Zazen Morning

Led by Taiun JP Faure   - 6.00 am Arrival - 6.30 am Zazen - 7.45 am Ceremony - 8.00 am Breakfast - 8.45 am Morning samu - 9.45 am Tea, coffee - encounter - 11.00 Zazen, ceremony - 13.00 Lunch - 14.00 Departure It…

Discovery morning

In the heart of the Périgord Vert, on the edge of a lake, you will be welcomed at the monastery of Kanshoji in a peaceful atmosphere. You will be accompanied throughout your stay by the monks, nuns and residents who will introduce you…

Zazen Morning

Led by Taiun JP Faure   - Arrival 7h30 - 8.00 am Zazen - 9.20 am Ceremony - 9.45 am Tea, coffee - Chosan - 11.00 Zazen - 12.30 Lunch - 14.00 Departure It is possible to arrive the day beforehand and to sleep…

Zazen morning

Led by Taiun JP Faure Schedule : - Arrival 7h30 - 8.00 Zazen - 9.20 Ceremony - 9.45 Tea, coffee -Chosan - 11.00 Zazen - 12.30 Lunch - 14.00 Departure (It is possible to sleep in Kanshoji the night before. Wake up…

Discovery weekend

    Do you want to give meaning to your life? Are you looking for peace of mind? Do you aspire to see more clearly in a world whose values you do not share? Then come and participate in a spiritual retreat in a Zen monastery, discover…

Winter session

Led by Taiun JP Faure This retreat (in Japanese: sesshin, "to touch the mind") is the opportunity to end the year and start the new year all together and under the best auspices.    

Buddha’s awakening retreat

  Led by Taiun Jean-Pierre Faure —————————————————— A silent retreat * in homage of Buddha’s awakening. Every year, in each temple, the nuns and monks commemorate Buddha’s awakening, reliving…

November Retreat

Led by Taiun JP Faure During this retreat, cut off from our daily environment, we forget our usual preoccupations and devote ourselves to the spiritual practice: to return to a deeply peaceful, available, open mind. Zazen is the root practice…

First retreat

led by Taiun Jean-Pierre Faure You are looking for a spiritual path, for a more meaningful life... You want to find your way in a society whose values are not always in line with yours... Kanshoji monastery is offering a Soto Zen Buddhism…

Retreat- Receive the Dharma, Touch the Mind

Led by Taiun JP Faure During this retreat, cut off from our daily environment, we forget our usual preoccupations and devote ourselves to the spiritual practice: to return to a deeply peaceful, available, open mind. Zazen is the root practice…