Visitors
Great Vow Zen Monastery welcomes the public to a Sunday morning public program at 10 a.m., which consists of a short service followed by meditation, a talk given by one of the teachers, and lunch.
Weekend workshops exploring various aspects of daily life with a Zen focus are offered several times a month. Weeklong meditation intensives are held monthly.
Visitors interested in meditation in the Buddhist tradition may arrange a short-term stay at the monastery in order to experience work and meditation in a tranquil and supportive environment. Longer-term residency—including investigating one's possible vocation as a Zen priest—is by arrangement and at the discretion of the teachers.
Both monastery residents and short-term visitors sleep in gender-specific dormitories of several beds to a room. All meals are vegetarian.
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