Community Retreats are a chance to practice and get to know the community at Sanshinji. Sanshin Zen Community consists of people throughout the world and this retreat was created for people to practice study and work together. One 90-minute lecture is offered each day with some discussion. Breaks are offered to allow discussion and study of the teachings. There is a work period in the afternoon. From 2011, Community Retreat is 3 days. It starts on Thursday evening and ends on Sunday at noon.
Precepts Retreat follows same schedule with Community Retreat but the lectures will be on Bodhisattva Precepts. There will be a precepts receiving ceremony for lay practitioners during the retreat. The recipients make their own rakusu and receive at the ceremony.
Registration 2 weeks before the start of the retreat (postmarked) is $225 ( $135 for 3 days retreat), after 2 weeks is $258 ($155 for 3 days retreat).
Click here for registration information (a pdf document)
9 am Temple Cleaning
4 pm Server and doan training (upon request)
6:00 Supper
7:30 Orientation
8:00 Zazen
8:50 End of Day
04:40 Wakeup
05:10 Zazen
06:00 Kinhin
06:10 Zazen
07:00 Serve-up/breakfast
07:30 Soji (temple cleaning)
08:00 Break
09:00 Dharma talk
10:30 Question & answer
10:50 Break
11:10 Zazen
12 pm Serve-up/lunch/break
01:00 Work period
02:50 Tea
03:10 Work
04:00 Break
05:10 Zazen
06:00 Serve-up/supper/break
07:10 Zazen
08:00 Kinhin
08:10 Zazen
09:00 End of Day
04:40 Wakeup
05:10 Zazen
06:00 Kinhin
06:10 Zazen
07:00 Serve-up/breakfast
07:30 Soji (temple cleaning)
08:00 Break
09:00 Dharma talk
10:30 Discussion
11:00 Temple cleaning
11:30 Sangha gathering
12 pm Lunch/cleanup
End of Retreat
For more information about this retreat, including registration and accommodation, please contact the office manager at 812-339-2635 or by email at admin@sanshinji.org.
· Participants may chose to attend the entire retreat or any part of it. You may, for example, attend one or two full days, or you may chose to attend certain portions of all five days. However, in order to plan for meal attendance and zendo occupancy, we do ask that when you register you specify the portions of retreat you will attend.
· Because we aim to create an environment of harmony and continuity during retreat, we hope that participants will be able to attend all retreat activities they have signed up for. However, we realize that it may be necessary for some participants to take an unscheduled break in order to take care of themselves. We simply ask that you inform the Ino if you will not be in attendance for a meal or scheduled period of zazen. Also, if you must leave the retreat earlier than expected for any reason, please inform the Ino.
· Meals during retreat are no longer taken oryoki style. We now serve meals buffet style. There is no need to bring or borrow oryoki bowls.
· There will be work assignments such as serving meals, cleanup, and doanryo. If you have some experience and would like to be trained to help as a server or doan, please contact the Ino. Training is usually held on the day of orientation, at 4PM.
· To register for this retreat, please print our Event Registration Form and mail the completed form to Sanshinji, using the address shown on the form.
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