Shozan Jack Haubner ~ 3 Day Retreat
Schedule
Sat, 27 Sep, 2025 at 03:30 pm to Tue, 30 Sep, 2025 at 12:00 pm
UTC+01:00Location
The Birchcliffe Centre, HX7 8DG Hebden Bridge, United Kingdom | Luddenden Foot, EN
We are delighted that Shozan Jack Haubner is coming to Hebden Bridge to lead this 3 day retreat.Jack's words of invitation to you all:
"Because a lot of our problems seem to come from outside of ourselves, we often search outside of ourselves for answers. Bodhidharma, the first Zen master, offered a different path. He said that Zen is a “special transmission outside the scriptures, not founded upon words and letters, by pointing directly to one's mind.”
A Zazenkai or weekend sitting retreat is a precious opportunity to come together and do the practice of “pointing directly to one’s mind.” We will chant together, eat in silence together, walk together, I’ll give dharma talks and private Dokusan (practice instruction). But mostly we will practice Zazen, or “just sitting.” By doing simple things completely our very own lives become that “special transmission” that Bodhidharma spoke of. See you there!"
We will be using the Hebden Bridge IOU Hostel for accommodation and Birchcliffe Centre for zendo and kitchen space.
The full days will start around 06:00 and finish around 21:00hrs
Price
Residential
£220 sharing with 1-2 others
£280 single room SOLD OUT
Non Residential - £140
Please email or ring with any questions and to reserve a place.
07970 425932
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"Shozan Jack Haubner spent 13 years as a full time monk at the Mount Baldy Zen Center in California. He was ordained/tokudo shiki in 2006 and received osho/teaching transmission in 2011. He has led or participated in over 100 weeklong Dai-Sesshin Zen retreats, and has led spiritual writing retreat weekends at the Omega Center in Upstate New York and the Enpuku-ji Zen Center in Montreal. His first book, Zen Confidential: Confessions of a Wayward Monk, featured a forward by Leonard Cohen, was chosen as one of NPR's Best Books of 2013, and won an Independent Publisher Book Award. His latest book is Single White Monk: Tales of Death, Failure, and Bad Sex (Although Not Necessarily in That Order). His writing has won a Pushcart Prize and been published in The New York Times, Tricycle, The Sun, the Best Buddhist Writing Series, Lion's Roar and other publications. He posts weekly teachings on his YouTube channel Zen Confidential and lives in Vienna with his girlfriend and her many, many houseplants. Books: https://shorturl.at/EzBni YouTube Channel: https://shorturl.at/iTCD2 "
