In-Person Meditation Schedule
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If you plan to visit in person, please be sure to review the Zen Center's Covid protocols.
First Sunday of the month | 10 am - 11:45 am | Morning Service Chanting (Choka), Zazen (Meditation) |
12 pm - 12:45 pm | Samu (silent work practice/temple cleaning) | |
1 pm - 2 pm | Tea and refreshments | |
Mandala Day Sunday (Sunday closest to the 21st of the month) | 10 am - 12:15 pm | Mandala Day Ceremony, Zazen, Teisho or Dharma Talk |
12:15 pm - 1 pm | Samu | |
1 pm - 2 pm | Potluck Celebration | |
Other Sundays | 10 am - 12:30 pm | Choka and Zazen, plus dokusan (private interview with the teacher) unless Shinge Roshi is away. |
Monday - Saturday | 6-6:40 am and 7-7:40 am | Zazen |
Tuesday | 8:30 am - 9:30 am | Zazen (Volunteer staff meeting after.) |
Thursday | 6:00 pm - 8:00 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. |
Saturday | 10 am - 11:30 am | Tibetan service (Dunkar Sangha, in the Tibetan Gelugpa lineage) Dharma Study, First Saturday of the month at 11:30 am. Call Andy at (315) 559-2785 to inquire. |