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Home Hermitage - A Day Long Retreat Online

Date
March 2, 2025

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Home Hermitage- A Day Long Retreat Online

Daily practice is wonderful and for most of us the wonders of spaciousness, peace and perfection, meditation’s deeper gifts, reveal themselves within periods of more sustained practice.

Inspired by meditation master Shitou Xiqian's classic Chan/Zen practice poem, Song of the Grass Roof Hermitage,  we will spend a day meditating in the intimate aloneness that embraces all beings.

Doing a day of retreat in our own dwelling place and its wild domesticity helps with integrating deep practice into our everyday lives.

Jogen will offer supportive instruction sprinkled throughout the day as well as a dharma talk in the middle session. The morning session will begin with essential meditation teachings perfect for those new to practice.

This retreat is open for full time or partial attendance, if you are attending part-time, for maximum benefit,  consider designing a schedule that includes at least 4 hours of meditation.

 

Sunday Schedule

Session 1         8:00am - 10

Session 2.       1:00pm - 3:00
Session 3        5:00pm - 7:00 Read More

Schedule

This retreat is held in silence.

7:30 a.m. Zazen
9:00 a.m. Service
9:30 a.m. Break
10:00 a.m. Work Circle (work practice includes cleaning, cooking, or gardening.
11:00 a.m. Zazen
12:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00 p.m. Zazen
2:00 p.m. Dharma Talk / Interviews
3:00 p.m. Break
3:30 p.m. Zazen
5:00 p.m. Closing Circle
5:30 p.m. Temple Cleaning

Please note: This is an approximation; Zazenkai schedules may vary.
Note: Schedule is approximate and may change
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Customer Reviews

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Fantastic Investigation
Was a very comprehensive yet stress-free way to explore the practice of Zen Buddhism and meditation. Will absolutely be continuing to engage with Heart of Wisdom moving forward. Highly recommend to anyone interested in dipping their toes into Zen and Meditation! Read More

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One day intro to zen
It was a well-organized, thoughtful day. I wanted to deepen my meditation practice and appreciate this opportunity. Read More

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One-day workshop
I attended an introductory workshop on Zen practice at ZCO on February 1. It was excellent: clear, concise, very welcoming, well-attended. The leaders were knowledgeable and dedicated. I learned exactly what I wanted to: best practices for meditation. The best parts were the actual meditation sessions, including walking, guided and sound. Thank you so much for offering this -- I traveled 5 hours round trip to attend and it was worth every bit. Read More

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I’m grateful for Zazenkai
The Temple and the Day held me and gave me so much encouragement to expand and deepen my practice.
Jogen’s Dharma talk was especially helpful to me. Read More

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Great Vow Work!
I really enjoyed the guidance and framing on this retreat.

I also very much enjoyed the cultural diversity and feel it really added to the richness of discussion. Very much a highlight for me. Read More

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