Weekly Schedule
| Monday | Temple is closed |
| Tuesday | 7:00 am meditation and morning service, 7:30pm meditation and vespers |
| Wednesday | 7:00 am meditation and morning service, 7pm meditation, vespers, Dharma Class |
| Thursday | 7:00 am meditation and morning service. No evening meditation. |
| Friday | No formal morning meditation or morning service. Usual Friday services, 7:30pm meditation and vespers |
| Saturday | 7:30 am meditation, 7:30pm meditation and vespers |
| Sunday | 9:30 am Meditation & Walking Meditation, usual Sunday services |
Monthly Calendar
Great Master Keizan Jokin says that “Pure meditation has no precepts that are not kept to.” In this retreat we will explore a little the supportive relationship of precepts to meditation.
Lunch will be a silent, informal, bring-your-own-vegetarian food affair. We will eat in the meditation hall.
Spiritual Counseling available on request.
Schedule
| 8:30 AM 8:55 AM 9:05 AM 9:30 AM 9:50 AM 11 AM – 12:30 PM 1:00 PM 1:25 PM 2:00 PM 2:15 PM 2:30 PM 3:30 PM 4:15 PM |
Meditation (With meditation instruction if needed) Walking Meditation Meditation Short Morning Service Temple Cleanup (Working meditation) Meditation / Walking Meditation / Meditation (With formal Dharma talk during the 11:35 AM Meditation) Lunch Kitchen Cleanup Informal quiet reflection / Rest / Break Midday Service Meditation / Walking Meditation / Meditation Tea/Class/Discussion Closing Ceremony |
30 minutes of meditation followed by vespers, the last ceremonial of the day. Vespers is the Chanting of The Litany of the Great Compassionate One followed by other short verses.
The Dharma discussion will be on various topics of training in the Soto Zen Tradition.
Meditation, Mid-day Service and Dharma Discussion
Meditation, walking meditation and meditation.
When we exert ourselves to practice the Dharma we create good consequences or merit; the transfer of merit ceremony is a way for us to devote a particular time and particular effort to offering that merit for the benefit of specific beings and the world and beings around us.
30 minutes of meditation followed by vespers, the last ceremonial of the day. Vespers is the Chanting of The Litany of the Great Compassionate One followed by other short verses.
The Dharma discussion will be on various topics of training in the Soto Zen Tradition.