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Summer 2008
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Weekly Sittings

Mon—Fri AM	Tues & Thurs PM
6:00 zazen* 6:45 chanting 7:00 sitting ends *Bell at half-way point to change posture.	6:45 zazen 7:20 walking 7:25 zazen 8:00 walking 8:05 zazen or chanting 8:30 sitting ends
Saturday AM	Sunday AM
7:00 zazen* 8:00 sitting ends (see below) *Bell at half-way point to change posture.	9:00 zazen 9:30 walking 9:40 zazen 10:10 walking 10:15 Zen talk 11:00 sitting ends (see below)
The Center is closed during retreats. Saturday sitting ends with optional breakfast and an outdoor work period during gardening season. Sunday sitting ends with a short work period, followed by refreshments.

All-Day Sittings 2008

Dates	Schedule
Sunday, March 9 Sunday,April 13 Sunday, Sept. 7 Sunday, Nov. 2	8:00 - 10:30	Zazen
	10:30 - 11:30	Teisho
	11:30 - 12:30	Zazen
	12:30 - 1:30	Lunch break
	1:30 - 3:30	Zazen
	3:30 - 3:50	Chanting service
	At the end of the chanting service, there is a short work period followed by refreshments.

Sesshins 2008

Month	Costa Rica	Vermont	Application Deadlines
JANUARY	18-21² (3 days)
FEBRUARY		16-23 (7 days)	1/26
APRIL		24-27¹ (3 days)	4/4
JUNE		20-25² (5 days)	5/30
AUGUST	8/30-9/6 (7 days)	2-9 (7 days)	7/11
SEPTEMBER	8/30-9/6 (7 days)	12-14¹ (2 days)	8/29
OCTOBER	10/28-11/2³ (5 days)	11-18³ (7 days)	9/19
NOVEMBER	10/28-11/2³ (5 days)
DECEMBER		6-13 (7 days)	11/14
¹Work sesshin ²Open schedule retreat ³Working persons' sesshin

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