Chants, Precepts and...
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Chants, Precepts and...
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Chants, Precepts and...
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Chants, Precepts and...
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Welcome to
SokukoJi Buddhist Temple Monastery
The Order of Immediate Light
Staying at the Monastery
Upcoming Retreats and Events
The following retreats take place at the Temple Monastery in Battle Creek.
Please contact us if you wish to attend any retreats or make arrangements for lodging.
All-Day Retreat
Last Saturday of the Month
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Join us on the last Saturday of each month for our all-day retreat
from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm.
Suggested donation for the day is $25 for
virtual or in-person participation.
Contact us to join in person at the Temple.
Retreat Schedule
8:00am – 10:50am Morning Service and Meditation
11:00am Sokuzan’s Dharma Talk
12:00pm Lunch Break
1:30pm – 4:00pm Meditation, Maitri Bhavana, Jizo Dharani, and Dedication of Merit
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Practice Residency Retreats
Students wishing to dedicate more time to their practice and engage with sangha may schedule a practice residency. This includes lodging at the monastery and participating in all of the daily forms. These are scheduled based upon the student’s availability as well as monastery lodging availability.
Solitary Retreats
Ango Retreat
Entire Month of February
For the entire month of February, Sokuzan is asking you to join us for 28 days dedicated to his central teaching, “Train Your Mind”.
We will be holding:
50 hours of meditation practice each week
Sokuzan’s weekly Dharma Talk on Sunday morning
Brief 15-minute Q&A every weeknight at 6:15pm as well as Saturday at 2:15pm
