{"id":5504,"date":"2022-06-16T17:52:15","date_gmt":"2022-06-16T14:52:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zencenterathens.com\/?p=5504"},"modified":"2026-03-11T12:01:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T10:01:05","slug":"kaisanji-sesshins-serifos-greece","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zencenterathens.com\/en\/kaisanji-sesshins-serifos-greece\/","title":{"rendered":"KAISANJI SESSHINS MAY -OCTOBER 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t    \n\t<section id=\"zen-custom-block_62ab435c6d294\" class=\"zen-full-image-block\">\n\t\t            <div class=\"custom-main-image\"><img width=\"1400\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zencenterathens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG-20240512-WA0002-1-1400x900.jpg\" class=\"attachment-maxWidth1400maxHeight900 size-maxWidth1400maxHeight900 wpsmartcrop-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" data-smartcrop-focus=\"[50,50]\" \/><\/div>\n        \t<\/section>    \n\n\n\t\t    \n\t<section id=\"zen-custom-block_62ab42e06d293\" class=\"zen-small-text-block\">\n                    <div class=\"custom-text\"><p><strong>ZEN MEDITATION RETREAT IN SERIFOS 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>KAISANJI SESSHINS, <\/strong><strong>KALO AMPELI SERIFOS\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>1 &#8211; 5 MAY 2026, With the presence of Koten Roshi<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>1 &#8211; 5 OCTOBER 2026<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Dear members of Zen Center Athens,<\/p>\n<p>We invite you to participate in the Kaisanji Sesshins of 2026.<\/p>\n<p>During the sesshin we follow the Hosshinji monastery&#8217;s program. The sesshin is done in silence, without cell phones, computers and books. Meals are done in the traditional monastic way using oryoki.<\/p>\n<p>Sesshin is a form of group intensive zazen practice and is therefore not recommended for beginner level practitioners but for those who are experienced and wish to deepen.<\/p>\n<p>The participation fee is 250 euros and covers the 5 days of meals and accommodation. Please note that the <strong>contribution for the sesshin with Koten Roshi<\/strong> is 350 euros. Please also note that you need to take into account the additional cost for the ferry ticket.<\/p>\n<p>Please let us know in time if you are interested to participate via email: <strong><a href=\"mailto:info@zencenterathens.gr\">info@zencenterathens.gr<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>KAISANJI SERIFOS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kaisanji<\/strong>, the temple (ji) of the mountain (san) and the sea (kai), is located in Serifos, near Kalo Ambeli beach. There, in an ideal location for the installation of a Zen Monastery, Zen meditation teaching and practice spaces are under construction such as Zendo, Hato (the open space of the bell) as well as accommodation rooms for monks (cells) and places for visitors.<\/p>\n<p>The main goal is for Kaisanji to become an autonomous and self-sufficient center-monastery while operating as a summer resort in order to cover its operating costs. We invite you to actively participate in our vision, which focuses on the dissemination and practice of Zen Meditation in Greece and the continuous presence of the Zen Center Athens and the monastery,\u00a0<strong>Kaisanji.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>DAILY SCHEDULE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>04:00 Wake up Bell<\/p>\n<p>04:30-05:00 Zazen<\/p>\n<p>05:00-05:05 Kinhin<\/p>\n<p>05:20-05:55 Zazen<\/p>\n<p>05:55 Takkesa no ge (Robe Verse)<\/p>\n<p>Choka (Morning Service)<\/p>\n<p>Sanpai (Three Prostrations)<\/p>\n<p>Hannya shingyo (Heart Sutra)<\/p>\n<p>Shari raimon<\/p>\n<p>Fueko<\/p>\n<p>Ryaku Sambo<\/p>\n<p>Shigu seigan mon x3<\/p>\n<p>Sanpai<\/p>\n<p>06:30 Shuku (Breakfast)<\/p>\n<p>Gokan no ge<\/p>\n<p>Sho Sekai Bon no ge<\/p>\n<p>Free Sitting 1:20h<\/p>\n<p>08:00-08:45 Samu<\/p>\n<p>or<\/p>\n<p>08:20-09:00 Zazen \u2013 Docusan<\/p>\n<p>09:00-09:05 Kinhin<\/p>\n<p>09:20-10:00 Zazen<\/p>\n<p>10:00-10:05 Kinhin<\/p>\n<p>10:20-11:00 Zazen<\/p>\n<p>11:00 Lunch :<\/p>\n<p>Gokan no ge<\/p>\n<p>Sho Sekai Bon no ge<\/p>\n<p>free Sitting 1:20h<\/p>\n<p>13:20-14:00 Zazen<\/p>\n<p>14:20-15:00 Teisho \u2013 Keikyo ge<\/p>\n<p>15:20-16:00 Zazen<\/p>\n<p>16:00 Banka (Evening Service)<\/p>\n<p>Daihi shu (Great Compassion Dharani)<\/p>\n<p>Shari raimon<\/p>\n<p>Fueko<\/p>\n<p>Ryaku Sambo<\/p>\n<p>16:15 Dinner<\/p>\n<p>Free Sitting 1:20h<\/p>\n<p>18:20-19:00 Zazen \u2013 Docusan<\/p>\n<p>19:00-19:05 Kinhin<\/p>\n<p>19:20-20:00 Zazen<\/p>\n<p>20:00-20:05 Kinhin<\/p>\n<p>20:20-20:55 Zazen<\/p>\n<p>20:55 Prostrations :<\/p>\n<p>Shigu seigan mon x3<\/p>\n<p>Sanpai<\/p>\n<p>21:30 Lights Out<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n        \t<\/section>\n    \n\n\n\t    \n\t<section id=\"\" class=\"zen-small-image-block\">\n\t\t            <div class=\"custom-small-image\"><img width=\"850\" height=\"1052\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zencenterathens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG-20240530-WA0042-1-850x1052.jpg\" class=\"attachment-maxWidth850maxHeightAuto size-maxWidth850maxHeightAuto wpsmartcrop-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" data-smartcrop-focus=\"[50,50]\" \/><\/div>\n        \t<\/section> \n    \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7560,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[20],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zencenterathens.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5504"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zencenterathens.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zencenterathens.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zencenterathens.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zencenterathens.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5504"}],"version-history":[{"count":63,"href":"https:\/\/www.zencenterathens.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5504\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8998,"href":"https:\/\/www.zencenterathens.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5504\/revisions\/8998"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zencenterathens.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7560"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zencenterathens.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5504"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zencenterathens.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5504"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zencenterathens.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5504"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}