Mountainweek – Intensive Meditation Retreat – January & August – Seven days count like one!
Welcome to the mountainweek. Seven days count like one! To commemorate the enlightenment of the saints and wise men, the mountain week takes place twice a year. During this week we will not lie down and devote all activities to meditation. The meditation retreat begins on Friday at 3 p.m. and ends on the following Thursday at 3 p.m. Life in the Zen monastery is physically and mentally very challenging.
Gold is tested by fire, a jewel is tested by a stone, water is tested by a wooden stick, and a person is tested by their words.
Schedule Mountainweek
- 04:00 Meditation
- 05:45 Breakfast
- 07:00 Module
- 12:00 Lunch
- 14:00 Module
- 18:00 Dinner
- 19:15 Meditation (4x 45min)
- 23:00 Break
- 01:00 Meditation
Modules (not selectable): daylong hike (in all weather conditions), household, cooking, meditation, gardening, etc. Every Sunday we attend Mass at the local church. The daily schedule may vary with time.
Meditation
The phoenix will rise from the ashes. Examine life and death with all you have to build resilience and sharpen the sword of wisdom.
Q&A
Here you will find the most important questions and answers about your stay at the Honora Zen Monastery.
Oblations
100 CHF / day 600 CHF / retreat
All oblations are in Swiss Francs (CHF). No refund of the oblation. Donation page
Etiquette
The etiquette in the Honora Zen monastery are rules that should make life together smoothly and pleasantly. They provide a framework in which to consciously carry out one's own words and actions.
We eat, what is served (dairy products, grains, vegetables, meat, fish, etc.) and we are grateful! There are no exceptions!
Registration
Please read the etiquette and the most important questions and answers about your stay carefully. Use the contact form to find out if there are still vacancies.
Dates
- 12th January 2024
- 2nd August 2024
Meditation
The practice of patience is one of the means to awaken to your true nature. It assists in the cultivation of wholesome deeds and enables you to accumulate the merit necessary for the attainment of sagehood and the saving of all sentient beings.
The beginning of spiritual training is similar to patiently trying to tame an ox. An ox that runs wildly around must be lassoed and grazed until it is subdued. Likewise, having embarked on the path of zen meditation, we must begin by patiently enduring many difficulties. Only by continuing to practice assiduously in this way will we finally awaken. Hence, patience, which is the forbearance of what is difficult and unpleasant, is precisely the way to awaken to our true nature.
Contact us anytime
Honora Zen Monastery
Ussbergstrasse 26
8864 Reichenburg
Switzerland
The Honora zen monastery is part of the Zen Order of Switzerland.