Mini-Sesshin, June 27 – 30 2025

 

Mini-Sesshin

June 27 – 30, 2025

Sesshin (lit. to touch the heart-mind) is a meditation retreat with daily Teisho (talk on a Zen Koan) and Dokusan (private interview with a teacher). This year our Mini-Sesshin will be a non-residential hybrid event in person (in Brisbane) and online via Zoom.

All are welcome to attend and details of this event are as follows:

FRIDAY 27 JUNE: 

Sitting 7-8pm

SATURDAY 28 JUNE:
Sitting 9-10am
Teisho  10am
Sitting after teisho until midday
Lunch  midday to 1pm
Sitting   1-3pm

SUNDAY  29 JUNE:
Sitting  9-10am
Teisho  10am
Sitting after teisho until midday and closing chants

DETAILS:

Students can arrange dokusan directly with their teacher.
Please consider a donation of $30/day.

  • Event is non residential and is being offered in person and online
  • BYO Lunch or something to share which will be eaten in silence.
  • Tea and coffee available.
  • In person venue is in Northgate Brisbane with street address available upon request, you are welcome to attend all or in part and need not have applied to attend mini-sesshin previously.
  • Please arrive no more than 20 minutes prior to sitting and at least 5 minutes before sitting.
  • Link is our usual Monday evening link, if you require it please contact us.
  • Introductory Zen lectures available upon request
  • NB October weeklong Sesshin in Kenilworth is going ahead as planned and you can find out more details about it and apply to attend here: https://sunmountainzen.org.au/annual-sesshin/  

All enquiries to sunmountainzen@gmail.com

Due to venue capacity, numbers will be limited, so please apply as soon as possible email: sunmountainzen@gmail.com