One Day Meditation Retreat – Zazenkai ending our Spring Practice Period March 27, 2021 6:30am-8:30pm

Join All Beings Zen Sangha on Saturday, March 27th, for a full-day meditation retreat (or “Zazenkai”) in our cloud zendo to end our Spring Practice Period!   Practice will begin at 6:30am and conclude at 8:30pm.  There will be ample breaks for meals and rest throughout the day.  The schedule for the Zazenkai is listed below.

If you can participate for some amount of time, either small or large on Saturday March 27th please do.   We will enjoy seeing your face in our cloud zendo for however long you are able to land there.

Use this link to join.  If you are asked for a password use 413633

Photo by Inryū Sensei

March 27th Zazenkai Schedule

6:30 – 7:10 AM:  Zazen

7:10 – 8:00:  Morning Service

8:00 – 9:30:  Breakfast & Morning Break

9:30 – 10:30:  Morning Walk or Indoor Exercise

10:30 – 11:00:  Dharma Talk offered by Inryū Sensei

11:00 – 11:30:  Zazen

11:30 – 11:40:  Kinhin

11:40 – 12:20:  Zazen

12:20 – 1:15 PM: Lunch

1:15 – 1:45:  Outdoor Kinhin or Dharma Study

1:45 – 2:00:  Break

2:00 – 2:30:  Work Practice

2:30 – 3:15:  Tea with Discussion

3:15 – 3:30:  Break

3:30 – 3:45:  Kinhin

3:45 – 4:15:  Zazen

4:15 – 4:25:  Kinhin

4:25 – 4:50:  Zazen

4:50 – 5:00:  Service

5:00 – 6:30:  Dinner & Evening Break

6:30 – 7:00:  Zazen

7:00 – 7:10:  Evening Service

7:10 – 7:40:  Zazen

7:40 – 7:50: Kinhin

7:50 – 8:20 Full Moon Ceremony

8:20 PM:  Refuges in Pali

Next week:

We will enjoy our regular 6:30am EDT morning practice on Monday the 29th and Wednesday the 31st.    And also enjoy Dharma tea at 2 on Tuesday March 30th lead by visiting teacher Rev. Kotatsu John Bailes (Guiding Teacher at One Heart Zen, Somerville, MA).

Sending you blessings and the vitality of spring each day

Inryū Sensei

May all beings be happy.

May All Beings Be Happy!

The All Beings Zen Sangha welcomes and affirms all who come here to seek the Way, and who will work toward respectful acceptance of others across our many differences, harmonizing the one and the many.

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