About Us

Master Hyunoong Sunim is the Abbot and Zen Master of the Sixth Patriarch Zen Center. He is currently residing at his temple in Seoul, South Korea, and visits the Hercules center twice yearly. Profits from Energy Analysis, Chinese Herbs, and Healing and Meditation Retreats are used to support the Zen center. To learn more about Master Sunim please go to the Zen center web site www.zenhall.org

Ven. Hyunoong Sunim and Jaguang are the co-founders of the Sixth Patriarch Zen Center. She went to South Korea in 1978 to study Zen Buddhism in Songkwangsa Monastery, and it was here she met Master Sunim. In 1986 she accompanied him to North America and they established their first Zen center. Jaguang has worked with Master Sunim since then as his assistant and translator. She is now fully accredited as an Energy Analysis practitioner, and is the Executive Director of the Sixth Patriarch Zen Center.

CONTACT US

Sixth Patriarch Zen Center
133 Halsey Court
Hercules, CA 94547
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email: infoAThealingthesource.com

Local Tel: (510) 245-2400
Toll-free: (888) 786-1762
Fax: (510) 245-1155



DRIVING DIRECTIONS

FROM I-80 EAST
Take I-80 E (towards Sacramento) to the Hercules/Stockton/Hwy 4 exit.
This is the next exit after Pinole Valley Rd.

On the exit ramp stay in the right lane, which will curve sharply to the right.
Signs will point to Sycamore Ave. This exit ramp will merge onto Willow Ave.
Once you are on Willow Ave make a left turn at the first traffic light, onto Sycamore Ave.

On Sycamore Ave move into the right lane, go past two or three entrances to shopping malls,
then turn right at the Subway Restaurant onto Refugio Valley Road. Continue for about 1 mile on Refugio Valley Road.
On your right you will pass a fire station, then Hercules High/Middle School.
Then you will come to a traffic circle. Continue in the same direction through the traffic circle.

After the traffic circle take the first street on the left, which is Coronado.
You will see a stone wall at the entrance of Coronado with "Heights" on the wall.

Continue on Coronado until you come to a stop sign, at Carson.
Turn right on Carson, then take the second street on the right, Halsey Ct.
Arrive at 133 Halsey Ct.


FROM I-80 WEST
From I-80 W take the Hercules exit (next exit after Willow).
The exit ramp brings you to a traffic light at San Pablo Ave.
Turn left onto San Pablo Ave.
Continue to the second traffic light where you will turn left onto Sycamore.

Stay in the right-hand lane and turn right at the Subway Restaurant onto Refugio Valley Rd. Continue for about 1 mile on Refugio Valley Road.
On your right you will pass a fire station, then Hercules High/Middle School.
Then you will come to a traffic circle. Continue in the same direction through the traffic circle.

After the traffic circle take the first street on the left, which is Coronado.
You will see a stone wall at the entrance of Coronado with "Heights" on the wall.

Continue on Coronado until you come to a stop sign, at Carson.
Turn right on Carson, then take the second street on the right, Halsey Ct.
Arrive at 133 Halsey Ct.