Temple stay near seoul in mountains

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sunderlandman
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Ive looked at the Templestay website and had a couple of questions.

1)whats the most impressively mountain located temple not too far from seoul?

2)when you meditate , what happens if you get cramp in your legs during one of the sessions below.. is it alll cross legged ? im worried i will struggle

Period : Regular schedule
Course : 2 days
temple is very InterestingGeneral ScheduleFirst Day
13:00~13:30 : Registration & Orientation
13:30~15:00 : Temple Manners Opening Ceremony
15:00~16:20 : Self- Introduction
16:30~17:30 : Learn Traditional Buddhist Meal
17:30~18:20 : inner-TBM
18:30~19:00 : Evening Service
19:00~20:30 : Make 108 Prayer’s Beads
20:30~21:00 : Ready for Sleep
21:00~ : sleep

Second Day
03:00~03:30 : Wake up & Wash (in
ilence)
03:30~04:00 : Dawn Service(in Silence)
04:00~04:30 : 108 bows
04:30~06:00 : Seon Mediation (in Silence)
06:00~07:30 : Breakfast-TBM
Clean Bowls
07:30~09:00 : Tour to a Hermitage
09:00~10:00 : Dharma Talk
10:00~10:40 : Community Work & Survey
10:40~ : Closing Ceremony

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dadams
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i stayed at Yukjijangsa which is not far from Seoul. I haven't visited other ones near Seoul (only further afield) to compare.
It is a small temple and quiet.
they didn't make us stick to any strict schedule, maybe because we were the only guests there.
I really enjoyed the peace and quiet, while also fitting in some meditation and prayer.
The monks there were great.
depending on the temple or monk they may be strict in regard to how you should do things or more relaxed.
My time in Yukjijangsa and Naksansa were very relaxed, not strict at all, and very enjoyable.

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sunderlandman
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Thanks for that , i think im going to give it a shot

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dadams
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Please let us know where you went and how your experience was.
It would be great to get other peoples perspectives on templestays.

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sunderlandman
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ended up doing a two day stay at Yukjijangsa. i tagged on to the three day fasting/detox programme and had a great time. they dont answer their emails so its best to call or get your hostel to call them in advance to arrange the transfer from the bus stop. to get there you take the subway and bus and it takes about 90 minutes altogether from central seoul.

i would say that if you have bad knees then the 108 bows to buddha may not be very pleasurable!!!!!

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