SESSHIN in AMSTERDAM
with MASTER BÁRBARA KOSEN
(18, 19 June 2022)
18 and 19 June 2022, there will be a weekend of intensive zen practice – a sesshin* – in Zen Dojo Amsterdam “Gyo Kai”, Andreas Bonnstraat 12, Amsterdam.
The practice will be led by Zen Master Bárbara Kosen from Madrid. During the sesshin Bárbara will speak in French with translation to English.
About Zen Master Bárbara Kosen:
Barbara Kosen Richaudeau was born on June 7th, 1951. She met Master Taisen Deshimaru, from whom she received the Zen nun ordination in 1975. She remained with him until his death in 1982. In 1993 Barbara Kosen received the transmission of the Dharma – Shiho (title of spiritual master) – from Master Kosen Thibaut in the temple of the Gendronnière.
In 1994 she founded the Mokusan Dojo in Madrid and the Zen Association Taisen Deshimaru. In 2001 she founded the Zen Temple Shorinji in Villanueva de la Vera, in the forests of the Sierra de Gredos.
More information is available on her Zenkan website…
Dates and Times of the Sesshin:
| Friday, 17 June: | 20:00 – Informal reception (with light meal) |
| Saturday, 18 June: | 4 x zazens (usually starting around 08:00 …) |
| Sunday, 19 June: | 2 x zazens, (usually starting around 08:00 … concluding with a lunch, ending around 15.00) |
Where?
The sesshin will take place in Zen Dojo Amsterdam, Andreas Bonnstraat 12, 1091 AX Amsterdam
Costs:
Price (including meals): €80 or €60 (depending on your income).
Registration:
Due to the limited number of places registration is required: info@zendojoamsterdam.nl
Two weeks before the sesshin we will require payment as confirmation of the registration.
More info: info@zendojoamsterdam.nl or +31 (0)6 444 00 270
* WHAT is a SESSHIN?
Sesshin means to touch the spirit, become intimate with oneself, concentrating in zazen on the unified body and mind.
Neither philosophy, nor ethics, nor religion, Zen allows us to reach the origin of every philosophy, ethics or religion. Spring of awakening, Zen transforms our life here and now.
Sesshin is a period where we essentially concentrate on zazen, but also concentrate on daily chores such as cooking or dish washing, (traditionally called samu).