Zazenkai (All Day Retreat)
Zazenkai means “sitting together.” Regular, prolonged periods of zazen are central to Zen practice, and sitting together builds Sangha.
Please join us for this all-day Zazenkai, which will include lots of zazen as well as chanting, formal meals, silent work practice, sanzen (optional private interview with the teacher), rest, and formal tea.
Full-time participation is encouraged; it can be difficult to carve out time from a busy modern life for spaciousness and silence, but that’s exactly the point! Part-time participation is also welcome.
Attendance Options:
Join us in the Dirt Zendo if you can or the Cloud Zendo.
Cloud Zendo Participants:
If you are sitting the retreat at home, we have recommendations for how to make more of retreat container in your own space. If you live alone or your family members/housemates are agreeable, consider maintaining silence throughout the retreat schedule. It is also highly recommended you take yourself “offline” for the duration – no computer use (except for the retreat Zoom), no social or mass media, and put your phone on airplane mode or turn it off.
Upcoming All-Day Zazenkai:
Saturday, June 24, 2023 ~ 5:30 AM – 9:00 PM Pacific Time
Saturday, October 28, 2023 ~ 5:30 AM – 9:00 PM Pacific Time
Suggested donation for the Zazenkai:
(but pay what you can, according to our Suggested Contribution policy)
- Dirt Zendo Full Day (with meals): $50
- Cloud Zendo Full Day: $25
- Part-time in either Cloud or Dirt Zendo: Contribute what seems right