Making Visible the Invisible Zazenkai

A zazenkai is a compressed sesshin format—a single day of practice that follows the traditional schedule of sitting periods, liturgy, and meals but condenses the experience into a few hours. This one includes formal zazen (sitting meditation), kinhin (walking meditation), dokusan (a private meeting with a teacher), a dharma talk, and oryoki (formal eating practice). It serves as a stepping stone: experienced students use it to maintain and deepen their practice between longer retreats; newcomers use it as a low-commitment introduction to what a full sesshin entails.

The center has not yet published the schedule, teacher name, or specific timing for this zazenkai. Contact Zen Mountain Monastery for details on start time, number of sitting periods, and lodging (if any overnight option is offered).