SESSHIN SCHEDULE
The structure of the sesshin day is designed to create a framework for throwing oneself completely into practice. While demanding, it is not onerous. While it looks constricting, it actually opens up a liberating space where everyday concerns can be set to the side.
A "Round" is 50 minutes of zazen with a posture change at the halfway mark, followed by 10 minutes of kinhin. Dokusan is offered in Blocks I, III, and IV.
BLOCK I
0430 Wake-Up
0445 Outdoor Kinhin
0500 Round
0600 Half Round
0625 Chanting Service
0650 Breakfast
0710 Work Period
0810 Rest Period
BLOCK II
0930 Half Round
1005 Open Block
1155 Half Round
1220 Lunch
1230 Rest Period
BLOCK III
1330 Round
1430 Round
1530 Chanting Service
1545 Calisthenics
1640 Half Round
1705 Dinner
1720 Rest Period
BLOCK IV
1900 Round
2000 Teisho
2100 Half Round
2125 Bedtime/Yaza
ROHATSU SESSHIN SCHEDULE
Rohatsu Sesshin commemorates the Buddha's awakening on the eighth day of the twelfth month. Held around that date according to our calendar, it offers an opportunity to enter even more deeply into practice. Added time in the zendo and a redoubling of our effort signals our trust in the inevitability of our own awakening.
BLOCK I
0400 Wake-Up
0415 Outdoor Kinhin
0430 Round
0530 Round
0630 Chanting Service
0650 Breakfast
0710 Work Period
0810 Rest Period
BLOCK II
0930 Round
1030 Open Block
1155 Half Round
1220 Lunch
1230 Rest Period
BLOCK III
1330 Round
1430 Round
1530 Chanting Service
1545 Calisthenics
1640 Half Round
1705 Dinner
1720 Rest Period
BLOCK IV
1900 Round
2000 Teisho
2100 Half Round
2125 Bedtime/Yaza