Rohatsu
Schedule
December
4th thru 7th
2014
This is the tentative schedule for our
sesshin. We may modify it slightly before or during Sesshin. Sesshin will be
held at our Zendo at 2709 Louisville. Suggested Dana for the Sesshin is $20. If
you are coming for only part of the sesshin, please give Dana as you feel
appropriate. PLEASE REGISTER BY EMAIL OR PHONE. For questions, call me at
915-241-3140. Notes: Zazen periods will be 30 minutes. Dokusan will be offered
every day. Please read notes at the end.
Thursday Night, December 4th,
Opening Evening Schedule
5:30pm to 6pm.
Arrival and straightening up of Zendo.
6pm. First
bell. Refuges and Heart Sutra. Two periods of zazen with kinhin.
7:20pm. Maka
Hanya Hara Mita., tea service and dharma talk. Dharma talk will be followed by
two periods of zazen with kinhin.
8:45pm to
9pm. Closing ceremony.
Friday Night, December 5th,
Opening Evening Schedule
5:30pm to 6pm.
Arrival and straightening up of Zendo.
6pm. First
bell. Refuges and Heart Sutra. Two periods of zazen with kinhin.
7:20pm. Maka
Hanya Hara Mita., tea service and dharma talk. Dharma talk will be followed by
two periods of zazen with kinhin.
8:45pm to
9pm. Closing ceremony.
Saturday, December 6th,
Full Day Schedule.
5:30am.
Arrival, coffee, and straightening up of Zendo.
6am. First
bell. Refuges and Heart Sutra. Three periods of zazen with kinhin.
7:50am. Break
to clean up for breakfast.
8:00am. Informal
“family-style” breakfast.
8:45am. Maka
Hanya Hara Mita, tea service and dharma talk. Dharma talk will be followed by two
periods of zazen with kinhin.
10:15am to
10:45am. Samu (work meditation), cleaning the zendo and sweeping.
10:45am to
Noon. Two periods zazen with kinhin.
Noon to 12:15.
Personal cleanup and break.
12:15pm to
1:15pm. Modified formal oryoki (lunch).
1:15pm to 2:15pm.
Samu. Bring workclothes!
2:15pm to
3:20pm. Two periods zazen with kinhin.
3:30pm to
4:00pm. Personal time.
4:00pm to 4:30pm.
Yoga.
4:30 to 5:45pm.
Two periods zazen with kinhin.
5:45 to 6pm. Cleanup
for dinner.
6pm to 6:45
In-formal “family-style” dinner.
6:45pm to
closing. Three periods of zazen with kinhin. Closing Ceremonies and cleanup.
Sunday, December 7th, Last
Day Schedule
6:30am to
7:00am. Coffee, fruit and light breakfast for early arrivers.
7am to 8:45am.
First bell. Three periods of zazen with kinhin.
8:45am to
9:30am. Samu. Preparation for ceremonies.
9:30am to
10am. Welcoming guests.
10:00am to Conclusion.
Opening Ceremonies, Jukai Ceremony for Amelia Furrow, Tristan Bouilly, Jamie
Sacone, and Esau Ruiz.
11:30ish. A
potluck. All invited.
NOTES:
Our practice
will be in silence.
My wife Lee
has been kind enough to let us share our house this weeken, so we want to keep
the place clean so she’ll invite us back! We’ll also do samu in the yard on
Saturday. By the way, Lee’s not a fan of folks bowing to her. Hello, is just
fine. Maybe a little chat.
Bring work clothes
for Saturday samu.
Sunday, after
the ceremonies, we will have a potluck! Bring something if you can! We’ll make
do.
Bobby Kankin Byrd
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