Tahoma-san Sogen-ji Zen Monastery
information relating to sesshin
One Day Zen Retreat (Kosesshin) with Zen Priest Daichi Zenni.
Monday May 28 (Memorial Day) Water Moon Dojo, 4232 6th Ave NW. Seattle. 10 am – 9 pm.
10 am orientation, zazen, 12 noon lunch, 2 pm zazen, 4 pm light supper, break, 5:30 sanzen instruction (sanzen is one on one teacher instruction) and zazen, 6:30 sanzen with Daichi Zenni, 8:15 tea and chanting.
Register: contact@watermoondojo.us tel: (731) 599-2837
www.tahomazenmonastery.com/sesshin/sesshin-application
Daichi Zenni will be here in December for Rohatsu.
Rohatsu commemorates the December days Shakyamuni Butsu (Buddha) sat under the Bodhi tree and awakened fully.
Dates are:
Dec 21 Chisan arrives
Dec 22 Preparation day, Kokuho (opening talk in evening)
Dec 23 Day 1
Dec 24 Day 2
Dec 25 Day 3
Dec 26 Day 4
Dec 27 Day 5, Setsuryo (closing talk in evening)
Dec 28 Chisan departs
Typical schedule (subject to change; may be more zazen for Rohatsu)
Morning
3:50 A.M. On Cushion
4:00 Choka (morning chanting)
4:40 Zazen
5:00 Zazen, Sanzen
7:00 Breakfast
7:40 Personal cleaning
8:00 Temple Cleaning
8:30 Samu (work)
10:15 tea break- until 10:45 A.M.
12:00 Samu ends
12:30 Lunch
4:00 Freestyle supper
4:50 On Cushion
5:00 Zazen
6:30 zazen, sanzen
8:30 Sarei (tea)
9:00 Kachin
9:30 Yaza
Happening now-
Chisan is here for the week offering sanzen and instruction.
Come sit!
Write Tahoma@whidbey.com or call 360 331-4142
October 17-21, 2016
Schedule
Morning
3:50 A.M. On Cushion
4:00 Choka (morning chanting)
4:40 Zazen
5:00 Zazen, Sanzen
7:00 Breakfast
7:40 Personal cleaning
8:00 Temple Cleaning
8:30 Samu (work)
10:15 tea break- until 10:45 A.M.
12:00 Samu ends
12:30 Lunch
4:00 Freestyle supper
4:50 On Cushion
5:00 Zazen
6:30 zazen, sanzen
8:30 Sarei (tea)
9:00 Kachin
9:30 Yaza
TRAINING PERIOD AT TAHOMA ONE DROP ZEN MONASTERY
SEPTEMBER 2016
This September the following sesshin will be held at Tahoma. The two ko-sesshin may be attended in-part. The Osesshin must be attended in its entirety. You are welcome to spend the entire month at Tahoma.
Applications are being accepted, click here.
SEPT 5-9: KOSESSHIN, 4 full days, with Shodo Harada Roshi.
Begins late afternoon on Sept. 5th, through to the end of day (approx. 9:30pm) on Sept. 9th.
SEPT 11TH: DHARMA LECTURE at 1-3pm by Shodo Harada Roshi. This lecture is open to the public and all Osesshin attendees are encouraged to arrive early enough to attend.
SEPT 11-18: OSESSHIN 7 full days, with Shodo Harada Roshi.
Begins late afternoon on Sept. 11th, through to the end of day (approx. 9:30pm) on Sept. 18th.
SEPT 19: Shodo Harada Roshi departs for Japan.
SEPT 20-27: KOSESSHIN, 7 full days with Daichi Roshi. 2 WITH Begins late afternoon on Sept. 20th., through to the end of day (approx. 9:30pm) on Sept.27th.
Applications are being accepted, click here.
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Tahoma Zen monastery holds sesshin throughout the year.
Shodo Harada Roshi leads sesshin in February, May, and September.
Daichi Roshi comes a few times a year for Kosesshin – dates are here.
Information on sesshin dates can be found here:
Guidelines for conduct, what to bring, and other details are here.
Getting to the monastery: here
Schedules (which may change) are linked below:
Once you’ve explored the information on these links you can contact us at: sesshin AT tahomazenmonastery DOT org