City Refuge Retreat

Please join us at Heart of Wisdom Zen Temple for an in-city meditation retreat, a chance to experience the flavors of a multi-day Zen sesshin.

This three-day non-residential retreat will include many of the elements you’ll find in sesshin at Great Vow. The schedule will be similar to our one-day zazenkai, but also include oryoki meals. (If you have an oryoki set, please bring it. Otherwise, we have sets you can borrow.)

This retreat will be held in silence. Part time participation is allowed, but you must commit to attending at least either morning or afternoon sessions on Thursday and Friday and all day on Saturday. Please discuss concerns about the schedule by reaching out to Kodo at kodo.conover@gmail.com.

Cost: $120. No one will be turned away for lack of funds.

Due to the increased rigor of this retreat, we require that you first participate in a Zazenkai at Heart of Wisdom or a comparable daylong intensive at another Dharma center before registering for this retreat. If you have any questions, contact Kodo.

This retreat will be in-person only.

Thursday

7:30 a.m. Zazen

9:00 a.m. Service

9:30 a.m. Break

9:50 a.m. Work Circle (Work practice includes cleaning, cooking, or gardening.)

11:20 a.m. Zazen

12:30 p.m. Oryoki Lunch

2:00 p.m. Zazen

3:00 p.m. Dharma Talk

3:40 p.m. Break

4:00 p.m. Zazen

4:30 p.m. Formal Tea

5:00 p.m. End

Optional: Stay for our regular Thursday evening program 7 – 8:30 pm.

Friday

Same as above with additional:

5:30 pm Oryoki Dinner

6:50 – 8:30 pm Zazen

Saturday

Same as Thursday, ending at 5 pm.