Dharma Drum Retreat Center | DDRC

We also offer the unique “Western Zen” style of the Western Chan Fellowship. Meditation practice is taught in the context of daily activities, such as sitting, ... Skiptocontent CultivatingpeaceandclarityofmindthroughChanpractice. Searchfor: SignIn UpcomingEventsBeginner'sMindRetreat-InPerson(Closed) August26,2022 RebeccaLiSilentIlluminationRetreat-InPerson September2,2022 AbbotGuoYuanOneDayRetreat-InPerson September17,2022 DavidListenMidAutumnFestival September17,2022 DharmaDrumRetreatCenterWesternZenRetreat-InPerson October7,2022 RebeccaLi&SimonChildOneDayRetreat-InPerson October22,2022 ChangYuanFashi&YanWuFashiOnlineDharmaTalk-DavidListen November17,2022 DavidListenTenDayHuatouIntensiveRetreat-InPerson November18,2022 AbbotGuoYuanOnlineDharmaTalk-DavidListen December8,2022 DavidListen2-DayRetreat-InPerson December9,2022 ChangYuanFashi&YanWuFashiOnlineDharmaTalk-GuoYuanFashi December15,2022 AbbotGuoYuanseeallevents... OneDayInPersonRetreatLedbyDavidListen_NowOpen! Postedon:July16,2022 Pleaseseemoreinformationatourupcomingeventpage. JoinOurOpenHouseEvent Postedon:July11,2022 PleasejoinourOpenHouseEventtocelebrateour25thAnniversary. MoreNewsItems… DharmaDrumRetreatCenter(DDRC) Weoffersilentmeditationretreats,rangingfrombeginnerinstructiontomoreadvancedmethodssuchassilentilluminationandhuatou.WeareacommunitylearningandlivingtheBuddha’steachingsthroughthetraditionoftheDharmaDrumLineageofChanBuddhism,asestablishedbyourfounderChanMasterShengYen.MasterShengYenpassedontousaviewoftheDharma(teaching)basedonhisexperienceinboththemainlineagesofChan–Linji(Rinzai)andCaodong(Soto). RetreatStructure MonasticandlayDharmaheirsofMasterShengYenleadourretreats.Eachteacherlendstheirownperspectiveandapproachtotheteachings.OurretreatstyleisbasedonancientChineseChantraditions,modifiedtobeapplicabletomodernWesternpractitioners.Wealsooffertheunique“WesternZen”styleoftheWesternChanFellowship. Meditationpracticeistaughtinthecontextofdailyactivities,suchassitting,standing,walking,sleeping,working,andeating.Chantingandgentleyogaexercisesfurtherharmonizethebody,breath,andmind.Retreatsincludedailylectures,meditationinstruction,guidedmeditation,andpersonalinterviews. Environment Theretreatscheduleandthephysicalenvironmentarecarefullydesignedtosupportimmersioninthepractice.Thecampusispeacefulandsecluded.NestledjustsouthofthebeautifulShawangunkRidge,thegroundsincludeacresofwoodlandtrails,andalakefedbymountainstreams. Single-occupancysleepingquarterswithsharedbath,andthreevegetarianmealsaday,areincludedinyourretreatfee. WewelcomeyoutopracticeChanmeditationtogetherwithusamidstallactivitiesofdailylife;cultivatingmindfulness,wisdom,andcompassion.Chanpracticewilldeepenyourunderstandingofyourself,andhelpyoulearntolivemoreharmoniouslywithothers.Youwillleaverejuvenated,equippedwiththemethodsandconceptstobringthepracticebackhome.