Sesshin Daily Schedule

First Night 7:00 Opening Ceremony 7:30 Zazen 9:30 End of formal zazen Each Day 4 a.m. Wake-up Bell 4:20 Outdoor kinhin 4:35 Chanting, zazen, dokusan 6:45 Breakfast 7:10 Work period 8:15 Rest period 9:30 Zazen 10:15 Teisho 11:15 Zazen 12:30 p.m. Lunch, followed by rest period 2:00 Zazen and dokusan 4:00 Chanting 4:20 Exercise period 5:00 Zazen 5:30 Dinner, followed by rest period 7:00 Zazen and dokusan 9:30 End of formal zazen

 

Work Sesshin Schedule

First Night 7:00 Opening Ceremony 7:30 Zazen 9:00 End of formal zazen Each Day 4:30 a.m. Wake-up Bell 4:50 Zazen, dokusan 6:45 Breakfast 7:30 Work period 9:30 Break 9:45 Work resumes 11:45 Bell ending work period, clean-up 12:00 p.m. Lunch, followed by rest period 1:30 Outdoor work/Housecleaning 3:00 Bell ending work period, clean-up 3:15 Wash-up period 4:40 Chanting, followed by informal zazen 5:15 Dinner, followed by rest period 7:00 Informal talk, zazen and dokusan 9:00 End of formal zazen

 

Working Persons’ Sesshin Schedule

 

2009 Vermont
Sesshins

February 7-day

 April 3-day

June 5-day

August 7-day

September 2-day

October 7-day

December 7-day

 

 

2008 Costa Rica Sesshins

January 3-day

September 7-day

October 5-day

 

 

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