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Sesshin - Summer Breeze

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79640 Quincy Mayger Road, Clatskanie, Oregon 97016, USA
Date
July 21 - 27, 2025

About this Retreat

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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.

 
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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
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Getting Here

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

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Customer Reviews

4.91 out of 5.0 average rating

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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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