Sunday, December 7, 9:00pm
to 7:00am Monday, December 8
Schedule:
9:00 PM – Zazen
9:30 PM – Kinhin/stretching
9:40 PM – Zazen
10:10 PM – Kinhin/stretching
10:20 PM – Zazen
10:50 PM – Kinhin/stretching
11:00 PM – Dharma Talk
11:10 PM – Kinhin/stretching
11:20 PM – Silent Break
11:30 PM – Zazen
12:00 AM – Kinhin/stretching
12:10 AM – Zazen
12:40 AM – Kinhin/stretching
12:50 AM – Zazen
1:20 AM – Kinhin/stretching
1:30 AM – Zazen
2:00 AM – Kinhin/stretching
2:10 AM – Silent break
2:20 AM – Zazen
2:50 AM – Kinhin/stretching
3:00 AM – Zazen
3:30 AM – Kinhin/stretching
3:40 AM – Zazen
4:10 AM – Silent break
4:20 AM – Zazen
4:50 AM – Kinhin/stretching
5:00 AM – Zazen
5:30 AM – Kinhin/stretching
5:40 AM – Zazen
6:10 AM – Silent break
6:20 AM – Zazen
6:50 AM – Verse of the Kesa
6:55 AM – Work Gatha
7:00 AM – Leavetaking
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 in person and on Zoom, starting at 9pm on Sunday, December 7th, and continuing until 7am on Monday, December 8th.
There will be a Dharma talk by Mukei Smith.
The rest of the night we will sit in 30-minute periods with kinhin for in-person participants and breaks for online participants in between. For those attending in-person, refreshments will be served.
Participants are encouraged to continue throughout the night, but you may come and go as needed on Zoom and in person.
At 6:30 am there will be short service including the Verse of the Kesa and the Work Gatha.
This will be a hybrid event. Suggested fee of $10.00.
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!