RETREATS
Exploring practice beyond short stays on the Zen cushion.
Five day Retreat, December 7 -11 2022.
Starting 9 am on December 7, ending 8 pm December 11, celebrating "Rohatsu" (Buddhist awakening), this retreat will be residential (commuter option possible -be in touch), with a daily schedule running from wake-up to bed-time, all meals provided. Led by Gendo (below). Cost by donation: $250 suggested. To Register (by December 1, please, no later than Monday, 12/5) and for more details, contact us. To pay for retreat click here.
Starting 9 am on December 7, ending 8 pm December 11, celebrating "Rohatsu" (Buddhist awakening), this retreat will be residential (commuter option possible -be in touch), with a daily schedule running from wake-up to bed-time, all meals provided. Led by Gendo (below). Cost by donation: $250 suggested. To Register (by December 1, please, no later than Monday, 12/5) and for more details, contact us. To pay for retreat click here.
RETREAT SCHEDULE (with minor changes along the way).
RETREAT DAY 1 December 7, 2022
9:00 Arrive (On Zoom and in-person) having had breakfast.
9:15 Tea (On Zoom: Bring your own - coffee if you wish)
9:30 Chanting (On Zoom: the words will be displayed on your
screen)
9:50 Kinhin (walking meditation/bathroom break, maintaining
silence)
10:00 Shitami Zen (quiet sitting while reading a text;
text shared on Zoom screens. )
10:20 Kinhin
10:30 Dharma Talk
11:05 Kinhin
11:15 Zazen/Dokusan (personal teacher meeting to talk
about your own practice. Others remain sitting, with
standing breaks every 25 minutes. On Zoom we will
use 'breakout rooms.')
12:15 Lunch (Timing may vary depending on how
long Dokusan requires. )
12:45 Work Period (lunch cleanup)
1:00 Work period (any jobs around the property that would be
helpful, assigned by Brandon)
1:25 Personal break
1:45 Tea (On Zoom: Bring your own, coffee if you wish)
2:00 Chanting
2:20 Kinhin/ ceremony set up
2:30 Dharma talk/ Wakesa Ceremony
2:30 Kinhin
3:15 Zazen
3:35 Kinhin
3:45 Dokusan
4:45 Zazen
5:45 Dinner break
6:30 Personal time
6:50 Kyodo (Walking/chanting)
7:00 Zazen
7:20 Kinhin
7:30 Zazen
7:50 Kinhin
8:00 Dokusan
8:30 Tea
8:45 Closing
9:00 End
RETREAT DAY 2,3,4 December 8-10, 2022
5:30 Wakeup
5:45 Tea in Zendo
6:00 Chanting
6:20 Kinhin (walking meditation/bathroom break, maintaining
silence)
6:30 Zazen
6:50 Kinhin
7:00 Zazen
7:20 Kinhin
7:30 Breakfast
8:00 Clean up
8:15 Work Period
8:40 Rest Period
9:00 Zazen
9:20 Kinhin
9:30 Zazen
9:50 Kinhin
10:00 Shitami Zen (quiet sitting while reading a text)
10:20 Kinhin
10:30 Dharma Talk
11:05 Kinhin
11:15 Zazen/Dokusan (personal teacher meeting to talk
about your own practice. Others remain sitting, with
standing breaks every 25 minutes.)
12:15 Lunch (Timing may vary depending on how
long Dokusan requires. )
12:45 Work Period (lunch cleanup)
1:00 Work period (any jobs around the property that would be
helpful, assigned by Brandon)
1:25 Personal break
1:45 Tea (On Zoom: Bring your own, coffee if you wish)
2:00 Chanting
2:20 Kinhin
2:30 Dharma talk/ discussion period
2:30 Kinhin
3:15 Zazen
3:35 Kinhin
3:45 Dokusan
4:45 Zazen
5:45 Dinner break
6:30 Personal time
6:50 Kyodo (Walking/chanting)
7:00 Zazen
7:20 Kinhin
7:30 Zazen
7:50 Kinhin
8:00 Dokusan
8:30 Tea
8:45 Closing
9:00 End
9:30 Lights out
RETREAT DAY 5 December 11, 2022
5:30 Wakeup
5:45 Tea in Zendo
6:00 Chanting
6:20 Kinhin (walking meditation/bathroom break, maintaining
silence)
6:30 Zazen
6:50 Kinhin
7:00 Zazen
7:20 Kinhin
7:30 Breakfast
8:00 Clean up
8:15 Work Period
8:40 Rest Period
9:00 Zazen
9:20 Kinhin
9:30 Zazen
9:50 Kinhin
10:00 Shitami Zen (quiet sitting while reading a text)
10:20 Kinhin
10:30 Dharma Talk
11:05 Kinhin
11:15 Zazen/Dokusan (personal teacher meeting to talk
about your own practice. Others remain sitting, with
standing breaks every 25 minutes.)
12:15 Lunch (Timing may vary depending on how
long Dokusan requires. )
12:45 Work Period (lunch cleanup)
1:00 Work period (any jobs around the property that would be
helpful, assigned by Brandon)
1:25 Personal break
1:45 Tea (On Zoom: Bring your own, coffee if you wish)
2:00 Chanting
2:20 Kinhin
2:30 Dharma talk/ discussion period
2:30 Kinhin
3:15 Zazen
3:35 Kinhin
3:45 Dokusan
4:45 Zazen
5:45 Dinner break
6:30 Personal time
6:50 Kyodo (Walking/chanting)
7:00 Zazen
7:20 Kinhin
7:30 Tea
7:45 Closing
8:00 End
9:00 Arrive (On Zoom and in-person) having had breakfast.
