Sesshin Schedules

(schedules may vary slightly)

Sesshin

First Night

  • 3:30 pm
  • Registration (office)
  • 5:30 pm
  • Dinner
  • 6:30 pm
  • Service Position training
  • 7:30 pm
  • Zazen
  • 8:05 pm
  • Oryoki instruction
  • 8:50 pm
  • Four vows
  • 9:30 pm
  • Lights out

Daily Schedule

  • 4:40 am
  • Wake up
  • 5:10 am
  • Zazen
  • 7:00 am
  • Service
  • 7:25 am
  • Breakfast
  • 8:45 am
  • Work meeting
  • 11:00 am
  • Zazen
  • 11:40 am
  • Dharma Talk (Zazen on Monday)
  • 12:30 pm
  • Zazen
  • 1:00 pm
  • Lunch (formal oryoki)
  • 3:30 pm
  • Zazen
  • 5:20 pm
  • Dinner
  • 7:00 pm
  • Zazen
  • 8:50 pm
  • Four vows
  • 9:30 pm
  • Lights out

Sunday (final day)

  • 4:40 am
  • Wake up
  • 5:10 am
  • Zazen
  • 6:20 am
  • Closing council and Nenju (Names of the Buddha)
  • 7:00 am
  • Breakfast
  • 8:00 am
  • Work meeting (dining hall)
  • 9:30 am
  • Service
  • 9:50 am
  • Zazen
  • 11:00 am
  • Coffee break
  • 11:20 am
  • Dharma talk
  • 12:15 pm
  • Lunch

Beginner's Mind Sesshin

Friday

  • 3:30 pm
  • Registration (office)
  • 5:30 pm
  • Dinner
  • 7:30 pm
  • Zazen
  • 8:00 pm
  • Zendo procedure instruction
  • 8:30 pm
  • Four vows
  • 9:30 pm
  • Lights out

Saturday

  • 5:30 am
  • Wake up
  • 6:00 am
  • Zazen
  • 7:20 am
  • Service
  • 7:45 am
  • Breakfast
  • 9:00 am
  • Work meeting
  • 11:00 am
  • Zazen
  • 11:40 am
  • Dharma Talk
  • 12:45 pm
  • Lunch (informal in dining hall)
  • 3:30 pm
  • Zazen (optional)
  • 4:10 pm
  • Zazen
  • 5:20 pm
  • Dinner
  • 7:00 pm
  • Zazen
  • 7:40 pm
  • Dharma Talk
  • 8:20 pm
  • Four vows
  • 8:25 pm
  • Zazen (optional)
  • 9:30 pm
  • Lights out

Sunday (final day)

  • 5:30 am
  • Wake up
  • 6:00 am
  • Zazen
  • 7:00 am
  • Closing council
  • 7:30 am
  • Breakfast
  • 8:00 am
  • Work meeting (dining hall)
  • 9:30 am
  • Service
  • 9:50 am
  • Zazen
  • 11:00 am
  • Coffee break
  • 11:20 am
  • Dharma talk
  • 12:15 pm
  • Lunch