ZAZENKAI

NEHAN-E ZAZENKAI

Buddha’s Parinirvana

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2026

“Thus, life does not get in the way of death and death does not get in the way of life. The whole Earth and the whole of space are both present in life and are both present in death.”–Great Teacher Eihei Dogen, Shobogenzo Zenki, Total Dynamic Functioning

SCHEDULE (All Times are Eastern Standard Time)

7:55 Zoom Zendo Opens

8:00 Jundo followed by Zazen

8:35 Kinhin/Stretch

8:45 Verse of the Kesa followed by Zazen

9:20 Parinirvana Ceremony—Reading from Maha-Parinibbana Sutta, Homage to the Buddha’s Relics, Maha Prajna Paramita Sutra, Dedications

10:00 Zazen

10:35 Kinhin/Stretch

10:45 Zazen

11:15 Kinhin/Stretch

11:20 Zazen

11:50 Lunch Break

12:30 Zazen

1:00 Kinhin/Stretch

1:05 Dharma Talk and discussion with Myoki Sensei—“Alive or Dead? I Won’t Say.”

2:00 Zazen

2:30 Kinhin

2:35 Zazen

3:05 Council followed by Closing

Upcoming Zazenkais

Sunday, April 12–Full Day Zazenkai, Hanamatsuri, Buddha’s Birthday

Sunday, July 19–Half-Day Zazenkai

Sunday, September 27–Half-Day Zazenkai

Sunday, December 6–Full-Day Zazenkai, Rohatsu, Buddha’s Awakening