Please Join Us for the Kongo Roshi Sesshin (Meditation Retreat)
(Led by Taiun Ellistion Roshi
and Zenku Jerry Smyers)

Registration Fees

Please attend as much as you are able. Fees vary with attendance as noted below:

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Thursday In Northbrook, IL

• 7:30 pm - 8:10 pm -- zazen
• 8:10 pm - 8:20 pm -- kinhin
• 8:20 pm - 9:00 pm --zazen
• 9:00 pm - 9:10 pm -- kinhin
• 9:10 pm - 9:50 pm -- zazen
• 9:50 pm - 10:00 pm -- closing ceremony
  
  Friday and Saturday in Northbrook, IL

• 6:00 am - 6:40 am -- zazen
• 6:40 am - 6:50 am -- kinhin
• 6:50 am - 7:30 am -- zazen
• 7:30 am - 7:40 am -- kinhin
• 7:40 am - 8:20 am -- zazen
• 8:20 am - 8:30 am -- closing ceremony

• 8:30 am - 10:30 am -- breakfast; kitchen or other work

• 10:30 am - 11:10 am -- zazen
• 11:10 am - 11:20 am -- kinhin
• 11:20am - 12:00 pm -- zazen
• 12:00 pm - 12:10 pm -- kinhin
• 12:10 pm - 12:50 pm -- zazen
• 12:50 pm - 1:00 pm -- chanting in Japanese (Hannya Shingyo)

• 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm -- lunch; samu (mindful work)

• 3:00 pm - 3:40 pm -- zazen
• 3:40 pm - 3:50 pm -- kinhin
• 3:50 pm - 4:00 pm -- zazen
• 4:00 pm - 4:10 pm -- kinhin
• 4:40 pm - 5:20 pm -- zazen
• 5:20 pm - 5:30 pm -- closing ceremony

• 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm -- dinner

• 7:30 pm - 8:10 pm -- zazen
• 8:10 pm - 8:20 pm -- kinhin
• 8:20 pm - 9:00 pm --zazen
• 9:00 pm - 9:10 pm -- kinhin
• 9:10 pm - 9:50 pm -- zazen
• 9:50 pm - 10:00 pm -- closing ceremony

  Sunday at 608 Dempster, Evanston

• 6:00 am - 6:40 am -- zazen
• 6:40 am - 6:50 am -- kinhin
• 6:50 am - 7:30 am -- zazen
• 7:30 am - 7:40 am -- kinhin
• 7:40 am - 8:20 am -- zazen
• 8:20 am - 8:30 am -- closing ceremony

• 10:00 am Regular Sunday morning service
• 2:00 pm Regualr Sunday afternoon service