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Young Peoples Retreat
| Teacher: | Chang Wen Fashi |
| Begins: | Friday April 12, 2013 check-in 4:00-6:00pm |
| Ends: | Sunday April 14, 2013 5:00pm |
| Fee: | $45 Students / $160 Non-students |
| Age Range: | 18 - 35 (both beginners and experienced practitioners welcomed) |
| Registration: | Click here to register online |
Take a meditation vacation, and make an appointment with yourself. Engage in a simple routine of Chan meditation, free from the distractions and information-overload of daily life. Cultivate a clearer understanding of yourself through silent self-reflection. Learn to apply Chan meditation methods to all activities, whether sitting, walking, or working, whereby every moment becomes a chance to cultivate joy and freedom within yourself. Find strength and motivation from practicing in a group of like-minded fellow young people.
The retreat program consists of meditation instruction and practice for young people (ages 18-35). The teacher will give talks related to practice on retreat and in daily life, using Buddhist concepts to address issues that young people are facing. The program is flexible and varied, including indoor and outdoor activities suitable for beginners as well as experienced practitioners.
Chang Wen Fashi
A native New Yorker and Director of the Dharma Drum Retreat Center, Chang Wen Fashi is a western monastic disciple of Chan Master Sheng Yen. For his training, in addition to being of service to the Chan Meditation Center, in Queens, NY, and attending numerous retreats with Master Sheng Yen at DDRC, he also lived in Taiwan, at the Dharma Drum Mountain World Center for Buddhist Education, receiving a monastic education at the Sangha University. After graduating, he received full ordination in 2006, and then continued to serve the Seminary as the counselor for the male students of the Chan Meditation Department. Over this period of training, he attended and assisted with numerous intensive meditation retreats in the Chan Hall and abroad, as well as served as the leader for DDM's International Meditation Group in Taipei. Chang Wen Fashi holds a Bachelor's Degree of Science from the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. He is fluent in both English and Mandarin.
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