In-Person Meditation Schedule

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If you have symptoms of any contagious illness, please do not come to the Zen Center until you are well. Please review our COVID protocols. We also offer most of our schedule online via Zoom, including an Introduction to Zen Meditation on Wednesday evenings. Scroll down for the Online Meditation Schedule, below.

1st Sunday	9 - 10:45 am	Choka (Morning Service Chanting), kinhin (walking meditation), zazen (meditation)
	10:45 - 11:30 am	Teisho (talk) or Dharma talk
	11:30 - noon	Samu (silent work practice/temple cleaning)
3rd Sunday	9 - 11:30 am	Mandala Day Ceremony, kinhin, zazen
	11:30 - noon	Samu
	noon - 1 pm	Potluck Celebration
Other Sundays	9 - 11:30 am	Choka, kinhin, zazen, plus dokusan (private interview with the teacher) on 2nd and 4th, unless Shinge Roshi is away.
Other Sundays	11:30 - noon	Samu
Monday - Saturday	6-6:40 am and 7-7:40 am	Zazen
Tuesday morning	8:30 am - 9:30 am	Zazen (Volunteer staff meeting after.)
Tuesday evening	6:30 pm - 8 pm	Introduction to Meditation (in the Carriage House zendo), zazen and kinhin; last half-hour is tea and discussion in the Forman House.
Thursday	6 - 8 pm	Zazen and instruction for first-time visitors and anyone new to meditation. Please email admin@hoenji.org if you are coming for the first time, and arrive at the front door of the Forman House (main building) by 5:50 p.m. Tea and discussion on the first Thursday of the month led by Shinge Roshi or an advanced practitioner.

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