NEXT Half Day Sitting: DUE to the COVid-19 Pandemic, we are not holding half-day Sittings
Register: please email kuden.zen@gmail.com
Meditation retreats play an important role in Zen. This half-day sitting is designed to be a gentle introduction to the experience of sitting for more than one or two periods of zazen at a time. All periods of zazen except the first one are 30 minutes, and a Dharma Talk will be given.
6:00 – 6:50 Zazen
6:50 – 7:00 Kinhin
7:00 – 7:30 Zazen
7:30 – 7:40 Kinhin
7:40 – 8:10 Zazen
8:10 – 8:20 Kinhin
8:20 – 9:00 Dharma Talk
9:00 – 9:15 Kinhin
9:15 – 9:45 Zazen
9:45 – 9:55 Kinhin
9:55 – 11:10 Zuiza (Open Zazen (see below))
11:10 – 11:20 Kinhin
11:20 – 11:40 Zazen
11:40 – 12:00 Chanting
12:00 Informal Tea
Please exit or enter the zendo only during kinhin. Thanks.
Open Zazen: This is a meditation period where you may sit zazen or do kinhin as you please. It is not an opportunity to take a break. Please restrict your activity to either zazen or kinhin.