The Zen Island Fellowship will host a Zen Meditation Retreat, led by Zen Master Dae Gak, of Furnace Mountain, Kentucky, beginning at 6 p.m. Friday, April 22 and ending after lunch on Sunday, April 24 at the William Temple Episcopal Center at Market and 5th Streets. Held in silence, the retreat will incorporate sitting and walking meditation, chanting, Dharma talks, teacher/student interviews, and work practice. Cost of $90 includes vegetarian meals. On-site housing is not available, but reasonably-priced motels are within walking distance. Zen Master Dae Gak has studied Zen for over thirty years, in both the Korean and Japanese tradition. In addition to his teaching responsibilities at Furnace Mountain, which he founded, he is presently the guiding teacher for Zen Centers throughout the United States and Europe. He is a clinical psychologist and author of "Going Beyond Buddha." Dae Gak is the Dharma heir of Korean Zen Master Seung Sahn. For information visit www.galvestonzen.org or www.furnacemountain.org. Hyperlinks will work if this document is read Online
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