7-day Silent Illumination Retreat

Led by Zarko Andricevic

Founder of Dharmaloka Chan Community

Dharma Heir of Master Sheng Yen

Dharma Drum Vancouver Center
8240 No.5 Road
Richmond, BC
Canada V6Y 2V4
Tel: 604-277-1357
Fax: 604-277-1352
Email: info@ddmba.ca

October 23 (Fri) 6 pm ~ October 30 (Fri) 10 am

Schedule
Friday, Oct. 23
6:00 pm – 10:00 pm Orientation and Guided Meditation

Saturday Oct. 24 ~ Thursday, Oct. 29
5:00 am – 10:00 pm Sitting, Moving, Walking Meditation, Mindful Yoga, Dharma talks, and individual interviews.

Friday, Oct. 30
5:00 am – 10:00 am Sitting, Moving, Walking Meditation, Dharma Talk, Brief Sharing

Format: Residential Retreat

To apply, submit application as soon as possible as there is limited space of accommodations at Dharma Drum Vancouver Centre.

Venue
Dharma Drum Vancouver Centre
8240 No. 5 Road, Richmond, BC

Pre-requisites
Completion of Beginner's Meditation Class or Intro. to Meditation and a 3-day retreat.

Once submitting your registration, you will hear from us within a week whether you have been accepted.

Activity Fee
Please consider paying at the highest rate that you can afford. Your generosity supports Dharma Drum Vancouver Centre and your fellow practitioners. Select one of the sliding scale rates below.

Benefactor: $1200 ($600 tax deductible as donation)
Sustainer: $800 ($200 tax deductible as donation)
Base: $600
Reduced Fee: $300 (available for students and people in financial need)
Online Registration
Online Registration opens on August 23.

DDVC has launched a brand-new online registration system. Here’s how to use it:
(Registered members can proceed directly to register for the retreat.)

1. Member Registration: Log in to the Activities Registration System and click Registration in the upper right corner to create a personal account.
2. Activate Account: After successful registration, please check your email within 24 hours for the message titled [Activate account] and click the link to activate your account. （If you have not received the email, please check your spam folder.）
3. Retreat Registration
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Date: + Google CalendarFriday, Oct 23, 2026 6:00 pm ~ Friday, Oct 30, 2026 10:00 am
Teacher: Zarko Andricevic
Online Registration

Zarko Andricevic
Founder of the Buddhist Center in Zagreb, Croatia. Zarko first encountered Buddhism in 1975 and has been a martial arts and yoga teacher since the 1970s. In 1985 he started the first Buddhist study and meditation group in Croatia which in time grew into the first Buddhist community there. This community is known as Dharmaloka nowadays. In 1996, while seeking a new teacher, he met Chan Master Sheng Yen, attended his seven-day retreat and became one of his students. Seeing Chan as the very core of the Buddha Dharma and Master Shen Yen as the man whose teaching stems directly from the meditative experience, he has dedicated himself to the practice of Chan meditation and has attended Master Sheng Yen's retreats regularly. In June 2001, during a two-week retreat in the USA, Zarko received Dharma transmission from Master Sheng Yen, thus becoming one of his five Dharma heirs in the West.