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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.
 

RETREAT SCHEDULE (with minor changes along the way).

RETREAT DAY 1    December 7, 2022
 
9:00   Arrive   having had breakfast. 
9:15  Tea 
9:30  Chanting 
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. )
12:15 Lunch (Timing may vary depending on how
           long Dokusan requires.  )
12:45 Work Period (lunch cleanup)
1:00   Work period
1:25   Personal break 
1:45  Tea 
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
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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.

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