Summer 2010 Seven-Day Sesshin Application

7 p.m. Friday, July 23 through 5 p.m. Friday, July 30

Full-time participants fee: $325 for members, $400 for non-members
Part-time participants fee: $50 per day (members), $75 per day (non-members)
(Part-time participants must do at least one full day.)

Full payment is due by July 12th.

Full-time attendance is strongly encouraged. On a space-available basis, part-time applications will be accepted. We need applications from every student for each sesshin.

Jihatsu sets (traditional monastery bowls) with wrappings are available for purchase from the Zen Center of Syracuse for $65. Contact Jikyo (bshoultz@syr.edu) as soon as possible if you wish to purchase them rather than borrowing from Hoen-ji.

Once you submit your application, you will can pay your sesshin fee online using your credit/debit card or your PayPal account. Alternatively, you can print off the confirmation page, attach a check, and either mail it to the Zen Center of Syracuse or deposit it in the dues/donation box.


Please complete the application below
First Name
Last Name
Dharma Name
(if any)
  
Mailing Address
Home Phone
Work Phone
Email Address


Are you attending full-time? (encouraged)
If not, list the specific days you are coming


Do you have your own jihatsu bowls?
  
If not, are you purchasing them?
  
Are you willing to bring some sesshin food?
(If so, the tenzo will contact you)
  
Do you plan to sleep at home?
(If so, be sure to be at the Zen Center by 5:20 a.m. daily)
  
Do you plan to sleep in a tent? (If so, please bring your own tent and
set your tent up behind the Residence Hall well before 7 p.m. on Friday)


Do you need a chair?
If so, for some sittings, or all?


When did you begin practicing at Hoen-ji?
Please note: If you have never sat at the Zen Center of Syracuse before, you will be contacted by someone from Hoen-ji after you submit your application. Please do not pay for sesshin before then.
  
If you have received precepts, when?


If you have done sesshin or other retreats elsewhere, please briefly note where and when?
  
Any dietary restrictions? (All meals are vegetarian; dairy products offered separately)
  
Any health issues we should know about?



Additional information: (Note: you will recieve a copy of this in an email after you submit your form.) When you arrive, park your car as close as possible to the car just before yours. Keep it locked. If you plan to stay over at the Zen Center, bring your own sleeping bag, mat, pillow, towel, and overnight bag. Those in tents may store valuables in cars, Forman House closets or Carriage House changing rooms. If you don't have a zazen robe, dress in dark, loose, comfortable, clean clothing without patterns or words (no shorts or tank tops). Don't wear jewelry or watches in the zendo. No fragrances of any kind, please. Be sure your clothes do not have residue of perfume or cologne. If you have a cat, bring clothing that is free of cat dander. Everyone will need slip-on shoes for walking to and from the Dharma Hall for dokusan and the Residence Hall for meals.

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