April 19th, 2023, 4:50am to 9pm (PDT)
Join us for a full day of practice in the midst of the spring training period. This weekend event, centered on Saturdays full day of practice, is open for residential and drop-in attendance. If you would like to stay on campus and make the most of this weekend of practice please contact us to make arrangements. Please be aware that there is a minimum number of attendees required for us to support residential practice. We request that everyone who intends to join us beyond dropping in for a single period contact us with your plans.
Additionally we will continue to broadcast these retreats via Zoom for those unable to join us in person. We will begin the online broadcast during regular Friday evening zazen and conclude after Sunday’s Zazenkai allowing for one to be able to extend ones practice beyond the full day.
The Dharma talk will be on Fa-Tsang’s Brief Commentary on the Prajnaparamita-hrdaya-sutra which looks at the much beloved Heart Sutra from a Huayan perspective. Previous talks that provide a background can be found on the Drafty Mountain Hut blog:
Introduction to Huayan thought
Fa-Tsang’s Commentary on the Heart Sutra (forthcoming)
Essential Information for those joining online
• Please tune in 5-10 minutes before the scheduled start time so you can be settled.
• Download the monastery schedule: Daylong Retreat Schedule
• The sutra book we will be using can be downloaded here: Virtual Sutra book
• Read these posts: Guidelines for Virtual Events and Orientation to Virtual Sesshin.
• To receive the links for Virtual Events by email: Tahoma Events mailing list.
Broadcast Schedule
Friday, March 14th
6:30pm to 8:00pm: Zazen
Saturday, March 15th
5am to 7am: Choka; Zazen
11am to Noon: Zazen
2pm to 4:00pm: Dharma Talk; Zazen
6:00pm to 8:45pm: Zazen
Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85434572751?pwd=26Mh5qjhdaEhEi5hCUr1bidPIhlUf0.1
Retreat Schedule
Saturday April 19th
5:00am | Choka (sutras p.3-14); Sampai; Han |
5:40am | Zazen (short period); Kinhin |
6:00am | Zazen; Zazen |
7:00am | Breakfast; Break |
8:15am | Samu (work practice); break |
11:00am | Zazen; Zazen; |
11:55am | Lunch; Break |
2:00pm | Dharma Talk; Kinhin |
3:00pm | Zazen; Zazen |
4:15pm | Physical/Outside practice [Self-Directed] |
5:00pm | Dinner [Optional, Informal]; Break |
6:00pm | Uninterrupted Zazen; Han; Kinhin; |
7:00pm | Zazen; Zazen; Kinhin |
8:00pm | Zazen; Zazen |
8:45pm | Han; Closing Sutra (p.17); Sampai |
9:00pm | Kaichin; Yaza |
Events in Bold will be streamed.
Please email us with any questions: Contact Information
This retreat is offered without charge, however there are costs to putting it on, so please consider making a donation online or in person with this in mind.