Next All Day Sitting: 25 August 2024, 6:45 am - 4:15 pm
Register: either through meetup.com or email kuden.zen@gmail.com
Meditation retreats are an important part of Zen practice. This all day sitting (from 7 am to 4 pm) is an opportunity to practice for a longer period of time. A Dharma Talk will be given and Kuden will be available for dokusan (private practice discussion) during the sitting.
A vegetarian soup will be served for lunch and eaten in the zendo. Please bring a bowl and spoon. The bowl should be about 5" in diameter. There will be an orientation to teach the meal form on the Saturday night before the sitting at 7 pm. It is necessary to attend this orientation if you plan to attend the sitting and eat lunch in the zendo. Please consider donating $5 to cover the cost of the soup.
The sitting schedule will be as follows. Please arrive promptly at 6:45 am:
6:45 – 7:00 Setup and settle
7:00 – 7:30 Zazen
7:30 – 7:40 Kinhin
7:40 – 8:10 Zazen
8:10 – 8:20 Kinhin
8:20 – 8:45 Zazen
8:45 – 9:00 Short Break (maintain silence)
9:00 – 9:30 Zazen
9:30 – 9:40 Kinhin
9:40 – 10:10 Zazen
10:10 – 10:20 Kinhin
10:20 – 10:25 Set Up for Dharma Talk
10:25 – 11:15 Dharma Talk
11:15 – 11:25 Kinhin
11:25 – 11:55 Zazen
11:55 – 12:05 Noon Chanting Service
12:05 – 12:30 Lunch
12:30 – 1:10 Break (maintain silence)
1:10 – 1:25 Work Period
1:25 – 2:10 Neighbourhood Walk/Pick-up Litter
2:10 – 2:40 Zazen
2:40 – 2:50 Kinhin
2:50 – 3:20 Zazen
3:20 – 3:30 Kinhin
3:30 – 4:00 Zazen
4:00 – 4:10 Three Refuges Chant