Residing in a Zen Center gives one the opportunity to engage in formal meditation each morning and evening. Residents can also connect with teachers who, through their own clarity, can help others to become clear. Community activities are balanced with the need for individual time and privacy. Each resident assists with meditation practice, shares in kitchen and house work, and attends house meetings. Because Zen mind is everyday mind, we seek to practice clear mind not only in formal meditation, but in all aspects of our daily life, within the Zen center and in the outside community.
Residents usually hold outside jobs.
Residents pay monthly training fees and must maintain membership in the Kwan Um School of Zen. To enter as a long-term resident, you must have attended two Yong Maeng Jong Jin retreats in the Kwan Um School of Zen. You may be asked to visit when the Zen center is not on retreat so you can be interviewed in person. If you are interested in residential training, please click here to go to our contact page. Write, email or leave a voicemail message for Abbot Bruce Blair, describing your spiritual practice background.