Saturday Mornings 8.00 am:
We sit every Saturday from 8.00am to 9.45am. This is simply Zazen and Kinhin followed by a Dharma Talk and short discussion. We then meet for social coffee/breakfast at a local cafe.
The Saturday format is:-
8.00 Traditional wooden tapping (Moktok) and bell
8.05 Seated Practice 1 (Zazen)
8.35 Walking Meditation (Kinhin)
8.40 Seated practice 2 (Zazen)
9.10 Pouring of tea
9.15 Dharma Talk (Teisho)
9.30 Closing Gatha
9.35 Short discussion on the Dharma Talk
9.45 Social "coffee" at Local Cafe
Thursday Mornings 7.00 am:
We sit every Thursday from 7.00am to 7.35am. This is simply Zazen and then we meet for social coffee/breakfast at a local cafe.
The Thursday format is:-
7.00 Three Oms and bell
7.05 Seated Practice 1 (Zazen)
7.35 Social "coffee" at Local Cafe
Thursday Evenings 6.30 pm: Women's Group
We sit every Thursday from 7.00am to 7.35am. This is simply Zazen and then we meet for social coffee/breakfast at a local cafe.
The Thursday Evening format is:-
6.30 Three Oms and bell
6.35 Seated Practice 1 (Zazen)
7.00 Dharma Talk, Discussion, Tea
Beginners Classes - Times and dates to be advised.
This is simply instruction and sitting meditation (Zazen).
The format is:-
- Instruction
- Traditional wooden tapping (Moktok) and Bell
- Seated Practice and discussion (Zazen)
- Closing Bell and Finish
We also have some special events throughout the year. Each year may vary in activities from the following list.
- Zazenkai (One day retreat) dates Please see Silky Oak Zen News
- Sesshins TBA
- Rohatsu Celebration of "The Buddha's" life, Awakening and Nirvana (Early December)
- Important dates on the Soto Zen calendar
- Mantras to Music TBA