Zen Center of Portland

2520 NW Upshur, Portland, Oregon 97210

 

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Retreat Information

Meditation Hall Guidelines

Weekly Sitting Schedule

Extended Sitting Schedule

The retreat dates for 2012 are as follows:

February 9 - 12 (3 Day), April 24 - 29 (5 Day following our Spring Intensive of April 1 - 29), July 19 - 22 (3 Day), & November 6 - 11 (5 Day).

Please download and complete our retreat registration form and email it to us, so we'll know in advance how much food to prepare.

Retreat Schedule

5:20 am Wake-up

5:55 Altar Rice Offering

6:00 Dawn sitting block

8:00 Service

8:15 Breakfast

8:45 Work Practice Begins

10:00 Work Practice Ends

10:15 Morning Sitting block

11:00 Practice Talk

1:05 pm Bowing Practice

1:15 Lunch

1:45 Break

3:00 Afternoon Sitting block

5:50 Reading

6:00 Evening Meal

7:15 Evening Sitting block

9:20 Practice Principles

10:00 Lights Out

First Day: Starts at 7:30 pm and ends at 9:30

Last Day: Same as regular schedule until 11:45 am when we end.

Retreat Fees

Full time participants:

     3 day retreat: $75.00

     5 day retreat: $125.00

If you feel you can not afford some or all of the retreat fee please contact the retreat coordinator (Pat Norris, geshin@hevanet.com) and/or download and fill out the Retreat Scholarship Application Form and email it to the coordinator.

 

Part time participants

     Donation of $5 to $10 per sitting block is suggested

 

Retreat fees cover expenses but do not include donations to the teacher, which can be made separately during the retreat.