1 or 2 Day Meditation Retreat
Participants in this retreat should be able to sit for 25 minutes without difficulty. Chairs and sitting benches are available. The day begins at 6 am and consists of sitting meditation, walking meditation, and rest period. For beginners, there are special overnight instructional retreats.
Pure Rules
- Keep silence
- Concentrate your mind
- Be grateful and happy in this moment of your life
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3 or 5 day Intensive Meditation Retreat (Yongmaeng Chongjin)
Meditation is the heart of Buddhism and the direct path to freedom and enlightenment. The prevailing spirit of Buddhist teachings and meditation practice is that one is always capable of helping oneself regardless of one's situation. It is the Buddhist belief that common, ordinary beings are Buddhas, that is, unattained Buddhas. However, we usually lack full trust in ourselves and as a result, all too easily relinquish our trust and willpower to outside agents. Meditation practice challenges this lack of trust and willpower from the very outset. Any sincere and serious practitioner of Buddhist meditation soon realizes that one cannot sit in meditation for long without both accepting one's life and the world, for meditation is a world-affirming and a life-renewing experience.
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