ROHATSU 2014 / Both Sides / No Sides

Rohatsu Schedule

December 4^th thru 7^th

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 4^th, 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 5^th, 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 6^th, 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 7^th, 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