One-day Zazen
Retreats in Santa Monica
We hold One-day Zazen
Retreats with instruction on one Saturday of every month at the
Hill Street Center in Santa Monica from 10:00 to 15:30 (3:30 PM).
Attendance is
$15 for those who wish to eat the prepared lunch and sit all day and
$10 for those who bring their own lunch OR who come in after lunch.
Anyone interested is welcome. No experience is required. If you wish to
eat the oryoki style vegetarian lunch advance
registration is
required. Please be aware that the traditional oryoki style
lunch is actually a part of the all-day sitting, not just a snack we
give you during a break in the middle of the practice. But if you wish
to participate in this part of the practice, we need to know you're
coming as we have to prepare the meals accordingly. Those who choose
not to take lunch are not
exempt from the cleaning practice afterwards. Please check the schedule
available at the door so you can return at the proper time. Please send
regsitration e-mail to yukster1999@yahoo.com.
Next Dates:
April 19, 2008
May 24, 2008
June 28, 2008
July 26, 2008
August 23, 2008
September 20, 2008
October 25, 2008
November 22, 2008
December 20, 2008
The timetable for the
retreat is:
-
9:50 - 10:00
Instruction in Zazen
-
10:00 -
10:30 Zazen
-
10:30 - 10:40
Kinhin (slow walking)
-
10:40 -
11:10 Zazen
-
11:10 -
11:20 Kinhin
-
11:20 -
11:50 Zazen
12:00 - 13:15
Lunch Service and Clean Up
-
13:15 -
13:45 Zazen
-
13:45 -
13:55 Kinhin
-
13:55 -
14:25 Zazen
-
14:30 -
15:30 Talk and Discussion
You may enter at any
time. But if you come late please wait outside and enter after
you hear the bell. If you wish to attend only the afternoon portion,
please come in at 13:00 (1 PM).
Directions to the Hill Street
Center from Mapquest.
Mapquest's map places us across the street from where we actually are.
But the map will get you there. It's a small green house. Parking is
available on Hill Street across Main Street (towards the ocean, on Hill
between Main and Neilson Way) in two metered lots.