Zen Retreat 2023-2024

Kick off the New Year 2024 with a Zen Meditation Retreat!

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The Doubting Meditation Retreat Series 2023-2024 is a global hybrid Zen retreat, taking place from 9 pm December 29th, 2023, to 6:30 pm December 31st, 2023 (Pacific Time, UTC-8). We will learn and practice doubting meditation, also known as huatou (話頭 in the traditional Chinese term), by studying 10 sections of Dahui Zonggao’s (大慧宗杲, 1089 – 1163) teachings from the Treasury of the Eye of True Teaching (正法眼藏).

The global hybrid retreat will run around the clock, 24 hours a day. To serve the global community. Shifu (Master or Teacher) Linda and Shifu Jeremy will devote 12 to 16 hours per day to leading the retreat so that practitioners can log in to the real-time lecture classes and guided meditation sessions via Zoom from anywhere. Zoom retreat attendees may find the retreat schedule below and arrange your participating time in accord to the retreat schedule and your local time.

The in-person Zen training will be hosted in Chan Grove at 198 Fuxing 3rd Road, Beitou Dist, Taipei, Taiwan.

For a better learning-teaching experience, limited seats are available. We will only offer 20 seats for Zoom attendees and 30 seats for in-person participants. Sign up now to secure your spot! https://forms.gle/ammuLjKJtKMGo3cD7

Email friend@nonezencenter.org if you have any inquiries.

Both Zen beginners and seasoned practitioners are welcome. Prior experience with doubting meditation is not necessary.

Suggested Donation Amount
Please note that the None Zen Center is run entirely by donations and we do hope you consider giving a $200 donation to support None Zen Center. Donations of greater or less sums are all appreciated. No one will be turned away for lack of donations.

Click the Paypal donation button below to select or set your donation amount. You will receive an instant donation receipt from Paypal to confirm your donations. Due to the lack of resources, we will provide you with an annual receipt between January 10th to 31st for the gifts we receive from you the previous year. If you need to receive the receipts earlier, please email us at friend@nonezencenter.org.

Cancellation Policy

The None Zen Center reserves the right to either hold or cancel the retreat, to accept or reject applications, and to change the retreat venues and dates.

Retreat Schedule – Day 1

* Retreat schedule is subject to change.

Taiwan, Malaysia, Perth (Australia) (UCT+8)		California (US), British Columbia (CA) (UCT-8)
Dec 30, Sat12:30pm – 1pm	Retreat Check-in (In-person)	Dec 29, Fri 8:30pm – 9pm
1pm – 2:30pm	Session 1.1 1.1.1 Retreat Introduction 1.1.2 Lecture: Revisiting Doubting Meditation 1.1.3 Practicing Dubting Meditation	9pm – 10:30pm	Session 1.1 1.1.1 Retreat Introduction 1.1.2 Lecture: Revisiting Doubting Meditation 1.1.3 Practicing Dubting Meditation
2:30pm – 2:50pm	Session Break	10:30 -10:50 pm	Light Out
2:50pm – 4pm	Session 1.2 1.2.1 Lecture 1.2.2 Practicing Doubting Meditation	10:50 pm – 12 am
4pm – 4:20pm	Session Break	Dec 30, Sat 12am – 12:20am
4:20pm – 5:30pm	Session 1.3 1.3.1 Lecture 1.3.2 Practicing Doubting Meditation	12:20am – 1:30am
5:30pm – 7:30pm	Dinner and Shower Break	1:30am – 3:30am
7:30pm – 9:30pm	Session 1.4 1.4.1 Q&A 1.4.2 Practicing Doubting Meditation	3:30am – 5:30am
9:30pm – 10pm	Session Break	Dec 30, Sat 5:30am – 6am	Wake up and Frenshen up
10pm – 11:30pm	Light Out	6am – 8am	Session 1.5 Practicing Doubting Meditation
11:30pm – 12:30am		8am – 8:40am	Breakfast Break
Dec 31, Sun 12:30am – 2:30am		8:40am – 10:40am	Session 1.6 Practicing Doubting Meditation
2:30am – 3am		10:40 – 11am	Session Break
3am – 5:00am		11am – 12pm	Session 1.7 1.7.1 Q&A 1.7.2 Practicing Doubting Meditation
Dec 31, Sun 5:00am – 5:30am	Wake up and Freshen up	12pm – 1:30pm	Lunch Break

