Fall Retreat with Zen Master Dae Gak

Introduction to Zen Meditation Workshop

The West Houston Zen Center is sponsoring an introductory workshop with Zen Master Dae Gak.  Those with no experience will learn basic information about Zen practice.  More Experienced practitioners will gain insight to enhance their practice. The format will include lecture and several short meditation periods.  There will be ample opportunity for questions and answers.

^{Dae Gak received Dharma transmission from the late Korean Zen Master Seung Sahn in 1994. He is a founder of Furnace Mountain , a Zen center located on 650 acres of rugged woodland (part of the Daniel Boone National Forest) in the Red River Gorge region of eastern Kentucky .  Dae Gak is guiding teacher to Zen groups in the US , England and Germany .  He has also authored the book "Going Beyond Buddha" (Charles Tuttle, 1997).}

All beings cry out ... Listen

All mistakes point the Way ... Listen

Everything is Truth ... Listen

Put aside self interest and help others.

                              - Commentary on the Four Bodhisattva Vows, by Zen Master Dae Gak

^{You can find out more about Dae Gak and Furnace Mountain : http://www.zenmind.org/fm.html}

^{When:             Sunday, November 2, 2008 , at 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.}

^{Location:        The West Houston Zen Center . The West Houston Zen Center is located near                      the corner of Bunker Hill Drive and Long Point.   From the Katy Freeway come 1               mile north and it is the last building before the traffic light, on the left.  For                       directions, please see:  http://www.westhoustonzen.org/houston_zen_contact.htm}

^{Contribution: $35 (make checks payable to " Southwest Son Academy ")}

^{Registration: Advance registration is not required but appreciated.  Please send an e-mail                           to swzen@sbcglobal.net.  You will receive a confirmation e-mail.  You may                           leave a telephone message at 713.467.0998 and we will call you back.} 

Please wear loose fitting clothing in order to be comfortable while meditating.