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Street Address
Sanshin Zen Community 1726 S. Olive St. Bloomington, IN 47401 Mailing Address
Sanshin Zen Community Box 1577 Bloomington, IN USA 47402 Please note that only the postal service will deliver items to our PO box. If you're sending items by delivery services such as UPS, DHL, FedEx, etc. please ship them to our street address. Phone: 812-339-2635
Please be aware that our phone will always go to voicemail and there will be significant delay in returning your call. The question form at right is likely to get a more timely response. |
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Visitng Sanshin
GETTING HERE
By car from Indianapolis From Indianapolis, take Interstate 69 South for about 40 miles. Take the first Bloomington exit, College Ave. Travel several miles (College Ave. will become Walnut St.) into and through town until you get to Miller Drive where you will go left. About a mile down the road is Olive Street. Turn left and travel about 1 block. Sanshinji will be on your left. By train Amtrak operates rail service to Indianapolis; the train station is 52 miles from Sanshinji. From the station one can take a bus to the Bloomington Transit Center and a taxi, Lyft or Uber to Sanshin. By air Indianapolis International Airport is the closest airport to Sanshinji; by the shortest route it's 49 miles away. Rental cars are available at the airport and it may also be possible to get a bus from the airport to the Bloomington Transit Center and a taxi, Lyft or Uber to Sanshinji. Airport shuttle service There are also several shuttle services available between the airport and Bloomington. GoExpressTravel operates a shuttle service between the airport and Bloomington; it stops at Hyatt Place, about 2.2 miles from Sanshinji. From there one can take a taxi, Lyft or Uber. STAYING HERE
Please note that Sanshin no longer rents the building next door that had been used as guest accommodations, and does not offer residential practice. Those participating in sesshin or retreats may sleep in the zendo with their own bedding or camp on the grounds with their own camping gear for the duration of the event. Participants have the use of bathroom facilities during that time. Other options AirBnB's Bloomington listings City of Bloomington's website ARRIVING AT SANSHIN
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Please note that Sanshin is not a human services agency and is not an alternative to homeless shelters or other resources available in Bloomington. We do not provide housing, meals/food shelf, financial assistance or counseling/mentoring, and outside of regular practice activities, our building is generally closed to the public. Everyone is welcome to participate in Zen practice at Sanshin, but this is all we offer.
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