Green Gulch Farm Zen Center
Green Gulch Farm Zen Center, also known as Green Dragon Temple (Soryu-ji), is located in Marin County, just north of San Francisco, in a valley that opens out onto the Pacific Ocean. In addition to a year-round schedule of Zen meditation, study, and practice, it includes a thriving organic farm and garden, a traditional Japanese guest house and tea house, and a conference and retreat center.
Archived Q&A and Reviews
April 2003
Re: Weekend of solitude for mom
Green Gulch Zen Center is beautiful, peaceful, and while there are people around, no one expects you to talk. You can walk to Muir Beach, they provide the meals and lodging and meditation center if you want to meditate. If you rent a place at Sea Ranch, you will be totally alone, just you and the sea and trees. There is also the Vedanta Center in Olema. monica
The Green Gulch Zen Center, just above Muir Beach in Marin County, has a guesthouse, called Lindisfarne, I think, with 8-10 rooms available to rent. If not an absolute ''silent guest'' policy, it is, at least, a very quiet, peaceful place, and trails go out the door to glorious hiking trails. The rates include all meals, taken at the Center's dining hall. Call Reservations at (415) 383-3134. Mary Beth
If I were looking for the natural beauty and solitude that you described, I would call Green Gulch Farm in Muir Beach, Marin County. Besides being a working farm with beautiful gardens next to the ocean, it is a Zen Buddhist center. You can stay there as a guest and choose to join the meditations if you wish, but it is not required. Nancy
Re: Weekend of solitude for mom (March 2003)
Green Gulch Zen Center is lovely, you can walk to Muir Beach.
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