| Come and practice zazen from 1 - 4pm on Saturdays after the morning program. The schedule will be short periods of zazen and regular periods of kinhin. That means 25 to 35 minutes of sitting followed by 10 minutes of walking for three hours
These sittings are ideal for newcomers to practice who want to try something a little more intense, and a good opportunity for old timers to do some sitting in off hours.
These sitings are scheduled for the first Saturday of the month where no major zendo activity is scheduled. In 2008 these afternoon sittings will occur on:
- May 10th
- June 7th
- July 12th
- August 9th
- September 6th
- October 4th
- November 1st
See the calendar for complete dates.
The afternoon will end with a reading of the Hsin Hsin Ming, a poem by Seng T'san (Japanese: Sosan), the Third Ancestor of Zen in China. This poem begins with the words:
"The Great Way isn’t difficult for those
who are unattached to their preferences."
Come and find out for yourself if the Great Way is easy or difficult, through this communal tradition of sitting practice. Just show up, it is not necessary to register and there is no cost.
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