9:15 Tea (On Zoom: Bring your own - coffee if you wish)
9:30 Chanting (On Zoom: the words will be displayed on your
screen)
9:50 Kinhin (walking meditation/bathroom break, maintaining
silence)
10:00 Shitami Zen (quiet sitting while reading a text;
text shared on Zoom screens. )
10:20 Kinhin
10:30 Dharma Talk
11:05 Kinhin
11:15 Zazen/Dokusan (personal teacher meeting to talk
about your own practice. Others remain sitting, with
standing breaks every 25 minutes. On Zoom we will
use 'breakout rooms.')
12:15 Lunch (Timing may vary depending on how
long Dokusan requires. )
12:45 Work Period (lunch cleanup)
1:00 Work period (any jobs around the property that would be
helpful, assigned by Brandon)
1:25 Personal break
1:45 Tea (On Zoom: Bring your own, coffee if you wish)
2:00 Chanting
2:20 Kinhin/ ceremony set up
2:30 Dharma talk/ Wakesa Ceremony
2:30 Kinhin
3:15 Zazen
3:35 Kinhin
3:45 Dokusan
4:45 Zazen
5:45 Dinner break
6:30 Personal time
6:50 Kyodo (Walking/chanting)
7:00 Zazen
7:20 Kinhin
7:30 Zazen
7:50 Kinhin
8:00 Dokusan
8:30 Tea
8:45 Closing
9:00 End
RETREAT DAY 2,3,4 December 8-10, 2022
5:30 Wakeup
5:45 Tea in Zendo
6:00 Chanting
6:20 Kinhin (walking meditation/bathroom break, maintaining
silence)
6:30 Zazen
6:50 Kinhin
7:00 Zazen
7:20 Kinhin
7:30 Breakfast
8:00 Clean up
8:15 Work Period
8:40 Rest Period
9:00 Zazen
9:20 Kinhin
9:30 Zazen
9:50 Kinhin
10:00 Shitami Zen (quiet sitting while reading a text)
10:20 Kinhin
10:30 Dharma Talk
11:05 Kinhin
11:15 Zazen/Dokusan (personal teacher meeting to talk
about your own practice. Others remain sitting, with
standing breaks every 25 minutes.)
12:15 Lunch (Timing may vary depending on how
long Dokusan requires. )
12:45 Work Period (lunch cleanup)
1:00 Work period (any jobs around the property that would be
helpful, assigned by Brandon)
1:25 Personal break
1:45 Tea (On Zoom: Bring your own, coffee if you wish)
2:00 Chanting
2:20 Kinhin
2:30 Dharma talk/ discussion period
2:30 Kinhin
3:15 Zazen
3:35 Kinhin
3:45 Dokusan
4:45 Zazen
5:45 Dinner break
6:30 Personal time
6:50 Kyodo (Walking/chanting)
7:00 Zazen
7:20 Kinhin
7:30 Zazen
7:50 Kinhin
8:00 Dokusan
8:30 Tea
8:45 Closing
9:00 End
9:30 Lights out
RETREAT DAY 5 December 11, 2022
5:30 Wakeup
5:45 Tea in Zendo
6:00 Chanting
6:20 Kinhin (walking meditation/bathroom break, maintaining
silence)
6:30 Zazen
6:50 Kinhin
7:00 Zazen
7:20 Kinhin
7:30 Breakfast
8:00 Clean up
8:15 Work Period
8:40 Rest Period
9:00 Zazen
9:20 Kinhin
9:30 Zazen
9:50 Kinhin
10:00 Shitami Zen (quiet sitting while reading a text)
10:20 Kinhin
10:30 Dharma Talk
11:05 Kinhin
11:15 Zazen/Dokusan (personal teacher meeting to talk
about your own practice. Others remain sitting, with
standing breaks every 25 minutes.)
12:15 Lunch (Timing may vary depending on how
long Dokusan requires. )
12:45 Work Period (lunch cleanup)
1:00 Work period (any jobs around the property that would be
helpful, assigned by Brandon)
1:25 Personal break
1:45 Tea (On Zoom: Bring your own, coffee if you wish)
2:00 Chanting
2:20 Kinhin
2:30 Dharma talk/ discussion period
2:30 Kinhin
3:15 Zazen
3:35 Kinhin
3:45 Dokusan
4:45 Zazen
5:45 Dinner break
6:30 Personal time
6:50 Kyodo (Walking/chanting)
7:00 Zazen
7:20 Kinhin
7:30 Tea
7:45 Closing
8:00 End
Gendo Allyn Field, osho
….lay monk and teacher in the Rinzai Zen tradition, he received ordination from Joshu Sasaki in 2003 and suijishiki (teacher ordination) from Sandy Gentei Stewart in 2013. He leads practice at Upper Valley Zen Center, leads student practice at Dartmouth College, is a "per diem chaplain” at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.
….lay monk and teacher in the Rinzai Zen tradition, he received ordination from Joshu Sasaki in 2003 and suijishiki (teacher ordination) from Sandy Gentei Stewart in 2013. He leads practice at Upper Valley Zen Center, leads student practice at Dartmouth College, is a "per diem chaplain” at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.