In the great work of life and death, time does not wait for you.
If you die tomorrow, what body will you get?
Isn’t this all very important?
Hurry up! Hurry up!
Blue sky and green sea are the Buddha’s original face.
The sound of the waterfall and the singing of the bird are the great sutras.
Where are you going?
Pay attention to your steps.
Water flows into the sea, clouds drift in the sky.

Zen Master Seung Sahn

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It is possible to live at the Zen Center Berlin and take part in Zen training, which includes daily Zen morning practice and twice-weekly evening practice, as well as a day or weekend Zen retreat once a month. During the day, residents can go about their daily commitments such as studying, working etc.

The founder of our school, Zen Master Seung Sahn, repeatedly emphasized the importance of practicing Zen together for our path in life. It was therefore particularly important to him that Zen students live together in Zen centers and practice Zen together. The Zen Center Berlin is committed to this idea and offers interested Zen students holistic Zen training.

Up to six Zen students can stay at the Zen Center Berlin. Zen students undertake to take part in the daily morning practice (5:30 am to 7:30 am, Monday to Friday), evening practice (Tuesdays 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm and Fridays 6:30 pm to 9:10 pm) and weekend retreats, which take place monthly. The Zen center is cleaned regularly by the residents.

The Zen Center Berlin is located in Wedding (Mitte) with good transport connections and shopping facilities in the immediate vicinity.

The center’s leading teacher, Zen master Gu Ja (Namhee Chon), regularly takes part in the evening practice and the morning practice on Wednesdays. Twice a month (1st and 3rd Wednesday) she gives Kong-An interviews exclusively for the residents. The Dharma talks and Kong-An interviews during evening practice, which are open to everyone, complete the training program.

For further information, please contact us at matthias@kwanumzen.de.
or take part in our weekly introduction to meditation and subsequent evening practice on site (for dates see here) and discuss your wishes with Matthias.

What happens if you would like to live at the Zen Center Berlin and practice Zen? Then please come to the Zen Center regularly on Tuesdays and Fridays for a month for evening meditation to get to know each other, so that you and we can get to know each other better and see whether moving in might be a good idea.

If, after these four weeks, you and we think it might be a good fit, you can move into the Zen Center for a two-week trial period by arrangement. If this goes well, you can then move into the Zen Center permanently. Every 3 months there will be a meeting with the leading teacher, Zen Master Gu Ja, to see if things are still going well.

The rent is 360€ / month and the rooms are approx. 10sqm in size, they are furnished with mattress, desk, chair, chest of drawers. On request also with bedding incl. comforter covers.

Come by or contact us by email. We look forward to seeing you!

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