Our Practice

Weekly Schedule

Sunday 9:30 - 11:30

Most Wednesday's over Zoom for members of the sangha

Retreats

This year we will be holding at least one householder retreat, a set of sessions over the course of several days to allow participants to focus and enrich their practice for an extended period of time. We will update the site once dates are determined.

Before 9:30

Shoes are removed and left neatly in the hall outside the zendo. 

We enter the zendo respectful of those already sitting, bowing towards the Buddha and altar with our hands in gassho, stopping and bowing again to the altar before we find our place.

Before we sit we bow to our cushion and then bow to the sangha. 

9:30--9:55 AM:  Opening chants, zazen

The bell rings at 9:30, we stand as Sensei places incense at the altar, leading us in three bows.  

We sit and chant the Morning Gatha and the Gatha of Atonement. 

The bell rings three times and we sit zazen together.

9:55--10:00 AM:  Kinhin

The bell rings twice.

Standing, hands in gassho, we bow and are lead in kinhin, walking meditation.

More on kinhin is here.

When we return to the zendo we stand, hands in gassho, and wait for the final clapper. We bow and sit. 

During this kinhin there is usually an opportunity to sign up for daisan.

10:00 - 10:25 AM:  Dharma talk and zazen

As in the first sitting, the bell rings three times and we sit. When the bell rings we will chant the Gatha on Opening the sutra, and Sensei will give a dharma talk. After the talk, if there is time remaining, we sit zazen.