Zazenkai Schedule  Hashinkyu-ji Monday, August 5 Zendo begins at 7:00 p.m. August 6, 2024 - August 8, 2024 Schedule 5:00 am Kaijo (wake up) 5:15 Sarei (tea) Zazen/Kinhin (walking meditation) 6:00 Short talk by Jiun Zenji 7:00 Choka (chanting)  7:45 Shukuza (breakfast) Nitten Sōji (clean-up) 9:30 Zazen/Kinhin 11:30 Saiza (lunch) Sōji (clean-up) 2:00 pm Hosan

Middle Sesshin  Hashinkyu-ji Monday, August 12 Zendo will begin at 7:00 p.m. August 13, 2024 - August 17, 2024 Schedule 4:30am Kaijo (wake up) 4:45 Sarei (tea)/Chanting 5:00 Zazen/Kinhin 6:00 Short talk by Jiun Zenji 7:00 Choka (chanting)  Breakfast Nitten Sōji (cleaning), Break 10:00 Zazen/Kinhin 12:00 Lunch Samu (work), Break 2:15 Sarei (tea), Banka (chanting)

Please join us at November  Sesshin with Yōshin David Radin from Ithaca Zen Center. Yoshin David Radin from Ithaca Zen Center will be leading this retreat. There will be Dharma talk at 10:00 a.m., Q&A at 7:00 p.m. and private interviews (twice) daily. The retreat begins with informal dinner at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, November

臨済忌 (Rinzai-ki) Rinzai Day honors the memory of Rinzai Gigen the founder of the Rinzai school.

Join us at one-day Zazenkai, a silent retreat that gives us a rare opportunity to just sit, breathe, walk and eat in the midst of busy life. The program begins at 9:00 a.m. and ends at 4:00 p.m. Throughout the day, we practice zazen, samu (silent work) and semi-formal Jihatsu meals using three bows. Beginners

At the heart of Zen monastic training period is the biannual 3 month intensive training period called Ango “peaceful dwelling”. The practice dates back over 2500 years to India where the Buddha and his disciples spent the rainy season in one place focusing on their studies and meditations. The two resident monks of Rinzai-ji have

Rinzai-ji Zen Center is delighted to host Jiun Zenji from Shōgen Sōdō in Gifu, Japan, for a special three full day weekend Zazenkai. This retreat offers a rare opportunity to dedicate yourself fully to Zazen (sitting meditation) practice in Rinzai monastic style over a concentrated weekend schedule. Jiun Zenji will give talks during the retreat.

花祭り(Hana-matsuri) Buddha’s Birthday, also known as Hana-matsuri 花祭り (Flower festival) is one of the Three Buddha Ceremonies. It is also a tradition at Rinzai-ji to commemorate our founder, Jōshū Sasaki Rōshi’s birthday on this day. To cerebrate this auspicious occasion, this 5-day retreat is held. Yoshin David Radin from Ithaca Zen Center will be leading