Zazenkai
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Rohatsu Zazenkai 12/11/22 8:30 – 4:30.
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And having remembered each birth and each death in all those various transmigrations, the compassionate one then felt compassion for all living beings.
Due to Covid constraints all Zazenkai sessions are currently conducted via the Zoom platform.
“Rohatsu” Buddha’s Enlightenment Zazenkai
Sunday, December 11th, 2022 8:25 A.M. – 4:30 P.M.
Rohatsu (“Morning Star Retreat”) is the most important Zazenkai of the year. It marks and celebrates Sakyamuni Buddha’s enlightenment. Rohatsu is a self-contained, very powerful and deep gathering of individuals dedicated to realizing and expressing the Buddha Way through deep silence, extended periods of sitting and walking meditation, liturgy and readings from the Buddhacarita, Buddha’s Biography.
Zazenkai literally means “coming together for zazen” and consists of a daylong retreat devoted to practice, with Great Silence observed throughout the day. This is an opportunity to intensify and deepen practice and settle the mind in a supportive group setting.
Join together and feel the energy of intensive shared group practice
Silent practice will begin at 8:25 a.m. and end at 4:30 p.m. The day includes Fellowship, Zazen, Kinhin (walking meditation), Recitation of the Buddhacarita, “The Life of the Buddha,” Dharma Teaching, and Council.
Zazenkai is open exclusively to full-time participants. Your registration assumes your commitment to attend the full day.
Register via email: chugai108@gmail.com. You will receive a confirmation and relevant materials via email. Participation is limited. Registration will be confirmed on a first respond basis.
Practice is freely offered to all; donations in the spirit of dana are welcome.
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Donations to Guiding Teacher, Seiso Roshi can be made by Zelle, Venmo, or Paypal to chugai108@gmail.com
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By Check or Money Order to: P.O. Box 58, Barre, VT, 05641
Schedule:
Initial Entry: 8:00 -8:25
After lunch (12:55 – 1:00)
If you arrive before or after scheduled entry times, please practice zazen in the Zoom waiting room until you receive entry.
This is a silent retreat, so, with the exception of fellowship time before the official start of the retreat (8:25 A.M.) please refrain from talking. Greet and /or acknowledge your fellow participants with a simple gassho.
Please mute your screen during zazen. If you turn off your video, please turn it back on after the end bell sounds and wait with hands in gassho until everyone is present and the Doan (Time-keeper) signals a brief bow.
Schedule
8:00 Zendo Opens: Virtual Coffee, Tea & Fellowship
8:25 Zendo Entry Bell & Jundo (Silent greeting by Seiso Roshi)
Simply place hands in gassho. Hold hands in gassho until Roshi faces screen and bows, then place your hands in the zazen position. (Left hand resting in the right palm with thumb tips lightly touching)
8:30 Zazen
9:10 Kinhin (Walking Meditation)
9:20 Zazen
10:00 Morning Service: Formal Morning Service, Heart Sutra & Dedications. (During dedications please unmute and feel free to announce any names you wish. Please mute after the service
10:20 Break
10:40 Zazen
11:20 Genzo-e Teaching
12:20 Lunch & Break
1:00 Zazen
1:30 Kinhin
1:40 Zazen
2:10 Afternoon Tea (Coffee)
2:30 Zazen
3:00 Buddhakarita Reading
3:30 Zazen
4:00 Counsel: This is an opportunity to share your Zazenkai experience.
4:20 Zendo Exit and Closing
- Donations to Seiso Roshi can be made by Zelle, Venmo, or Paypal to chugai108@gmail.com
- By Check or Money Order to: P.O. Box 58, Barre, VT, 05641
Two Rivers Zen Community: 
Yes, I will come to Zazenkai for full day on zoom.
Thank you
Your participation is confirmed. Details to follow soon