Week long sesshin July 14-20 in English
Mushin Sensei and Frank Roshi

In this silent Zen retreat, we offer intensive Zen practice in Oberdürenbach, a lovely village in the beautiful Eifel region in Germany. We stay at Haus Königssee, a comfortable guest house with an intimate zendo and beautiful, spacious rooms.Mushin Sensei and her husband Frank Roshi will co-lead  and teach in English.

Sesshin literally means ‘gathering the heart/mind’. A sesshin is an intensive multi-day Zen meditation retreat with a consistent schedule that creates a deep, quiet container for practice. Each day consists of sitting (zazen) and walking (kinhin) meditation, chanting (liturgy), meals, work practice (samu) and physical exercise. We observe silence throughout and support each other in quiet, whole-hearted practice.
Weather permitting, we meditate outside and sometimes go for a walk in the rural area. A personal interview with the teacher(s) is provided.

There is room for about twenty-five participants.
People new to the practice are very welcome! All newcomers will receive personal introductory instruction.

The week before from July 7 to July 13 Frank Roshi will lead a week long sesshin in Dutch. You are welcome to participate for the two weeks! Please find here all the information in Dutch.

Haus Königssee, our retreat location
Haus Königssee was the former ‘Dorfgaststätte’ (1893). The house was renovated in the early nineties in an ecological way into a charming and modern retreat house. It is located on the outskirts of the rural village of Oberdürenbach in the volcanic hills of the Eifel nature reserve.
Accomodation is in nice, comfortable double rooms, each with its own bathroom. For the retreat there is room for up to 25 people. There are four available single rooms.
In our sangha all meals are vegetarian, not vegan. If requested however, we can provide lactose- and gluten-free food. Indicate this at your registration. Unfortunately, we are unable to accommodate other dietary requirements.

Address
Haus Königssee
Hauptstrasse 45
56651 Oberdürenbach (Eifel)
Germany
http://www.koenigssee-haus.de

PRACTICAL
Start English sesshin Monday afternoon July 14th at 6pm with a light supper – arrival from 2pm on.
End sesshin Sunday afternoon July 20th at around 3pm after clean up.

We will pick people up at the nearest train station (Sinzig) on Monday July 14 at 1:20pm (see below).
The trip back to the station can be arranged on site.

Participation fee (everything included, except travel expenses)

There are four single rooms available (with a supplement of 10 euros per night).
Depending on the number of participants, some double rooms may be assigned upon arrival as single rooms, with a supplement of 10 euros per night to be paid on the spot. However, we cannot guarantee this.
Please indicate when you register if you would like a single room if possible.

Sesshin July 14-20 (6 nights)
Zen Sangha members (costs-contributing) € 500
Other participants € 560

Costs-contributing Zen Sangha members are those who have paid the annual Zen Sangha membership fee
and in addition have made an annual cost contribution.

Registration & Payment
To register, will need to fill in the registration form, which will be published here soon.
You will receive a mail confirming your registration and some additional information. Then make your correct payment to the Zen Sangha bank account:
IBAN: BE81 8901 5424 8724
BIC: VDSPBE91

Please indicate clearly your own name + ‘Englisg sesshin Oberdürenbach 2025’
Only upon receiving your payment is your registration valid.
For more information, mail to registratie@zensangha.be

Cancellation Policy
The cancellation fee is fifty euros and benefits our solidarity fund, with which we grant reductions to certain participants upon request.

Bring along
Loose (black) clothing, slippers, hiking clothes and possibly your own bench or sitting cushion (zafu).
Bring your own towels and sheets (i.e., pillowcase, duvet cover and bottom sheet). Sheets and towels can also be rented for 12 euro.

HOW TO GET THERE
By car
Take the motorway (A61) from Cologne to Koblenz to exit 32 Niederzissen. Then follow the direction of Nürburgring until Niederdürenbach. Outside this village, turn right in the direction of Oberdürenbach.

By train
On Monday July 14 you can board in Köln Hbf the regional train DPN 28515 destination Koblenz Hbf at 12:32pm.
You arrive in Sinzig (Rhein) station at 1:19pm.

Our shuttle service awaits you at Sinzig station and takes you to Oberdürenbach (10km).
For a shuttle ride (20km) we ask a contribution of € 5 per person. Our shuttle service  will run only on Mondays July 8 and 15. The return journey to Sinzig can be arranged on site.
Reserve your shuttle at registration.

Dusk in Oberdürenbach

Schedule of the day
Zen meditation starts at dawn and is followed by breakfast. After the work meditation, there is again zazen, followed by a Zen talk. After lunch, a retreat day has two more periods of zazen. There is also a sutra liturgy and an informal dinner.

6:30   wake up
7:00   zazen
9:00   breakfast
10:15 work meditation
11:30 coffee and tea
11:45 zazen and zen teaching
13:15 lunch

lunch break

15:30 coffee and tea
16:00 zazen
17:50 sutra service
18:15 supper
20:00 zazen
21:10 four vows

The schedule is subject to change.