This will be a week-long sesshin at Crosby Hall, Liverpool to be led by Senior Teacher Taiun Jean-Pierre Faure

About the teacher

Taiun Jean-Pierre Faure, born 1945, is the father of three children. He holds a PhD in physics and has been practising zazen since 1977. He was ordained a monk by Master Deshimaru in 1981. He created the Marrakech Dojo, then became head of the Toulon Dojo. From 1997 to 2002 he was the head of La Gendronnière Temple. 20 years after the death of Master Taisen Deshimaru, Taiun received Dharma transmission from Master Dônin Minamisawa Zenji (Head of Eiheiji Temple in Japan) and became a certified teacher of the Sôtô Zen School. He is the founding abbot of Kanshoji Temple in La Coquille, near Limoges, France (www.kanshoji.org)

Sesshin Details  

The sesshin will take place over six days and include teaching, training, and sewing. If you can’t attend the full sesshin, it’s possible to come for a shorter period.

Arrive – 23 May from 4pm.

Depart – 29 May at 4pm, after clean up. Please plan on staying for clean-up. We will need your help.

Venue  

Crosby Hall Educational Trust (CHET Centre), Back Lane, Little Crosby, Liverpool L23 4UA, Tel: 0151 924 9099

How to get there 

By car:  https://www.chetcentre.org.uk/contact-us

By train: It’s a short walk from Liverpool Lime Street Station to Liverpool Central Station. Take the Southport train (every 15 minutes) to Blundellsands & Crosby Station and then a two-mile taxi ride or half hour easy walk across fields to the CHET Centre. (DELTA Taxis, Crosby: 0151 924 7373)

What to bring

Dark, loose-fitting clothes for zazen and clothes for samu (work in the kitchen, cleaning, or gardening); a towel and toiletries; indoor shoes or slippers; a zafu and zafuton (meditation cushion and mat) if you have them (spares available); a mug, spoon, fork or chopsticks; three nesting bowls (the largest approx 13cm in diameter – any bowls will do), and a cloth (e.g. tea towel) to wrap the bowls.

Annual General Meeting of the Friends of IZAUK will take place at this sesshin on Monday 26 May in the afternoon. It will include the election of the Friends’ Trustee.

Cost (4—6 days)

    • Recommended: £270 (Friend of IZAUK); £285 (Non-member)
    • Low Waged: £240 (Friend): £255 (Non-member)
    • Unwaged: £210 (Friend); £220 (Non-member)
    • Those booking before 9 May will receive a £20 discount on the above prices.

Stays of less than 4 days

To request a shorter stay, please contact the organiser who will check availability, confirm your circumstances and the cost based on the following charges. An online payment link will be provided.  You can pay your deposit below selecting any other option.

    • Recommended: £70 per day
    • Low Waged: £60 per day
    • Unwaged: £50 per day

For stays of three days, Friends will receive a £20 early-booking discount; Non-Members a £5 discount. NB – There is no early-booking discount for those attending for one or two days.

Don’t let finances stop you attending

Friends of IZAUK who require financial assistance can apply for help from the IZAUK Bursary Fund. Contact the organiser before the sesshin.

For more information contact the organiser, John Callaghan: john.cal@outlook.com

Registration