EVENTS & NEWS
News from Shunkoin & thoughts from Rev.
Takafumi
Kawakami
Overnight Retreat Schedule for October, and November 2024
August 13, 2024
"Explore the Various Notions of "Self" Needed to Live in an Uncertain and Volatile World" Shunkoin Temple offers one-day Zen temple retreat programs in English. Today, most of us live with the notion of an individual "self." However, this notion is actually quite new in human history. As we ha
Schedule for November and December 2024
August 10, 2024
NOTE: If you are U.S. residents, please check the following. So, you will be able to register for these experiences through Peatix. Starting July 26, 2024, if you set your country of residence to the United States in your account settings, you will see the US-specific Peatix page. Users
Schedule for June and July, 2024
June 3, 2024
Kissako Zen and Tea Experience June 4th: https://kissako-en-june4th2024.peatix.com/ June 5th: https://kissako-en-june5th2024.peatix.com/ June 7th: https://kissako-en-june7th2024.peatix.com/ June 10th: https://kissako-en-june10th2024.peatix.com/ June 11th: https://kissako-en-june11t
Schedule of Zen Experiences/Retreat in May
April 16, 2024
Kissako Zen and Tea Experience in English May 2nd: https://kissako-en-may2nd2024.peatix.com/ May 3rd: https://kissako-en-may3rd2024.peatix.com/ May 7th: https://kissako-en-may7th2024.peatix.com/ May 8th: https://kissako-en-may8th2024.peatix.com/ May 12th: https://kissako-en-may12th2
Schedule for September 2023
September 3, 2023
Kissako Zen and Tea Experience Sept. 7th at 10:00 https://kissako-en-sept7th.peatix.com/ Sept. 8th at 14:00 https://kissako-en-sept8th.peatix.com/ Sept. 11th at 10:00 https://kissako-en-sept11th.peatix.com/ Sept. 15th at 14:00 https://kissako-en-sept15th.peatix.com/ Sept. 18th at 10
Schedule of Kissako Zen and Tea Experience and One-Day Retreat in May
April 19, 2023
Kissako Zen and Tea Experience May 2nd: https://kissako-en-may2nd.peatix.com/ May 3rd: https://kissako-en-may3rd.peatix.com/ May 6th: https://kissako-en-may6th.peatix.com/ May 8th: https://kissako-en-may8th.peatix.com/ May 9th: https://kissako-en-may9th.peatix.com/ May 10th: http
3-day Zen and Self-Cultivation Retreat in English at Shunkoin Temple from Jan. 29th to 31st, 2020
November 6, 2019
We will offer a 3-day Zen and self-cultivation retreat in English at Shunkoin Temple from Jan. 29th to 31st, 2020. During the retreat, you will learn Zen, Buddhist, and other Eastern philosophies and meditation practices. If you think that something is missing your contemporary mindfulness pract
Three-day Zen and Self-cultivation Retreat in English in Kyoto in January, 2020
November 1, 2019
We will host the three-day Zen and self-cultivation retreat in English at Shunkoin Temple from January 29th to 31st, 2020. Zen meditation, some of the mindfulness practices, and lectures about Buddhist and Zen philosophy will be offered by Rev. Takafumi Kawakami. The meals are included. The