Shoryu-san's Ordination Sanshinji's Weekly Schedule During the Summer Practice Period Sunday 5:10 a.m. Zazen (Please be seated by 5:05) 6:00 Kinhin 6:10 Zazen 7:00 Service 7:20 Soji (Temple Cleaning) 7:40 Oryoki Breakfast, cleanup, and break 9:00 and 10:00 Zazen and Zazen Instruction 10:00 Sunday Lecture 11:00 Tea Noon-1 pm Council or Practice Discussion 3-5 pm Sewing Class, with instructor Yuko Okumura Daily:  Monday through Friday Mornings 5:10 am Zazen (Please be seated by 5:05) 6:00 Kinhin 6:10  Zazen 7:00 Service 7:20 Soji (Temple Cleaning) 7:40 Breakfast* 9:00 - Noon Work Period** *Sunday – Thursday **Monday – Thursday Saturday: Day Off Tuesday Evenings 6:00 p.m. Zazen 6:40 p.m. Tea and cookies Wednesday Evening 6:00 p.m. Zazen 7:00-8:30 Study Group Thursday Evenings 6:00 p.m. Zazen 6:40 p.m. Kinhin 6:50 p.m. Zazen At Thursday sittings, the zazen/kinhin forms follow those of the White Plum Asangha. Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas, and January 1 - 3 are days off each year.

Sanshin Zen Community Upcoming 2008 Events Download entire 2008 schedule April 2 - July 7 Practice Period begins June 4 - 9 Sesshin June 22 Shuso Ceremony July 2 - 7 Precepts Retreat All events are held at Sanshinji in Bloomington, IN, unless otherwise noted. Ryaku Fusatsu (Repentance Ceremonie) is held twice a month during practice period, on Tuesday evenings.

For further sesshin information , registration details, and/or housing information, feel free to contact our current ino (zendo manager) , Kando Dorsey.  To email him directly, write to ino@sanshinji.org .  To ensure a place for you during retreat, fill out our Event Registration Form (a pdf document, which requires Adobe Acrobat Reader) and send it with payment ( click for our mailing address ) ten business days before the scheduled event begins. If you don't have AAR installed, click on the Adobe icon to download and install a free copy.

Please join us for any part of our practice, taking your seat 5 to 10 minutes prior to the schedules starting time. In addition to zazen (sitting meditation) and kinhin (walking meditation), we participate in services (bowing and chanting), soji (temple cleaning), dharma talks and having informal tea together. First-time visitors are welcome, and zazen instruction is offered on Sunday mornings. There is no charge for participation in weekly practice events, although donations in support of the teachings and community are gratefully received.

Please note that our weekly schedule changes during sesshins and retreats:

The day before and two days after a sesshin or retreat are days off, and no regular activities are held. On the day a sesshin or retreat is to start, there is no morning zazen, but temple cleaning does take place at 9 am. On Sundays during a sesshin or retreat there is no lecture or regular public activity. Those not participating fully in the sesshin or retreat are still welcome to attend periods of zazen and lectures, if any. Please see the daily schedules for times.