Rohatsu

December 7 - December 8
9:00pm - 7:00am

On Rohatsu we commemorate the Buddha’s enlightenment by doing as he did, sitting zazen all night. This year our Rohatsu all-night sitting will take place for the first time in person and on Zoom, starting at 9 pm on Wednesday, December 7th , and continuing until 7 am on Thursday, December 8th morning.

There will be a Dharma talk by Mukei Smith. The rest of the night we will sit in 25-minute periods with kinhin for In-Person participants and breaks for Online participants in between. For those attending In-Person, refreshments will be served. Also, the opportunity for interview will be available for In-Person participants. Participants are encouraged to continue throughout the night, take their own breaks, and come and go as they need. At 6:30 am there will be short service including the Verse of the Kesa and the Work Gatha.

Please join us for any part of Rohatsu to help celebrate this important date on the Buddhist calendar. Let’s embody Shakyamuni’s awakening and make the utmost endeavor!

Join us in person or online. Registration is required for this event.

 

Schedule
Evening of December 7 to Morning of December 8, 2022

9:00 pm – Zazen
9:25 – Kinhin/stretching
9:35 – Zazen
10:00 – Kinhin/stretching
10:10 – Dharma Talk
10:35 – Silent break

10:50 – Zazen
11:15 – Kinhin/stretching
11:25 – Zazen
11:50 – Kinhin/stretching
12:00 am – Zazen
12:25 – Silent break

12:40 – Zazen
1:05 – Kinhin/stretching
1:15 – Zazen
1:40 – Kinhin/stretching
1:50 – Zazen
2:15 – Silent break

2:30 – Zazen
2:55 – Kinhin/stretching
3:05 – Zazen
3:30 – Kinhin/stretching
3:40 – Zazen
4:05 – Silent break

4:20 – Zazen
4:45 – Kinhin/stretching
4:55 – Zazen
5:20 – Kinhin/stretching
5:30 – Zazen
5:55 – Silent break

6:10 – Zazen
6:35 – Verse of the Kesa
6:40 – Work Gatha
7:00 am – Leavetaking

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