We begin silent, seated meditation (interspersed with 10 min. periods of walking meditation) at 10 a.m. and the final sit ends at 2 p.m. Lunch is served at noon and guests are encouraged to bring a salad or dessert item to share (brown rice and soup will be furnished by the Zen Center).

Lunch will be followed by a Dharma Talk given by the Abbot. As always, come as you can and leave when you must; we only ask that you respect the silence of those still sitting by exiting as quietly as possible.
We hope to see you there,

Kristy (on behalf of the GGZC)

We begin silent, seated meditation (interspersed with 10 min. periods of walking meditation) at 10 a.m. and the final sit ends at 2 p.m.

Lunch is served at noon and guests are encouraged to bring a vegetarian item to share (brown rice will be furnished by the Zen Center).  Lunch will be followed by a Dharma Talk given by the Abbot. As always, come as you can and leave when you must; we only ask that you respect the silence of those still sitting by exiting as quietly as possible.
We hope to see you there,
- Kristy (on behalf of the GGZC)

Lunch is served at noon and guests are encouraged to bring a vegetarian item to share (brown rice will be furnished by the Zen Center).  Lunch will be followed by a Dharma Talk given by the Abbot.

As always, come as you can and leave when you must; we only ask that you respect the silence of those still sitting by exiting as quietly as possible.

We hope to see you there,
- Kristy (on behalf of the GGZC)

Feb 06, at 3:00 pm: at the UF College of Law, the topic will be: “Meditating Selflessly (practical Zen)”

Feb 20, at 7:00 pm: at the Health and Nursing Auditorium behind the main Shands Hospital Building (HPNP auditorium on the 2nd floor), and the topic will be the same as that mentioned above.

Tentatively, he is planning a visit to Lowell CI to give talks to the Inward Journey classes at 9:00 a.m. in the Annex and 1:00 pm in the main on February 22.  Those wishing to attend the Lowell class will need clearance and are directed to contact the Abbott, KC Walpole, via e-mail at gatelessgate@live.com .

- The Gateless Gate

Lunch is served at noon and guests are encouraged to bring a vegetarian item to share (brown rice will be furnished by the Zen Center).  Lunch will be followed by a Dharma Talk given by the Abbot.  As always, come as you can and leave when you must; we only ask that you respect the silence of those still sitting by exiting as quietly as possible.

Please contact us if you have any questions.

See you Saturday.

- The Gateless Gate

If you have any gently used goods laying around that you don’t need, consider dropping them by the center. Please contact us to coordinate the drop-off or simply leave your contribution on the porch along with a note.

A portion of each sale will be donated back to the center.

Check out our fundraiser page to see what your contribution can earn for you.

Join us at the Expo!

Nonprofit Expo 2012
Wednesday, January 11th, 4-7pm
Senior Recreation Center
5701 NW 34th Street

Zen Master Bon Haeng (Mark Houghton). Mark Houghton is the North American Abbot of the Kwan Um School of Zen, and a guiding teacher of the Cambridge and Providence Zen Centers. He received permission to teach from Zen Master Seung Sahn in 1990 and transmission to be Zen Master in April 2000. He is recently retired from working as an executive in a family-run company. Zen Master Bon Haeng also founded and guides the Open Meadow Zen Group in Lexington, teaches accredited Zen classes at Boston University, and regularly leads retreats and gives teachings around the country.

Retreat begins Friday at 10:00 AM and will end Sunday at 12:00 at which time their will be a precepts ceremony. Please contact Bucky Shimp by October 10th at jeffshimp@gmail.com if you plan on taking precepts.

Full Retreat cost:
$60 per day for non-members
$40 per day for KUSZ members and Seniors
$30 per day for Dharma Teachers or DTIT’s
Limited work-study available.

Orientation for newcomers: Friday 9:00am and Saturday 8:00 am.

Registration by noon on Wednesday, November 9th by emailing : director@gatelessgate.org. or calling 904.248.1042 M-TH, 9am-1pm.

Please register in advance with fifty percent of the retreat cost due at registration which can be made by Paypal HERE by clicking on the PayPal button.

There are a limited number of rooms available so please note any special accommodations that need to be made when you register. There is ample room for tents on the property. Please note that food will be vegetarian – but that any other dietary needs must to be made known at least one week prior to the retreat (better if earlier). This is important for kitchen/meal planning.

Please see website for further details on YMJJ’s for more info. (Retreat Types)