Holy Days Sesshin

From Saturday, April 7, at 4 PM until Sunday, April 15, at 11 AM we will conduct sesshin in Egely Monastery.

Here is a unique chance to deepen your practice with among other things three times daily dokusan with a recognized Rinzai zen Master, Teisho, many hours of zazen.

Please fill out the application no later than March 23, 2012. If you previously have sent us an application, and have NO updates, please apply by way of our contact form. After you are accepted, your place can be reserved by depositting the cost of meals, DKR 875, to our acct.: 6961 - 3163702150, swift: DABADKKK, iban: DK4230003163702150. If the fees to make this deposit are excessive, please contact again so we can work something else out!

Typical sesshin program:

Saturday
16:00 Instructions for first time participants
17:30 Dinner
19:30-21:00 Opening ceremony, zazen
21:00 Dokusan instruction

Sunday - Friday
4:30 Shinrei, Wakeup
5:00 Morning Service
6:00 Sarei (tea & coffee) zazen, dokusan
7:30 Breakfast, morning meeting for officers, temple cleaning
8:50 Shinrei (warning bell)
9:00 Lotus Sutra chanting, zazen, dokusan
12:00 Lunch, temple cleaning
13:20 Shinrei
13:30 Sarei (only tea), Zazen
14:30 Teisho
16:15 Zazen
17:00 Dinner
18:20 Shinrei
18:30 Teidai Denpo recitation, zazen, dokusan
21:00 End of structured zazen Sunday
21:30 End of structured zazen Monday & Tuesday
22:00 End of structured zazen Wednesday - Friday

Saturday
4:30 Shinrei
5:00 Morning Service
6:00 Sarei, zazen, dokusan
7:30 Breakfast, morning meeting for officers, temple cleaning
8:50 Shinrei
9:00 Lotus Sutra chanting, zazen, dokusan
12:00 Lunch, temple cleaning
13:20 Shinrei
13:30 Sarei, Zazen, dokusan
~15:30 Sesshin afslutningsceremoni
~17:00 Aftensmad

Sunday
7:15 Shinrei
7:30 Short morning service, zazen
8:30 Cleaning, packing
~9:30 Breakfast