All activities are free and open to the public. Newcomers and people of various faiths are always welcome. If this is your first visit we recommend that you come by on Sunday mornings or Tuesday evenings for an orientation. Check a current issue of the newsletter or the calendar for details.
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Weekday Mornings the first period of zazen begins at 5:10 AM. Breakfast usually finishes just after 8 AM followed by a work meeting at 8:30 AM.  Work ends just before 11 AM with lunch.  You're welcome to join us for any of the activities you wish, simply enter or leave during an appropriate transition point.

• 5:10 AM - Zazen 
• 5:50 AM - Robe Verse then Walking Meditation 
• 6:00 AM - Zazen
• 6:40 AM - Morning Service
• 7:10 AM - Temple Cleaning
• 7:30 AM - Breakfast
• 8:30 AM - Morning Meeting
• 9:00 AM - Work
• 11:00 AM - Lunch

Sunday Mornings there is an Introduction to Zazen and the Zendo class between 8 and 8:45 AM. Our Sunday program begins at 9 AM with morning service followed by zazen at 9:20 AM. There will be a brief period of walking meditation before the Dharma Talk by the resident priest. Following the talk there will be tea and snacks in the front room. If the resident priest is unavailable, then there will be a group discussion.

• 8:00 AM - Orientation to the Zendo and Zazen
• 9:00 AM - Morning Service
• 9:20 AM - Zazen with a "wiggle bell" at 20 minutes
• 10:00 AM - Walking Meditation
• 10:10 AM - Dharma Talk 
• 11:00 AM - Closing and Announcements 

Tuesday Evening program begins at 7:00 PM with a short chanting service. Following zazen, there is usually a class or other workshop. Please check a current calendar for information.

• 7:00 PM - Evening Service
• 7:20 PM - Zazen
• 8:00 PM - Dharma Study
• 9:20 PM - Closing and Announcements

Fusatsu is a monthly ceremony of atonement and vow renewal. We hold zazen at 7:00 PM, then a public atonement for the declaration of transgressions (participation is optional - may be done silently). After this there is the Fusatsu ceremony which concludes at roughly 8:40 PM. Fusatsu will, with a couple exceptions, take place on the evening of the full moon.