Egely Kloster - TaikyoJi

Rohatsu means "December 8", and refers to the day Siddharta Gotama woke up to Buddhahood and became Shakyamuni Buddha. Siddharta sat zazen for 8 days under the figtree in Bodhgaya in India. Zen's tradition for the 7-day sesshin originated here.

The week of November 30 - December 8 is an especially auspicious time for sesshin. Thousands of Zen Buddhists are sitting zazen thoroughout this week.

Here, then, is a unique chance to deepen your practice with among other things three times daily dokusan with a recognized Rinzai zen Master, Teisho, many hours of deepening zazen.

Please fill out the application no later than November 16, 2010. If you previously have sent us an application, and have NO updates, please apply by way of our contact form. After you are accepted, your place can be reserved by depositting the cost of meals, DKR 950, to our acct.: 6961 - 3163702150, swift: DABADKKK, iban: DK4230003163702150. If the fees to make this deposit are excessive, please contact again so we can work something else out!

From Saturday, October 23, at 4 PM until Sunday, October 31, at 11 AM we will conduct sesshin in Egely Monastery.

Here is a unique chance to deepen your practice with among other things three times daily dokusan with a recognized Rinzai zen Master, Teisho, many hours of zazen.

Please fill out the application no later than October 9, 2010. If you previously have sent us an application, and have NO updates, please apply by way of our contact form. After you are accepted, your place can be reserved by depositting the cost of meals, DKR 875, to our acct.: 6961 - 3163702150, swift: DABADKKK, iban: DK4230003163702150. If the fees to make this deposit are excessive, please contact again so we can work something else out!

The programmet at Egely Kloster is back to normalt.

Tuesday & thursday evening 19:15 - 20:45
Tuesday morning 9 - 10:30
Saturday morning 9 - 11/12

August 16-22 (maybe longer) will be open interim period at Egely Kloster.

This time will be an opportunity to stay at the monastery at somewhat easier and more loose conditions than kessei, actual training period.

Any than this the fall program is still not fixed. If you should have any wishes please let us know as soon as possible.

A teisho by Denko is now on-line for your enjoyment. Teishos are given during sesshin, intensive retreats, so they might not be fully apreciated – or understandable – without a good amount of zazen experience.

This one is based on Hekigan Roku case 47 (Ummon's "Beyond the Six"), is in english and given during short sesshin in July 2010. It can be found at http://www.rinzai.dk

There will be morning zazen (and maybe dokusan) every Tuesday at 9-10:30 unless we are in sesshin.

This is so that single parents can participate while children are in kindergarden or school, but it is open for everyone that have time and would like to.

I have uploaded photos from the Jukai ceremony that took place during Holy days sesshin. 2 people received dharmaname.

Program for Egely Monastery - Taikyoji for 2010

Unless there is sesshin the monastery will be open for zazen every Tuesday & Thursday at 19-20:35 as well as Saturday mornings 9-12 for Service, zazen, dharma talk/discussion and tea!

February 13: Parinirvana all day zazen.
February 14: RZBS annual general meeting.

Marts 19-21: Tendai/Zen joint retreat. If it should be cancelled there will be intro weekend instead.

April 3-11: Sesshin, incl Buddha's birthday & Rinzai day

April 30 - May 23: Open monastery period

April 30 - May 2: Intro-weekend

June 28 - August 3: Kessei

July 1-4: Sesshin

July 17-18: Intro-weekend

July 24-31: Sesshin

Fall program to be determined later.

Each Saturday at 9-12 for the rest of 2009 (with the exception of Saturdays during sesshin or intro-courses), there will be one period of zazen followed by Dharma Talk and informal tea. Please arrive at least 5 minutes before the start of zazen.

We, Rinzai Zen Buddhist Society (former Skandinavisk Zen Center), have - as expected - been approved as a religious society by the Danish tax authority. This means that gifts, dana (and monthly donations), to RZBS - and thereby the monastery - are tax-deducible for citizens of the EU (as far as I understand. We will investigate how) from January 1, 2009 (yes, this year).