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Led by Mary Jaksch Roshi
Where: Strathean Retreat Centre, 212 Old Hautere Road (off Otaki Gorge Road), Hautere, RD 2, Otaki 5582 (about 90 minutes drive north of Wellington) (see COVID-19 notice below)
When: 6:00pm Friday 10th December to 2:00pm Tuesday 14th December 2021 For more information: email Derek LeDayn or phone: 021 355 225 COVID-19: In-person Sesshin has been cancelled. We intend to replace it with an online Sesshin and will post details later in November. |
About This Retreat
Sesshin (Japanese: “Touching the heart-mind”) is a programme of silent meditation, walking, eating, resting, hearing talks, having face-to-face interviews with the teacher, cleaning and food preparation, all of which is conducted in the traditional Zen way.
Our formal ritual is much reduced from the Japanese tradition. However, we retain some because it provides the psychic safety and containment necessary for people to feel at ease and drop deeply into meditative stillness during the Sesshin.
To enter wholeheartedly into a Sesshin is to experience personally the essence of the Buddha’s own discovery about freedom from mental anguish. People leave a retreat feeling refreshed, more emotionally stable and more joyfully alive to each moment of experience.
Our formal ritual is much reduced from the Japanese tradition. However, we retain some because it provides the psychic safety and containment necessary for people to feel at ease and drop deeply into meditative stillness during the Sesshin.
To enter wholeheartedly into a Sesshin is to experience personally the essence of the Buddha’s own discovery about freedom from mental anguish. People leave a retreat feeling refreshed, more emotionally stable and more joyfully alive to each moment of experience.
Fees for Sesshin and Shuttle Bus Option
Sesshin fees cover the costs of accommodation and food, and teachers’ accommodation and food. Scholarships are available for those who could not otherwise afford to come to Sesshin. Please contact Derek or Deb to discuss.
Sesshin fees: 4 nights - unwaged $260, waged $350.
Shuttle Bus Option We will arrange a shuttle bus from Wellington Airport to Strathean 4:00pm Friday, and return to Wellington Airport about 4:00pm Tuesday. Shuttle costs are subsidized, so this option is a fixed fee per trip.
Shuttle fees: 1 trip $50, 2 trips $100.
Please pay all Fees online by Friday 15 November 2021
Account number: 12-3141-0280169-00
ASB Bank, Account name: D A H MORAN and D K LEDAYN
Sesshin fees: 4 nights - unwaged $260, waged $350.
Shuttle Bus Option We will arrange a shuttle bus from Wellington Airport to Strathean 4:00pm Friday, and return to Wellington Airport about 4:00pm Tuesday. Shuttle costs are subsidized, so this option is a fixed fee per trip.
Shuttle fees: 1 trip $50, 2 trips $100.
Please pay all Fees online by Friday 15 November 2021
Account number: 12-3141-0280169-00
ASB Bank, Account name: D A H MORAN and D K LEDAYN
Transport
Shuttle Bus: See Option above.
Public Transport: Options to Strathean are limited. From Wellington Airport to Wellington Railway Station take a shuttle, or taxi or Uber. The Wellington Airport Flyer bus is not running.
Train: From Wellington Railway Station to Waikanae Station, and return, take MetLink Kapiti Line electric commuter train, usually runs twice an hour, journey about one hour, adult cash fare $13. https://www.metlink.org.nz/timetables/train/KPL/outbound
Waikanae is about 15 minutes by car from Strathean. Please give advance warning, and someone will pick you up from Waikanae.
Public Transport: Options to Strathean are limited. From Wellington Airport to Wellington Railway Station take a shuttle, or taxi or Uber. The Wellington Airport Flyer bus is not running.
Train: From Wellington Railway Station to Waikanae Station, and return, take MetLink Kapiti Line electric commuter train, usually runs twice an hour, journey about one hour, adult cash fare $13. https://www.metlink.org.nz/timetables/train/KPL/outbound
Waikanae is about 15 minutes by car from Strathean. Please give advance warning, and someone will pick you up from Waikanae.
About The Venue
Strathean Retreat Centre is set in 3 hectares of lawns and mature trees, mainly native totara.
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What to Bring
If you are not flying: bring your own pillow, and your zafu and zabuton, identifiable as yours.
Everyone: Torch, working clothes, raincoat and warm clothes, sturdy footwear, personal items, sleeping bag and pillowslip.
Please bring dark or black clothes to wear in the zendo. Please do not wear clothing in the zendo with patterns or logos or that is too revealing as this can be distracting.
Everyone: Torch, working clothes, raincoat and warm clothes, sturdy footwear, personal items, sleeping bag and pillowslip.
Please bring dark or black clothes to wear in the zendo. Please do not wear clothing in the zendo with patterns or logos or that is too revealing as this can be distracting.
Special Food Needs
We will accommodate any special food needs where we can. Should this not be possible, and to reduce stress in the kitchen, you may need to adapt a meal to suit you. You may wish to bring food substitutes, e.g. gluten free bread or cereals.
Please contact Deb Moran about any special food needs. Email: [email protected] Phone: 021 588 282
Please contact Deb Moran about any special food needs. Email: [email protected] Phone: 021 588 282
Dana
Please offer dana/koha to Mary in the form of cash or a personal gift (according to your means). You may include a card or offer dana anonymously.