Event Details
Practice Period Opening
March 1st and March 2nd
Schedule:
Saturday, March 1st
9-9:30 Zazen
9:30-9:40 Kinhin
9:40-10:1010 Zazen
10:10-10:20 setup for talk and break
10:20-10:50 talk
10:50-11:00 Kinhin
11:-11:30 Zazen
11:30-11:40 Kinhin
11:40-12:10 Zazen
12:10 Lunch, followed by clean up and break
1:30-2 Zazen
2-2:10 Kinhin
2:10-2:40 Zazen
2:40- 3:30 Tea and conversation
3:30-3:40 Kinhin
3:40-4:10 Zazen
4:10-4:20 Kinhin
4:20-4:50 Zazen
4:50-5: Kinhin
5- 5:30 Zazen
5:30 Dinner, followed by cleanup and break
7:00-8:30 Open Period of sitting
Sunday, March 2nd
9:30-10:00 Zazen
10:00-12:00 Movement Activities + Socializing
12:00-1:00 Lunch
1:10-2:00 Cleanup and Departures
“We sit to make life meaningful. The significance of our life is not experienced in striving to create some perfect thing. We must simply start with accepting ourselves. ”
Zazen
Every Weekday Morning at 7:15am Pacific / 9:15am Central on Zoom
“The more you sense the rareness and value of your own life, the more you realize that how you use it, how you manifest it, is all your responsibility. We face such a big task, so naturally we sit down for a while. We sit to make life meaningful.”
Wednesday Evening Talk
Every Wednesday during Spring Practice Period at 5:30pm Pacific / 7:30pm Central on Zoom
“Complete manpo and complete zazen, pure listening to the Dharma and pure zazen, are not separate things. ”
Women’s Book Study
Every Thursday at 5:30pm Pacific /7:30pm Central on Zoom
“Flitting about the shadeless grass fields of summer searching for dewdrops - a butterfly”
Midday Meditation
Every Friday at 12:30pm Pacific / 2:30pm Central on Zoom
The purpose of this group is meditation, appropriate for those who have been sitting for years and those who have never meditated. The form is Zen, meaning that we will take off our shoes, bow, enter slow walking meditation around the room, and when the bell rings, bow to our cushions, and sit (cushion or chair). If this appeals to you, and you can take an hour in the middle of the day, this group is for you. After 10 minutes walking meditation and 30 minutes sitting, there will be 20 minutes of discussion. It’s expected this part of the hour will evolve along with the group. Whoever wants to, can join us for coffee to continue the conversation.
Saturday Morning Book Study
Every Friday at 9:30pm Pacific / 12:30pm Central on Zoom
“To study the Buddha Way is to study the self. To study the self is to forget the self. To forget the self is to be verified by all things. To be verified by all things is to let the body and mind of the self and the body and mind of others drop off. There is a trace of realization that cannot be grasped. ”