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 Daily Schedules
 Sunday Morning Program
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9:30 am
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Chanting Service
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9:50 am
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Zazen and Private Interviews
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11:20 am
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Dharma Talk
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12:15 pm
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Lunch
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or
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Intensive Training Schedule:
March - May 2007; September - November, 2007
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4:50 am
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Wakeup
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5:20 am
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Zazen
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7:20 am
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Service
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7:45 am |
Exercise Period |
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8:30 am
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Breakfast
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9:15 am
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Work Practice
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12:25 pm
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Service
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12:30 pm
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Lunch
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2:00 pm
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Work Practice (Wed &
Fri)
Study Period (Thurs
& Sat) |
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3:30 pm |
Zazen |
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5:20 pm
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Service
Supper (formal)
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7:00 pm
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Zazen
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8:50 pm
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Four Vows
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9:30 pm
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Lights out
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Interim Schedule: June - August, 2007; December 2007 - February 2008
Monday
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7:00 am
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Zazen (Optional)
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8:00 am |
Service
(Optional)
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Tuesday
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7:00 am
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Zazen (Optional)
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8:00 am |
Service
(Optional)
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7:00 pm
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Zazan (Optional)
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Wednesday - Saturday
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5:15 am
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Wakeup
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5:45 am |
Zazen
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7:00 am
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Service
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7:30 am
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Breakfast
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8:45 am
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Work Practice
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12:30 pm
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Lunch
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2:00 pm
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Return to Work
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3:30 pm
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Council (only on Day
of Reflection) |
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4:30 pm
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Optional Exercise
Period (Yoga on
Wednesdays)
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5:00 pm
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Finish Work
Practice
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5:30 pm
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Supper (Own)
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7:00 pm
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Zazen
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8:20 pm
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Four Vows
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Sesshin Schedule
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4:20 am
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Wakeup
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4:50 am
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Service
Zazen
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7:20 am
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Exercise Period
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8:00 am
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Breakfast (silent informal)
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8:45 am
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Work Practice
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10:15 am
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Clean-up
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10:45 pm
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Zazen
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11:20 am
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Dharma Talk
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12:45 pm
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Lunch (formal)
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2:40 pm
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Exercise period
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3:30 pm
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Zazen
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5:30 pm
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Supper (formal)
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7:00 pm
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Zazen
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8:50 pm
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Four Vows
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Beginner's Mind Sesshin Schedule
Saturday
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5:30 am
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Wakeup
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6:00 am
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Zazen*
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7:40 am
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Service
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8:00 am
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Breakfast
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9:30 am
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Work Practice
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10:30 am
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Clean-up
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11:00 am
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Zazen
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11:30 am
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Dharma Talk
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*
Sitting periods are
usually 30 minutes
followed by 10
minutes of walking
meditation (Kinhin). |
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12:45 pm
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Lunch
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1:30 pm
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Service Positions
Class (Optional)
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2:40 pm
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Yoga (Optional)
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3:30 pm
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Zazen (Optional)
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5:10 pm
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Supper
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7:00 pm
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Zazen
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7:30 pm
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Dharma Talk and
Four Vows
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8:20 pm
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Zazen (Optional)
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Sunday
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5:30 am
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Wakeup
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6:00 am
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Zazen
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7:00 am
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Concluding
Remarks
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7:30 am
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Breakfast
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9:30 am
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Sunday Morning
Program
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Yokoji Zen Mountain Center