1 Photo

Sesshin - Cultivating the Empty Field

Name: July Sesshin - Cultivating the Empty Field
Start: 2024-07-15
End: 2024-07-21
Location: Zen Community of Oregon
Rating: 4.92

4.9265 reviews

79640 Quincy Mayger Road, Clatskanie, Oregon 97016, USA

July 15 - 21, 2024

About this Retreat

Your Guides

Jogen

Myoyu

Jogen Salzberg, Sensei

Jogen Salzberg, Sensei has been practicing Zen since 1997, entered monastic training at Great Vow in 2003 and received Dharma Transmission from Chozen Bays, Roshi and Hogen Bays, Roshi in 2017. Jogen leads the weekly Wednesday evening meditation gathering. His teaching draws on the teachings and practices of Zen, with inspiration from the Dzogchen tradition, as well as Depth and Archetypal psychology, Voice Dialogue parts work and more. In addition to being a Zen teacher, he is a parts work facilitator and spiritual counselor. Follow his work at Solisluna.org . Jogen Sensei lives in Portland, Oregon.

Myoyu Haley Voekel

Myoyu attended her first meditation retreat in 2006. Following that, she took a dive into Zen practice and also yoga training. She began practicing with ZCO in 2013. She ordained in 2019 as a novice priest, following her vow to serve ZCO and to deepen her own practice. She is currently the Training Director at the Monastery. Before coming to the monastery, Myoyu taught yoga in Olympia WA, after graduating from Evergreen State College. During her time at the monastery, Myoyu has managed the garden and grounds, served as tenzo and Shuso and also participated in the management of the ZenWorks Store. Myoyu became a Dharma Holder in 2023.

Details of this retreat

Summer is bright and alive. The sun hangs high in the sky, illuminating the earth with unflinching clarity.

What wisdom does a warm summer day offer? Everything is laid bare before the luminous rays of the sun.

In this meditation immersion, we will endeavor to study the self, forget the self and glimpse Buddha Nature, opening in silent communion with this community of human and non- human beings. This is our collective awakening.

(More details about the sesshin will be added soon).

Sesshin is a rigorous and, at times, challenging silent meditation retreat that is not recommended for beginners. In order to attend in person, we require that you attend one of our silent weekend retreats or a five-seven day silent retreat at another Zen Center before registering for our longer zen retreats. For more information about what to expect when attending a sesshin, click here.

$50 deposit holds your space; balance due on arrival.

Schedule

Please note: this is an approximation; sesshin schedules vary with leader and season.

First evening
5:00 p.m. Registration begins
6:00 p.m. Dinner (informal) and sesshin orientation
9:00 p.m. Zazen and formal opening of sesshin
10:00 p.m. Monastery doors locked

All full days
4:20 a.m. Wake up bell
5:00 a.m. Zazen
6:50 a.m. Service
7:20 a.m. Breakfast (oriyoki) in dining hall
8:30 a.m. Work period begins
9:50 a.m. Warning bell to clean up
10:00 a.m. End of work period
10:30 a.m. Zazen
12:20 p.m. Service
12:30 p.m. Lunch (oriyoki) in dining hall
3:00 p.m. Zazen
5:20 p.m. Service
5:30 p.m. Dinner (oriyoki) in dining hall
7:00 p.m. Zazen
9:20 p.m. Formal Tea/Zazen
10:00 p.m. Monastery doors locked

Last Sunday
4:50 a.m. Wake-up bell
5:30 a.m. Zazen
6:30 a.m. Breakfast
8:00 a.m. Closing Circle
10:00 a.m. Sunday Program (service, zazen)
11:20 a.m. Dharma talk and formal end of sesshin
12:00 p.m. Lunch (informal)

Note: Schedule is approximate and may change

Getting Here

Zen Community of Oregon, 79640 Quincy Mayger Road, Clatskanie, Oregon 97016, USA

Accommodation

Event fee

Event fee (ZCO member rate)

Customer Reviews

4.92 out of 5.0 average rating

Megan • May 12, 2024

5.0

Verified

Zen Practice- One Day Workshop

This workshop was excellent. Our guides were attentive, caring, friendly, and humble. The teaching and instruction was super helpful, and the group energy was warm and caring. The day was broken up nicely into manageable/modest stretches of meditation (sitting, walking, eating) and instruction/teaching, and the lunch we were provided was tasty. The space is beautiful. I left feeling inspired to continue to deepen my
meditation practice. I am grateful for this experience, and intend to return to this welcoming temple.

Anonymous • May 12, 2024

5.0

Verified

Great retreat. Plan to do more with Zen Community of Oregon

Retreat was great. Really nice, kind, helpful retreat teachers. Appreciated how they walked us through the basics of meditation posture with different physical supports for different folks. Reminded me of how Iyengar yoga uses props to make a practice accessible to all. The meditations themselves were really nice. When doing sitting meditation, I always close my eyes. It was interesting to do guided meditations with eyes open. Just a really nice, valuable day, with really nice people, in a really nice, well-organized, well-structured group.

Anonymous • May 12, 2024

5.0

Verified

Investigating Zen Practice

I learned about more formal zen practice in a community session, some clear instruction in zen meditation techniques, some background on chanting service, different types of meditation, and had a great lunch that incorporated mindful eating practice. The attendees were a diverse group. As a non-meditator who was truly "investigating". I didn't feel out of place or intimidated. The hosts were warm, clear, and kept the day unfolding at a nice pace. Appreciated hearing other people's questions about zen practice. The experience was positive and helpful.

Mark • May 08, 2024

5.0

Verified

Sit. Breathe. Listen.

The sesshin on Tonglen in May 2024 was my second retreat at Great Vow. The first was a Beginners Mind retreat in May 2023. It is a beautiful facility - Who would have thought an elementary school would make such an amazing Zen Monastery? The people here are beautiful as well. And the sesshin on Tonglin will stay with me forever.

Gina • Apr 22, 2024

4.0

Verified

April seshin 2024 online particpation

Overall, the sesshin was very good. The dharma talks and instructions during sitting were extremely beneficial for me. I chose to participate online due to health concerns. Some aspects of online participation could be enhanced. Unless speakers were using a microphone I could not hear the instructions for what was happening. At times it was quite confusing. Also, it would have been preferable to receive individual sanzen just as in person participants do.

Sesshin - Cultivating the Empty Field

About this Retreat

Your Guides

Jogen Salzberg, Sensei

Myoyu Haley Voekel

Details of this retreat

Schedule

Getting Here

Accommodation

Customer Reviews

Megan • May 12, 2024

Zen Practice- One Day Workshop

Anonymous • May 12, 2024

Great retreat. Plan to do more with Zen Community of Oregon

Anonymous • May 12, 2024

Investigating Zen Practice

Mark • May 08, 2024

Sit. Breathe. Listen.

Gina • Apr 22, 2024

April seshin 2024 online particpation

Select your options

Have a question for your host?

Similar retreats

Summer Solstice Zazenkai: A One Day Meditation Retreat

Summer Zazenkai: A One Day Meditation Retreat

Beginner's Mind Weekend Meditation Retreat

Chan Practice of Silent Illumination with Rebecca Li

Home Hermitage - A Day Long Retreat Online

Jizo Sesshin

Autumn Zazenkai: A One Day Meditation Retreat

Sesshin - The Ancient Way

Sesshin - Rohatsu

Peace with Food Somatic Summer Camp

The Ecology of Self

ONLINE: RESILIENCE: Build Strength Through Inner Joy