Weekend Sesshin (Meditation Retreat) Schedule
The standard schedule for a weekend sesshin
is as follows:
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
- 10:00 am Regular Sunday morning service
- 2:00 pm Regualr Sunday afternoon service
PDF
version of the Weekend sesshin schedule
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