DDRC - Weekend Retreat

DATE & TIME DETAILS
Check in: Friday, August 16^th, 4:00 - 6:00 PM (EDT, UTC-4)
End time: Sunday, August 18^th, 4:00 PM (EDT, UTC-4)

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Event Description
This in-person weekend retreat has a simple program that provides you the opportunity to practice in mindful silence. This allows you to more easily settle your mind and maintain awareness of your every activity.

The weekend schedule will consist of thirty minute periods of sittings (5 - 7 sittings per day) interspersed with guided gentle yoga and walking meditations. The retreat also offers a review of basic meditation methods (such as awareness of the breath), and brief Dharma talks.

This retreat is designed for those who have experience with meditation (e.g. attended a formal class, done a 1-day retreat) and ideally have a routine meditation practice.


Requirements to Attend
Have attended a formal meditation class or attended a 1-day retreat
Have experience with meditation and ideally have a routine meditation practice


Pricing
This event is priced on a sliding scale. Please consider your registration as a moment to practice generosity by paying at the highest rate that you can afford. Your generosity supports Dharma Drum Retreat Center, staff, your fellow practitioners, and our continued efforts to help people to learn and grow. Any amount paid above the Base rate is a tax-deductible donation to DDRC. Please contact us if you need the tax receipt.

No one will be turned away for lack of funds.

SLIDING SCALE
Base – $200.00
Sustainer – $250.00
Benefactor – $400.00 

Chartered Shuttle
We are happy to offer a chartered shuttle service from Manhattan Penn Station to our center, provided we have enough interested participants. The fee for the shuttle service is $75 for one way and $150 for a round trip per person.

The shuttle will depart from Manhattan Penn Station at 2:00 pm on the start day of the retreat, taking you directly to our center. On the end day of the retreat, the return shuttle will depart from our center at 4:30 pm, heading back to Manhattan Penn Station.

If you wish to avail of the shuttle service, please remember to check the item during registration.


Teacher
Yan Xi Fashi
Yanxi Fashi first learned meditation when he was in college. He searches for the solution of how to eliminate the suffering, and Master Sheng Yen's teaching inspired him in that Chan practice changes mindset which we can change our view point when facing problem. He leaved his career in Macao and went to Taiwan to become a Monk. He joined Dharma Drum Mountain's monastic community in August 2016. He graduated from seminary program with Chan Meditation Practice in Dharma Drum Sangha University. He has served as an assistant Buddhist minister in the International Chan Retreat Center in Dharma Drum Mountain, Taiwan.

CONTACT
Email us about program
[email protected]

REGISTRATION OPENS: MAY 14, 2024

The event may be subject to change. Please visit Dharma Drum Retreat Center's website for the latest information and registration.