Vom 2. bis 6. September finden in unserem Raum aufgrund unseres 5-Tages Retreats im Tessin keine Meditationen statt.
Events
Introduction into Chan Meditation with Hildi Thalmann (Chang She)
November 16 @ 18:00 - November 18 @ 13:00 CETChan Retreat „Gateways to Chan“ with Hildi Thalmann (Chang She)
November 18 @ 18:00 - November 23 @ 11:00 CET1-Day Retreat in December 2024
December 15 @ 09:00 - 18:00 CETIntensive 7-Day Chan Retreat Led by Gilbert Gutierrez, a Dharma Heir of Venerable Chan Master Sheng Yen
05/04/2025 @ 18:00 - 12/04/2025 @ 11:00 CEST
Weekly Activities
| Date & Time | Meditation |
|---|---|
| Monday 07:00 - 07:30 | Meditation |
| Tuesday 06:00 - 7:30 | Three meditations, walking meditation in between. These meditations can be started or interrupted every half hour. |
| Wednesday 18:00 - 19:00in person and online on Zoom here | Relax and find peace. After the challenges of the day, we allow ourselves an hour to find ourselves. We do some quiet and gentle body exercises and then sit in silence for half an hour. |
| Wednesday 19:15 - 20:30 | Relax and find peace. After the challenges of the day, we allow ourselves an hour to recover ourselves. We do some quiet and gentle body exercises and then sit in silence for half an hour. |
| Thursday 06:00 - 07:30 | Three meditations, walking meditation in between. These meditations can be started or interrupted every half hour. |
| Friday 06:00 - 07:30 | Three meditations, walking meditation in between. These meditations can be started or interrupted every half hour. |
| Saturday 06:00 - 08:15 | Eight movement, meditation, morning ceremony and ritual rice breakfast. |
| Saturday 09:00 - 10:40 | Meditation and yoga exercises. The meditation can be started/interrupted at the indicated times. |
| Sunday 19:00 - 21:00 in person and online on Zoom here | Three periods of sitting, followed by sharing about a short text. These meditations can be started or interrupted every half hour. |
We are happy about every visitor in the meditation room. The amount of your contribution to the cost of the room is up to you – the guidelines below are intended to help you decide:
- 5 francs per week or 20 francs per month or
- 120 francs per half year for one or more meditations per week.
Those who can give more will help to make it possible for those who cannot afford this contribution to participate nonetheless.
About Us
Chan Meditation
Peace and freedom in existence
In meditation we find peace and freedom beyond the hustle and bustle of everyday life and we find mindfulness. The “ordinary mind” is the way (Mazu Daoyi), whether we walk, stand, sit or lie down – everything is Chan practice. We practice in the tradition of humanistic Buddhism of Chan Master Sheng Yen.
Mindfulness
Would you like to find a different way of dealing with stressful situations?
Mindfulness means being entirely in the here and now. We practice mindfulness in order to be clear in our thoughts, feelings and actions in every moment and in every situation.
Wisdom
Develop your inner potential in all activities of everyday life.
We open ourselves to experience moment by moment and thus begin to understand the fluid nature of all phenomena and to respond to them with more serenity, equanimity and inner freedom. Chan wisdom means to see living beings and objects – everything that exists – as it really is.
Compassion
Experience community in practice with like-minded people – stay connected.
Experience compassion for yourself, your fellow human beings, the animate and inanimate environment and act accordingly. Learn to realize in meditation that everything is interconnected. You are not separate from your fellow human beings and the environment – they are your teachers and the field of your compassionate action.