Yokoji-Zen Mountain Center

Schedules

Wednesday - Saturday

5:15 am Wake up
5:45 am Service
6:00 am Zazen
7:50 am Breakfast (prepare own)
9:00 am Work meeting and work practice
12:30 pm Service/Lunch (dining hall) and Clean-up
2:30 pm Work meeting and work practice
3:30 pm Zazen
5:20 pm Evening Service
5:30 pm Dinner (prepare own)
7:00 pm Zazen
8:50 pm Four vows
9:30 pm Lights out

Sunday

8:00 am Work meeting (dining hall)
9:30 am Service
9:50 am Zazen
11:30 am Dharma talk
1:00 pm Lunch
2:00 pm Work meeting (office)

Monday (unscheduled periods are free time)

8:00 am Zazen
9:00 am Service
12:30 pm Midday Service (optional)
5:00 pm Evening Service (optional)

Tuesday (unscheduled periods are free time)

8:00 am Zazen
9:00 am Service
12:30 pm Midday Service (optional)
3:30 pm Zazen
5:20 pm Evening Service (optional)

Wednesday - Saturday

5:30 am Wake up
6:00 am Zazen
7:20 am Service
7:40 am Breakfast (make your own)
9:00 am Work meeting and work practice
12:30 pm Lunch
2:30 pm Work meeting and work practice
5:30 pm Dinner (make your own)
7:00 pm Zazen
8:20 pm Four vows

Sunday

7:30 am Breakfast (make your own)
8:00 am Work meeting (dining hall)
9:30 am Service
10:00 am Zazen
11:30 am Dharma talk
1:00 pm Lunch
2:00 pm Work meeting (office)
4:00 pm Finish work period

Monday (unscheduled periods are free time)

7:00 am Zazen (optional)
8:00 am Service (optional)

Tuesday (unscheduled periods are free time)

7:00 am Zazen (optional)
8:00 am Service (optional)
7:00 pm Zazen (optional)

Sesshin

First Night

5:30 pm Dinner
6:05 pm Dish Clean-Up (Kitchen)
6:45 pm Sesshin Orientation (everyone)
7:15 pm Sesshin Opening / Zazen
8:55 pm Four Vows
9:30 pm Lights Out

Daily Schedule

5:00 am Wake up
5:30 am Zazen
7:20 am Service
7:45 am Breakfast
9:00 am Work meeting and work practice
10:30 am Clean up
11:00 am Zazen followed by dharma talk (no talk on Monday)
1:00 pm Lunch (12:50 pm on Monday)
3:30 pm Zazen
5:20 pm Dinner
7:00 pm Zazen
8:50 pm Four vows
9:30 pm Lights out

Sunday (final day)

5:00 am Wake up
5:30 am Zazen
6:40 am Closing council (official end of sesshin)
7:30 am Breakfast
8:15 am Work meeting and work practice
9:30 am Service
9:50 am Zazen
11:30 am Dharma Talk
1:00 pm Lunch

Beginner's Mind Sesshin

Friday

5:30 pm Dinner
6:45 pm Meditation Hall instruction (everyone)
7:30 pm Zazen
8:40 pm Four vows
9:30 pm Lights Out

Saturday

5:30 am Wake up
6:00 am Zazen
7:30 am Service
7:50 am Breakfast
9:15 am Work meeting
10:15 am Clean up
11:00 am Zazen
11:30 am Dharma Talk
12:50 pm Lunch (silent)
3:30 pm Zazen
5:20 pm Dinner
7:00 pm Zazen
8:50 pm Four vows
9:30 pm Lights out

Sunday (final day)

5:30 am Wake up
6:00 am Zazen
6:30 am Closing council
7:30 am Breakfast
8:30 am Work meeting and work practice
9:30 am Service
9:50 am Zazen
11:00 am Coffee break
11:30 am Dharma Talk
1:00 pm Lunch