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NYZ: Day of Zen
July 21 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
$40.00 – $50.00
For newcomers and experienced practitioners alike, the Day of Zen at New York Zendo Shobo-ji is an opportunity to discover or reacquaint yourself with the essentials of Rinzai Zen Buddhist practice. This one-day session will include an introduction to zazen (seated meditation with attention to breath and posture), choka (morning chanting service), and samu (work practice). Participants will also learn how to use jihatsu (nested meal bowls) in a formal silent lunch. The afternoon will conclude with a Dharma talk by a resident teacher, followed by informal tea and a Q&A period.
The fee for the day is $40 for Supporting Members and $50 for nonmembers. Please consider becoming a Supporting Member of ZSS. If you are a current Sangha member and would like to volunteer for the day in exchange for admission; please contact office@newyorkzendo.org. ZSS Health Protocols apply.
Typical schedule (subject to change):
| 9:00 | Doors open, check in |
| 9:30 | Welcome, orientation, chanting instruction |
| 10:00 | Choka (morning chanting service), short break |
| 11:00 | Instruction on zazen (seated meditation) and kinhin (walking meditation) |
| Noon | Zazen, kinhin, zazen |
| 1:00 | Jihastu lunch with instruction |
| 2:00 | Nittensoji (cleaning), short break |
| 2:50 | Shinrei (warning bell) |
| 3:00 | Dharma talk |
| 3:30 | Zazen |
| 4:00 | Closing, tea, informal Q&A |
| 5:00 | Departure |
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