
Buddha’s Satori Sesshin
SHORIN-JI (GPS: N 40 09.394 + W 5 25.145) Shorin-ji Templo Zen, Villanueva de la Vera, Cáceres, EspañaThe Way is round, peaceful, wide as the vast cosmos, perfect, without the slightest notion of remaining or disappearing. (Sin Jin Mei, Poem of Faith in the Spirit) Eko - Gojushichi Butsu - is the complete recitation of the names of the Buddhas of the past and of the Indian, Chinese and Japanese patriarchs,...

Winter Camp and Samu
SHORIN-JI (GPS: N 40 09.394 + W 5 25.145) Shorin-ji Templo Zen, Villanueva de la Vera, Cáceres, EspañaWe want to catch or reject, truly, this is why we are not free. (Sin Jin Mei, Poem of Faith in the Spirit) Barbara Kosen and her Sangha gather in Shorin-ji for the Winter Camp, a traditional end-of-year retreat, from December 28, 2025 to January 1, 2026. This will be followed by a period...

FEBRUARY SESSHIN
SHORIN-JI (GPS: N 40 09.394 + W 5 25.145) Shorin-ji Templo Zen, Villanueva de la Vera, Cáceres, EspañaOur practice has peaks and valleys but always continues and February begins with a sesshin. Some things captivate us and others escape our attention. The illusion that endless engrossment in daily activities, related to work and leisure, will lead us somewhere, will lead us far, it is out there. Yet out there there’s also the...