Retreat Schedule – Day 2

Taiwan, Malaysia, Perth (Australia) (UCT+8)		California (US), British Columbia (CA) (UCT-8)
Dec 31, Sun 5am – 5:30am	Wake up and Freshen up	Dec 30, Sat 12pm – 1:30pm	Lunch Break
5:30am – 7am	Session 2.1 2.1.1 Lecture 2.1.2 Practicing Doubting Meditation	1:30pm – 3pm	Session 2.1 2.1.1 Lecture 2.1.2 Practicing Doubting Meditation
7am – 8:30am	Breakfast Break	3pm – 4:30pm	Session Break
8:30am – 10:30am	Session 2.2 Practicing Doubting Meditation	4:30pm – 6:30pm	Session 2.2 Practicing Doubting Meditation
10:30am – 10:50am	Session Break	6:30pm – 6:50pm	Session Break
10:50am – 11:30am	Session 2.3 2.3.1 Lecture 2.3.2 Practicing Doubting Meditaion	6:50pm – 7:30pm	Session 2.3 2.3.1 Lecture 2.3.2 Practicing Doubting Meditaion
11:30am – 1pm	Lunch Break	7:30pm – 9pm	Dinner and Shower break
1pm – 2:30pm	Session 2.4 The Most Sucessful Session	9pm – 10:30pm	Session 2.4 The Most Successful Session
2:30pm – 4:30pm	Session 2.5 Practicing Doubting Meditation	10:30 pm – 12:30am
4:30pm – 4:50pm	Session Break	Dec 31, Sun 12:30am – 12:50am
4:50pm – 5:30pm	Session 2.6 2.6.1 Lecture 2.6.2 Practicing Doubting Meditation	12:50am – 1:30am
5:30pm – 7:30pm	Dinner and Shower break	1:30am – 3:30am
7:30pm – 9:30pm	Session 2.7 2.7.1 Q&A 2.7.2 Practicing Doubting Meditation	3:30am – 5:30am
9:30pm – 10pm	Session Break	Dec 31, Sun 5:30am – 6am	Wake up and Frenshen up
10pm – 11:30pm	Light Out	6am – 8am	Session 2.8 Practicing Doubting Meditation
11:30pm – 12am		8am – 8:40am	Breakfast Break
Jan 1, Mon 12:30am – 2:30am		8:40am – 10:40am	Session 2.9 Practicing Doubting Meditation
2:30am – 3am		10:40 – 11am	Session Break
3am – 5am		11am – 12pm	Session 2.10 1.7.1 Q&A 1.7.2 Practicing Doubting Meditation
Jan 1, Mon 5am – 5:30am	Wake up and Freshen up	12pm – 1:30pm	Lunch Break

Retreat Schedule – Day 3

Taiwan, Malaysia, Perth (Australia) (UCT+8)		California (US), British Columbia (CA) (UCT-8)
Jan 1, Mon 5am – 5:30am	Wake up and Freshen up	Dec 31, Sun 12:30pm – 1:30pm	Lunch Break
5:30am – 7am	Session 3.1 The Most Successful Session	1:30pm – 3pm	Session 3.1 The Most Successful Session
7am – 8:30am	Breakfast Break	3pm – 4:30pm	Session Break
8:30am – 10:30am	Session 3.2 3.2.1 Practicing Doubting Meditation 3.2.2 Lecture	4:30pm – 6:30pm	Session 3.2 3.2.1 Practicing Doubting Meditation 3.2.2 Lecture
10:30am – 11am	Retreat Check-out (In-person)

Thank You for Joining the Intense Zen Training

Thank you for your interest in joining the Zen retreat 2023-2024.

For more information about the Zen method of doubting meditation, please go to: https://thenone.org/zen-practice/what-is-doubting-meditation/
If you have any questions, please email us at friend@nonezencenter.org.