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Christian-Buddhist Retreat with Father Kevin Hunt and José Ramírez JDPSN

11/16/2019 @ 8:30 am - 3:30 pm

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Christians and Buddhists can use very similar techniques of contemplative prayer and meditation to help make their spiritual teachings a living part of their daily existence. This retreat emphasizes sitting and walking meditation, and include talks and discussion. Retreat includes a vegetarian lunch. Beginners are welcome. No prior experience necessary.

 

Daily Retreat Fees:

$65 Non-Members and Associate Members
$45 Members, Seniors, and Full-time Students and Clergy
$35 Dharma Teachers and Dharma-Teachers-in-Training

Registration is at 8:30

Christian Buddhist retreat - Meditation retreat- buddhist retreat- meditation center- retreat center-Fr.-Kevin-Hunt- scrollFather Kevin Hunt OCSO Roshi is certified as teacher of zen in 2005 by Roshi Robert Jinsen Kennedy, student of Bernard Tetsugen Glassman and Maezumi Roshi (White Plum Sangha) Father Hunt is a Trappist Monk at Spencer Abbey for over fifty years. In 2004, after thirty years of Zen meditation and training, he was installed as a Zen sensei (teacher), making him the first North American Trappist to be both Catholic monk and authorized Zen instructor.

jose_3405 croppedJosé Ramírez JDPSN is the Guiding Teacher of the Delaware Valley Zen Center, which he helped found in the Spring of 1999. He has been practicing in the Kwan Um School of Zen since 1994, and received Inka in April 2009. He has a degree in mathematics from the Universidad Simón Bolívar in Caracas, Venezuela, and a Masters and Ph.D in statistics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In his role as an industrial statistician he works closely with engineers and scientists to help them make sense of data. He lives in Providence, Rhode Island with his wife and daughter.
Interested in becoming a member? Membership in the Kwan Um School of Zen entitles you to discounts for retreats and guest stays at our Kwan Um School of Zen Centers. See Become a Member on the Kwan Um School of Zen site.

Venue

Providence Zen Center
99 Pound Rd
Cumberland, RI 02864 United States
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Phone
401.658.1464
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