Kwan Um School of Zen
Bori Sa Retreat Center (Garrotxa)
Bori Sa Retreat Center (Garrotxa)
Poli, Sales de Llierca, 17853, Alta Garrotxa (Girona)
email: boricentrozen@hotmail.com
-Daily Schedule
Morning
Monday to Saturday (7.00h to 8.15h)
7.00h: 108 bows
7.20h -8.00h: Meditation (40 min)
8.00h – Short talk or Kong-an reading
Evening
Monday to Sunday (19.00h to 20.30h)
19.00h – 19.30h: Chanting
19.30h – 20.30h: Meditation (1 hour)
Sunday (7 to 9.10h)
(With Kong-an interviews for Kwan Um School members)
7.00h: 108 bows
7.20h – 9.10h: meditation (1 x 40 min, 2 x 30 min)
Contribution: voluntary donation or see becoming a member
-Retreats
Check out the our page Retreats, to see our retreats program.
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.
Please, when organizing your trip, keep in mind that Borisa is 2.5 hours from Barcelona (1’45h of bus +40 minutes by car from the nearest town) and bus schedules are limited.
Private transport
(from Barcelona)
1. A-7 motorway towards France
2. Exit at Girona Nord and continue towards Olot,
3. Once past the diversions in Besalu, the road becomes a dual carriageway; leave the motorway at exit marked Argelaguer / Tortella
4. From Tortella it is 40 minutes on forest trail
Bus
From Barcelona to Argelaguer
-Please contact Zen Center to arrange transport from the village
-15€ x person and trip
-Pick ups will be only the day the retreat starts or ends
(From Barcelona Airport to the bus stop: take the L2 Line of RENFE which links the Terminal 2 of Barcelona airport with Passeig de Gracia train station. From there there is a 5 minutes walk to the bus stop [see map])
Walk
From Tortella by «Camí dels Valencians»: 3 hours
(detailed instructions on request)