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10-day Sesshin Schedule
Longing for the Ancient Way
Monday Evening:
- 6-7 pm Arrival and dinner (informal)
- 7:30 pm Meet in zendo for introduction to sesshin
- 8:15 pm Instruction in oriyoki and various training positions
- 9:00 pm Zazen and formal opening of sesshin
- 9:25 pm Closing chants/End of day
- 10:00 pm Monastery doors locked
Tuesday through Saturday:
- 3:50 am Wake up bell
- 4:30 am Zazen
- 6:20 am Service
- 6:50 am Breakfast
- 8:00 am Work period begins
- 8:50 am Warning bell to clean up
- 9:00 am End of work period
- 9:30 am Zazen
- 11:30 pm Lunch
- 1:00 pm Zazen
- 4:20 pm Service
- 4:30 pm Dinner
- 6:00 pm Zazen
- 9:50 pm Tea
- 10:00 pm Closing chants
- 10:10 pm Monastery doors locked
Sunday:
- 3:50 am Wake up bell
- 4:30 am Zazen
- 4:55 am Zazen and closing remarks
- 5:20 am Closing ceremonies
- 6:20 am Service
- 6:50 am Breakfast
- 8:00 am Work period begins
- 9:20 am Warning bell to clean up
- 9:30 am End of work period
- 10:00 am Sunday Program (service, zazen)
- 11:20 am Dharma talk and formal end of sesshin
- 12:00 pm Lunch (informal)
