Zen Workshop: Meditation, Talk & Tea, 10AM - 12PM
    Sunday Zen Workshop: Meditation, Talk & Tea, 10AM - 12PM
    Feb 09, 2025, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
    Detroit Zen Center, 3030 Casmere St, Hamtramck, MI 48212, USA
    The morning is guided by a zen monk or dharma student. Doors open at 9:30am and closes with no entry after 10AM. All Welcome! $20 contribution.
  • Weekend Retreat: FEB 14-16
    Weekend Retreat: FEB 14-16
    Feb 14, 2025, 6:00 PM – Feb 16, 2025, 1:00 PM
    Detroit Zen Center, 3030 Casmere St. Hamtramck
    DEADLINE JAN 31 Weekend Retreats are held as part of Winter & Summer 60 day retreat seasons, current or new students are invited to join resident monks in their lifestyle. Inspired by Zen monastic culture, retreats are also a rare opportunity for personal study with our Teacher Hwalson Sunim.

ETIQUETTE & ARRIVING

MEDITATION:

Please wear comfortable clothing to meditation sessions, with subdued colors.  Please refrain from wearing perfumes or heavily scented soaps or cosmetics, shorts, and tank tops.  We remove shoes before entering the meditation hall, and stow personal items (phones, purses, etc.) in cubbies inside the entrance room before coming into the meditation space.  Please arrive 15 minutes early your first time here for meditation.

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PUBLIC TALKS:  Come as you are, but please turn off cell phones.  Shoes are removed before coming into the hall, and there are cubbies to stow personal items.

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Parking is available on both sides of Mitchell & Casmere Streets,, which form our corner.  Additional street parking is available at the parking lot on Jos. Campau & Casmere, next to the Little Caesars Pizzeria.  

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