Saturday One-Day Sitting CC 9/12

A one-day sitting in traditional Soto Zen format: the day runs from 5:40am to 6:00pm and consists of all-day meditation practice, including oryoki meal practice in the zendo. Oryoki is the formal Soto Zen meal practice, in which meals are eaten in the meditation hall from a set of nested bowls, following set forms. The listing names no teacher and gives no further schedule details, so contact SFZC if you need specifics before registering.

The gate here is experience, not interest. Participants must have prior experience with SFZC half-day sittings and with zendo forms instruction — the standard ways of the meditation hall: how to enter and bow, how to take meals oryoki-style. If you are new to SFZC, the half-day sittings are the stated preparation. This is not a sit to attend as a first retreat.

Practicals: the fee is $73 and the sitting is held in person at SFZC's City Center. The listing does not say whether the day is held in silence or whether teacher meetings or talks are part of the schedule — those details are not published, so ask the center directly.