Rohatsu (Buddha’s Awakening) Sitting at the Caledonian Road Dojo
The 8th of December marks the time of year when, in the Zen tradition, we remember and honour Buddha’s awakening. In some monasteries in the world, this is marked with a late night, or even an ALL night sitting.
Here in London we will have an additional Saturday program as follows: The following schedule will be silent except the chanting of the Hannya Shingyo at the end.
Saturday 7th December:
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- 08:30 – Dojo opens
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- 09:00 – 09:30 zazen
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- 09:30 – 09:40 kinhin
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- 09:40 – 10:10 zazen
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- 10:10 – 10:20 kinhin
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- 10:20 – 10:50 zazen
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- 10:50 – 11:30 – Break – Silent
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- 11:30 – 12:00 zazen
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- 12:00 – 12:10 kinhin
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- 12:10 – 12:40 zazen
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- 12:40 – 12:50 kinhin
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- 12:50 – 13:20 zazen
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- 13:20 – Hannya Shingyo, closing and samu
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- 13:40ish – some of us will go to the the cafe to eat and socialise afterwards – come along if you like (optional)
Please note : this event is not appropriate for first-timers as there will be no introduction, and little talk. There is however our regularly scheduled Saturday afternoon introduction and zazen with introduction starting at 16:20 and zazen beginning at 17:00 –
Cost:
We run entirely by donations – we are recommending a donation of £15 for Saturday – or as you can afford.
Registration:
THIS EVENT IS FULLY BOOKED AT THE MOMENT – BUT PLEASE EMAIL lana@berrington.ca IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO GO ON THE WAITING LIST, PEOPLE DO CANCEL 🙂
