Gilsangsa Temple (abbot Hyewon Seunim) in Paris held a Templestay program for 11 EFREI (Paris-Panthéon-Assas University) students on December 14.

Starting with the baru gonyang, the program continued with walking meditation along the Mahun River near the temple, sitting meditation, and tea ceremony, allowing the participating students to experience the spirit of Korean temple culture. These students belong to the ZENefrei Meditation Club, which was founded in November 2021 by students who were passionate about Buddhism and meditation, with Hyewon Seunim as their guiding teacher, with the approval of the EFREI authorities.

Xiangyu AN, the president of the ZENefrei Meditation Club, expressed gratitude, saying, “Through the seunim’s guidance in meditation, I was able to quench my thirst for the question of who I am, and develop the strength to live with an empty mind detached from the phenomenal when I go out into society in the future.”