Daylong and Retreat, San Jose
Daylong Classes are designed for students in the Training Class and Disciple Program, aiming to deepen students’ Zen experience by increasing the frequency and time length of sitting sessions. It is the 3rd week’s class of Training Class, held on Sunday at 9 am to 4 pm . We provide this monthly Daylong Class as a checking point for students to check their progress in that month.
A Zen Retreat is an intensive training to help people deepen their Zen experiences, break through the forms of duality, and see the true nature of self within a set period. Each year, we provide one-to-two 3-or-more-day Zen Retreat(s) for students in our Training Class and Disciple Program.
The Daylong Class and Zen Retreats are designed for students in our Training Class and Disciple Program, but we do reserve 1 – 2 seats for practitioners who are interested in joining us. For the details, please feel free to contact us at sanjose@nonezencenter.org
We will be practicing the Zen technique of doubting meditation (Chn. huatou, Jpn. wato, Krn. hwadu) in the monthly Daylong Classes and Zen retreats. Practitioners who are not familiar with doubting meditation will be required to take a Bridging Class in advance.
We provide vegetarian meals in Daylong Classes and Zen Retreats. We provide vegetarian meals in Daylong Classes and Zen Retreats. Retreat participants will be required to pay for the retreat fees (mainly the board and lodging expenses) , however all classes provided by the None Zen Center are free of charge. We do ask that you consider providing a donation. Your gifts make it possible for us to keep The None Zen Center operating, and for people to learn and practice Zen continuously.
* Prior registration is a must.Please contact us at sanjose@nonezencenter.org if you are interested in joining our Daylong Classes and Zen Retreats.
| Daylong and Retreat 2018 | |
| Sunday’s Class(9 am – 4 pm) | Class Dates |
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No Class in January |
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| SJ1D4 | 2/25 |
| SJ1D5 | 3/25 |
| SJ2D1 | 4/7 (Sat 9 am – 8 pm)4/8 (Sun 9 am – 4 pm) |
| SJ1D6 | 5/20 |
| SJ1D7 | 6/10 |
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No Class in July |
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| SJ1D8 | 8/19 |
| SJ1D9 | 9/23 |
| SJ2D2 | 10/13 (Sat 9 am – 8 pm)10/14 (Sun 9 am – 4 pm) |
| SJ1D10 | 11/4 cancelled |
| TN10R1 | 11/1 – 11/11 at Tainan, TaiwanRetreat check in: 11/1 (Thu 9 pm)
Retreat check out : 11/11(Sun 11 am) |
| SJ1D11 | 12/9 |
| Daylong and Retreat, San Jose 2019 | |
| Class Dates | |
| No class in January | |
| SJ1D 12 | 2/24(Sun 9am – 4pm) |
| SJ2D 3 | 3/30(Sat 9am – 4pm) and 3/31(Sun 9am – 4pm) |
| SJ1D 13 | 4/14(Sun 9am – 4pm) |
| SJ1D 14 | 5/19(Sun 9am – 4pm) |
| SJ1D 15 | 6/9(Sun 9am – 4pm) |
| No class in July | |
| SJ1D 16 | 8/24(Sun 9am – 4pm) |
| SJ2D 4 | 9/21(Sat 9am – 4pm) and 9/22(Sun 9am – 4pm) |
| SJ1D 17 | 10/27 (Sun 9 am – 4pm) |
| TW10R 2 | 11/1(Fri) – 11/10(Sun), TaiwanRetreat check in at 8:30pm, Nov 1
Retreat sign out at 11am, Nov 10 Check for the Zen Retreat Kit Fill out the Application Form |
| SJ1D 18 | 11/17(Sun 9am – 4pm) |
| SJ1D 19 | 12/8(Sun 9am – 4pm) |
