Zen Retreat
Zen Retreat 
with Zen Master Hyon Gak Sunim

Friday Oct 13. - Sunday Oct 15

You can also meet Sunim before the Retreat at the following events:
Tuesday 10.10 ZAZEN MEDITATION - read more
Wednesday 11.10 DHARMA TALK - read more
"We will use a traditional Zen retreat schedule with Zen’s ancient technologies of sitting meditation, walking meditation,
chanting meditation, and silent formal meal style to engage the deepest parts of our being.

Through this experience comes greater clarity, brighter energy, more compassionate behavior, and a richer engagement
with our lives, more fulfilling “connectivity” with the present Moment - what we already truly are." 
- Zen Master Hyon Gak Sunim

Zen is the origin of most meditations practiced today. In Zen you find peace and balance with the right sitting position and awareness of breath. Sitting periods are interrupted by shorter intervals with 'kinhin',
a slow walking meditation.
No previous experience is needed - Hyon Gak Sunim will give precise instructions. The retreat will take place in silence, but it will be possible to ask the Zen teacher questions. This is a unique opportunity to learn meditation from a very experienced and inspiring teacher, or to deepen your own practice.

"Zen is understanding my True Self: What am I?
Not a religion, or a theology, a dogma or an ideology -- Zen meditation is an ancient technology of posture, breathing, and questioning directly into the very nature of self. It is a proven practice of cutting through the scattered thinking mind and returning straight to the mind source -- sometimes called "True Self," or "true nature" -- so that we can wake up in the here and now.
In this three-day retreat, we will combine traditional forms of sitting and simple, non-denominational chanting practices to clarify and deepen our connection with our original substance, our true mind. We will do short walking meditations, and enjoy simple yet delicious vegetarian food all while paying attention to the infinite power of this moment, which is, after all, our very nature.
Beginners are welcome -- in fact, encouraged -- as the sittings will not be made overly long. The focus of the weekend will be on gaining some grounding in the practice of Zen meditation, so that we can return to our everyday lives fully equipped with the skills to carry on Zen meditation in the midst of our busy schedules.
Zen practice is not difficult or easy. It just requires a gentle application of effort, and a steadfast curiosity about the true nature of our mind, the true nature of why we are born in this world, and what we can do about the suffering which we see everywhere around us -- but especially first in our own minds.”
- Zen Master Hyon Gak Sunim
                            © Photo: Erlend Sæverud
Hyon Gak Sunim is a Zen Master, originally from USA, and educated in literature and philosophy at Yale and Harvard. In 1992 he was ordained monk in the Temple of the Sixth Patriarch, China. He received inka from Zen Master Seung Sahn in 2001, and was appointed by him to assume the leadership of Hva Gye Sah Temple in Seoul, South Korea, where he was until 2007.
He has edited several of Zen Master Seung Sahn's books, including "The Mirror of Zen" and "Wanting Enlightenment Is A Big Mistake".

Hyon Gak Sunim is a sought-after lecturer throughout South Korea, Asia and large parts of the West. This is his 18h visit to Zen House, Oslo.

Hyon Gak Sunim is currently leading Zen Center Regensburg.

Time: Friday 13.10 kl 09 - 18, Saturday 14.10 kl 09 - 18, Sunday 15.10 kl 10 - 17
Place: Zen House , Sporveisgt 29, Oslo (Majorstuen)
Price: Friday NOK 1650, Saturday NOK 1650, Sunday NOK 1550 , entire retreat NOK 3950, (Students 10% off entire retreat). 

Food: One warm vegeterian meal each day

Information and booking: Limited seats. The ones booking the whole retreat have priority. Booking latest Thursday 12.10 to: Zen House, mobile: 41471790, email: zenhouse@zen.no
Here you can watch a 16 minute video with Hyon Gak Sunim: "What is Zen?"

Here you can watch a 47 minute video with Hyon Gak Sunim on the importance of participating in retreats

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