Kwan Um School of Zen
Retreats
Yong Maeng Jong Jin (YMJJ)
Yong Maeng Jong Jin: to leap like a tiger while sitting
The retreats are silent, in our mountain Zen Center located in the middle of nature, in the incredible Natural Park of the Alta Garrotxa in the Pyrenees, the ideal place for a retreat. Participants follow an intensive schedule of sitting and walking meditation, chanting, prostrations and formal meals, in which one tries to keep alive the practice of attention at all times. We all practice together, benefiting from the spectacular surroundings, extraordinary energy of the mountains, fresh air and spring water. All our meals are vegetarian, based on fresh, local, seasonal, organic produce (often from our own garden).
Periodically, retreats with Kwan Um School of Zen teachers, with kong-an interviews
- Important retreat information (how to get there, what to bring, program, retreat rules). Please read it carefully as it forms the basis of your participation in the retreat: Download PDF
- Participants are required to enter and exit on the designated dates of each retreat.
New Year, 2017
Date: December 31
Place: Bori Sa (Mas Puli, Sales de Llierca, 17853 Alta Garrotxa)
Price: voluntary donation (all proceeds will go to the construction in Bori Sa)
90-day kido, winter 2018
Dates: January 3 to April 2
Place: Bori Sa (Mas Puli, Sales de Llierca, 17853 Alta Garrotxa)
Price per day: 25€ / 15€ (KUSZ member)
Transportation: pick up in Argelaguer, 15€ x person
Green Building Workshop January 2018
Dates: January 13-14 (arrival Friday 12)
Place: Bori Sa (Mas Puli, Sales de Llierca, 17853 Alta Garrotxa)
Come to collaborate as a volunteer in this participative work and learn from a great teacher of natural construction, Siddhu Sintes.
YMJJ January 2018
Dates: January 20-21 (arrival Friday 19 evening)
Place: Bori Sa (Mas Puli, Sales de Llierca, 17853 Alta Garrotxa)
Price: 95€ / 45€ (KUSZ member, students and unemployed) / 35€ (practicing KUSZ member)
(The deadline for registration is 3 days before retreat)
Mini-retreat February 2018
Introduction for beginners
Date: Saturday, February 10, from 9.30h to 13.30h
Place: Bori Centre Zen (c/ de les Beates 8, 3º 2ª, 08003 Barcelona)
Price: 10€
YMJJ February 2018
Dates: February 17-18 (arrival Friday 16 evening)
Place: Bori Sa (Mas Puli, Sales de Llierca, 17853 Alta Garrotxa)
Price: 95€ / 45€ (KUSZ member, students and unemployed) / 35€ (practicing KUSZ member)
(The deadline for registration is 3 days before retreat)
YMJJ March 2018 (4 days)
Dates: March 30-April 2 (arrival Thursday 29 March evening)
Place: Bori Sa (Mas Puli, Sales de Llierca, 17853 Alta Garrotxa)
Price: 120€ / 90€ (KUSZ member, students and unemployed) / 60€ (practicing KUSZ member)
49-day kido, spring 2018
Dates: April 2 to May 20
Place: Bori Sa (Mas Puli, Sales de Llierca, 17853 Alta Garrotxa)
Price per day: 25€ / 15€ (KUSZ member)
Transportation: pick up in Argelaguer, 15€ x person
Mini-retreat April 2018
Introduction for beginners
Date: Saturday, April 21, from 9.30h to 13.30h
Place: Bori Centre Zen (c/ de les Beates 8, 3º 2ª, 08003 Barcelona)
Price: 10€
YMJJ April 2018 (4 days)
Led by Zen Master Bon Shim
Dates: April 28-May 1 (arrival Friday 27 April evening. Led by Zen Master Bon Shim, at the end of the retreat there will be a Buddha’s Birthday Ceremony)
Place: Bori Sa (Mas Puli, Sales de Llierca, 17853 Alta Garrotxa)
Price: 210€ / 180€ (KUSZ member, students and unemployed) / 150€ (practicing KUSZ member)
(The deadline for registration is 3 days before retreat)
YMJJ May 2018
Dates: May 26-27 (arrival Friday 25 evening)
Place: Bori Sa (Mas Puli, Sales de Llierca, 17853 Alta Garrotxa)
Price: 110€ / 65€ (KUSZ member, students and unemployed) / 50€ (practicing KUSZ member)
(The deadline for registration is 3 days before retreat)
YMJJ June 2018
Hiking and meditation
Dates: June 26 to July 1 (arrival Monday 25 in the afternoon). Possibility of different entries or to do only the final YMJJ. Please, check with the organization.
Summer Retreat Program, August 2018 (2 weeks)
Led by Zen Master Bon Shim
Dates: August 5 to 18 (Arrival saturday 4th in the evening. Second entry saturday 11. Led by Zen Master Bon Shim)
Place: Bori Sa (Mas Puli, Sales de Llierca, 17853 Alta Garrotxa)
(The deadline for registration is 3 days before retreat)
YMJJ September 2018
Led by Hye Tong Sunim JDPSN
Dates: September 8-11 (arrival friday 7 September evening)
Place: Bori Sa (Mas Puli, Sales de Llierca, 17853 Alta Garrotxa)
Price: 210€ / 180€ (KUSZ member, students and unemployed) / 150€ (practicing KUSZ member)
(The deadline for registration is 3 days before retreat)
Kido October 2018 (3 days)
With Hwikwang Sunim and Daesung Sunim
Dates: October 12 to 14 (arrival Thursday 11 October evening). Kido (chanting retreat) with Hwikwang Sunim and Daesung Sunim.
Place: Bori Sa (Mas Puli, Sales de Llierca, 17853 Alta Garrotxa)
Price: To be announced
(The deadline for registration is 3 days before retreat)
YMJJ November 2018 (4 days)
Dates: 1 al 4 de November (arrival Wednesday October 31 evening)
Place: Bori Sa (Mas Puli, Sales de Llierca, 17853 Alta Garrotxa)
Price: 120€ / 90€ (KUSZ member, students and unemployed) / 60€ (practicing KUSZ member)
(The deadline for registration is 3 days before retreat)
December YMJJ, led by Arne Schaefer JDPSN (7 days)
Intensive week, with midnight practice
Dates: December 2 to 9 (arrival Saturday 1 December evening). Led by Arne Schaefer JDPSN, with midnight practice.
Place: Bori Sa (Mas Puli, Sales de Llierca, 17853 Alta Garrotxa)
Price: 280€ / 230€ (KUSZ member, students and unemployed) / 200€ (practicing KUSZ member)
Information
Bori Sa
boricentrozen@hotmail.com
cell. (+34) 655 033 018
Transport to Bori Sa
Please, contact the Zen Center to arrange transport.
From Argelaguer (the last village) there is a 22 kilometers of scenic dirt road, with beautiful views and deep cliffs, that takes you to secluded Bori Sa.
You can carpool/rideshare in, hike in, or arrange a pick up in Argelaguer’s bus stop (only the day the retreat starts or ends. 15€ x person).
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