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Fall 2024 Zazenkai – October 9 – 13
October 9 @ 7:00 pm - October 13 @ 5:00 pm
$50 – $300
Fall Zazenkai, October 9 to 13, 2024
Please join us for this non-residential retreat at the Zendo on Vashon. Koshin Chris Cain will be our teacher.
Dongshan and the Interplay of Absolute and Relative
The T’ang Dynasty monk Dongshan wrote the Verses of the Five Ranks, which have been used as a framework for spiritual development by both Rinzai and Soto schools. They are a meditation on the interplay between the absolute and relative that can be a valuable guide to our practice.
The zazenkai will run:
- Wednesday 9 Oct 7-8:45pm. (Beginner’s instruction at 6pm)
- Thursday, Friday, Saturday 10-12 Oct. 6:30 am- 8:45pm.
- Sunday 13 Oct- 6:30 am- 5pm
Thursday, Friday, Saturday the daily schedule is as follows:
- 6:30 Tea and zazen
- 7:30 Breakfast and break
- 8:45 Zazen, kinhin
- 10:00 Dharma talk
- 10:45 Zazen with dokusan
- 12:00 Lunch and break
- 1:15 Work practice
- 2:15 Qi gong
- 2:45 Tea and chanting
- 3:30 Zazen with dokusan
- 5:30 Dinner and break
- 6:45 Gyodo, brief Dharma talk, and zazen
- 8:45 Closing
Attendance options and fees:
Sign up for half or whole zazenkai. Half time is either the first two days (Thursday, 10/12 and Friday 10/13) or the last two days (Saturday 10/14 and Sunday 10/15). Any registrant is welcome to attend Wednesday evening. Please register and plan to attend for full days.
In-person:
- Full-time cost: members $250/ non-member $300.
- Half-time cost: members $125/ non-member $150.
Zoom:
- Full-time cost: members $100/ non-member $130.
- Half-time cost: members $50/ non-member $65.
The retreat is non-residential. Out of towners – sangha members have offered their spare rooms for overnights. Please contact the registrar if you need accommodations. Email registrar@pszc.org for this or any other questions.
Meals: Two simple vegetarian meals will be served each day: a morning meal and an evening meal. PLEASE BRING A BAG LUNCH DAILY. While we cannot accommodate food preferences, please contact the registrar if you have serious food allergies, and we will do our best to help you.
In person registration closes Sunday, Oct 6.
Zoom registration closes Tuesday, Oct 8.