Ten thousand flowers in spring, the moon in autumn, a cool breeze in summer, snow in winter.

If your mind isn’t clouded by unnecessary things, this is the best season of your life.

( Wumen Huikai, Translated by Robert Aitken Roshi)

All are welcome to attend May Sesshin which will now be online only,

details of which are as follows:

13th May – 17th May

Online only.

Sesshin is a multi-day Zen Retreat. It is completed in silence and follows standard schedule, which includes periods of sitting, talks (teisho) by a Zen teacher, work practice (samu) and individual instruction/dokusan – all availble online. Anyone can join us in this time of practice, from the sanctuary of their own home.

It will begin on the evening of 13th May and conclude early morning 17th May (a full schedule is included below and will be emailed along with the event link to those who register, it is at not cost/by donation).

About Sesshin: Sesshin (lit. ‘touching the heart-mind’) is a multi-day retreat. This event runs over three days and will be a consolidated time of teaching and practice, so that we can together ‘touch the heart’ of Zen.

Teachers: Roshi Cecilie Lander, Sue Wolter, Richard Herps & Richard Warner

Cost: By donation. Bank details available here: SMZ Sesshin

Register: If you have not already, please contact sunmountainzen@gmail.com indicating whether you are attending, for which time periods and if you would like to have Dokusan (or practice interview) with a teacher.

Schedule:

FIRST DAY Wednesday

6.30pm Zazen Kinhin

7.30pm Welcome words

8.00pm Closing Recitations / Bed

FULL DAY SCHEDULE Thursday- Saturday

6:30am Zazen kinhin Zazen

7:00 am Dokusan begins

7.45am Dokusan ends

7.50am Morning Recitation

8.00am Breakfast

8:30am. Samu/housework

8.50am Teachers/leaders Meeting

9.30 am Zazen

10.00am Teisho/ Dharma Talk followed by Zazen

12.00 noon Midday meal

12:30 rest

2.00 pm Zazen

3.00pm Dokusan begins

4.00 pm dokusan ends

4.00 pm Metta Practice

4:15 pm Solitary walk 30 mins

4.45pm San’i’e followed by Afternoon Recitations

5.00pm Evening meal

6.30pm Zazen

8.00pm Closing Recitations Drum/ bell/ han

Closing remarks

8.30pm or before Bed.

LAST DAY Sunday

6:30am Zazen

7.00am Dokusan

When dokusan is completed: 7:45 am Closing remarks

The Heart Sutra

Four Vows

Closing Ceremony (bells, han, Sampai)

Silence ends

Picture taking online

Resources

Resources including meditation instruction and our Sutra book are available by clicking on the embedded links:

Any questions please email us or speak directly with a teacher.

https://sunmountainzen.org.au/teachers/

We look forward to hearing from you.