Day Zen Retreat for October 20, 2024 9am-8:15pm Eastern

Sunday October 20, 2024 9am-8:15pm – Full Day Urban Zazenkai – in Adams Morgan. Full day of zazen with a review of Oryoki and meal chants in preparation for Rohatsu. Vegetarian lunch, tea and dinner included. Please support the dharma by giving generously. In person and Online* To sign in via zoom use this link if asked for a password use 848474

All Beings Zen Sangha Zen Meditation Retreat Schedule    9am-8:15pm 

9:00 Welcome and orientation (led by Inryū)

9:30 Morning Service including the Sandokai

9:50 Explanation of the Jundo and then people will begin the first period of Zazen

10:00am Jundo 10:05am 

Robe Chant (lead by Kokyo)

10:05am 30 minute period of Zazen

10:35am Kinhin (slow walking meditation)

10:45am 30 minute period of Zazen

11:15am Kinhin (slow walking meditation)

11:25am 30 minutes period of Zazen

11:55am Oryoki instruction

12:05pm Lunch Break –Formal Oryokiu

1:00pm Lunch clean up/break

1:20pm Outdoor walk (weather permiting) or Dharma study

2:15 Tea and Cookies/Dharma Discussion

3:10pm Kinhin (slow walking meditation)

3:20pm 30 minute period of Zazen

3:50pm 10 minutes of Kinhin

4:00pm 30 minute period of Zazen

4:30pm Kinhin

4:40pm  30 minute period of Zazen

5:10pm  Daihishin Dharani

5:20pm  Medicine Meal

6:00pm  Meal Clean up/break

6:30pm  25 minutes of Zazen

6:55pm  10 minutes of kinhin

7:05pm  Evening Service

7:20pm  30 minutes of Zazen

7:50pm  10 minutes of Kinhin

8:00pm   Chanting of Refuges and closing of Zazenkai

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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    Photo by Seidō

    Here is the Zoom link to join in the cloud zendo, password if needed: 480731

    Tonight we will have a short service followed by two periods of Zazen with an interval of Kinhin (5 minutes of slow walking in between). We will conclude by chanting the refuges in Pali.

    Please feel welcome to stay on zoom if you are able to share greetings with the sangha.

    Please put your zoom in gallery mode, and keep your video link on while muting your mic until the end of the service – Feel welcome to face away from your device camera while keeping your presence visible in the frame for others in attendance to see and know you are there. Please refrain from moving your device around while others are sitting zazen with you.

    Order of Service

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    Photograph by Inryū Sensei

    Use this link to join. If asked use this password 480731

    Please put your zoom in gallery mode, and keep your video link on while muting your mic until the end of the service – Feel welcome to face away from your device camera while keeping your presence visible in the frame for others in attendance to see and know you are there. Please refrain from moving your device around while others are sitting zazen with you.

    Order of Morning Practice

    Robe Chant

    40 minute period of Zazen

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    Full Moon Service

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    Here is the Zoom link to join in the cloud zendo, password if needed: 480731

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    Please feel welcome to stay on zoom if you are able to share greetings with the sangha.

    Please put your zoom in gallery mode, and keep your video link on while muting your mic until the end of the service – Feel welcome to face away from your device camera while keeping your presence visible in the frame for others in attendance to see and know you are there. Please refrain from moving your device around while others are sitting zazen with you.

    Order of Service

    Greeting by the Kokyo

    Enmei Jukko Kannon Gyo

    Heart Sutra in English

    25 Minute Zazen Period

    5 minutes of Kinhin (slow walking)

    25 Minute Zazen Period

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    Refuges in Pali

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    Here is the Zoom link to join in the cloud zendo, password if needed: 480731

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    Please feel welcome to stay on zoom if you are able to share greetings with the sangha.

    Please put your zoom in gallery mode, and keep your video link on while muting your mic until the end of the service – Feel welcome to face away from your device camera while keeping your presence visible in the frame for others in attendance to see and know you are there. Please refrain from moving your device around while others are sitting zazen with you.

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    Use this link to join. If asked for a password use 480731

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    Here is the Zoom link to join in the cloud zendo, password if needed: 480731

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    Please feel welcome to stay on zoom if you are able to share greetings with the sangha.

    Please put your zoom in gallery mode, and keep your video link on while muting your mic until the end of the service – Feel welcome to face away from your device camera while keeping your presence visible in the frame for others in attendance to see and know you are there. Please refrain from moving your device around while others are sitting zazen with you.

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