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​Rohatsu Sesshin

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Led by Eidō Frances Carney Roshi
7:00 pm Tuesday December 3 to mid-morning Sunday December 8
$140 for the entire sesshin,
or $35 per day donation requested,
plus dana for the Teacher.
No one is turned away for lack of funds.
In-Person and over Zoom.

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Please register for in-person attendance by noon on Friday, Nov. 29, and for Zoom attendance by 5 pm on Monday, Dec. 2

Questions: director@olympiazencenter.org

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Register Here

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Rohatsu is the traditional celebration of Śhayamuni Buddha’s Awakening, and is the deepest practice event of the year in the Zen calendar. Each year in December, Olympia Zen Center joins with Sōtō Zen temples worldwide to bring our most earnest effort forward in practice.

Participants may attend all or part of Rohatsu. The sesshin begins at 7:00 pm on December 3rd, with orientation, followed by zazen. All participants should attend the opening of Rohatsu on Tuesday. Each day thereafter begins with 5:30 am zazen, and practice ends at 9:00 pm. On the last day, we hold a special ceremony acknowledging Buddha’s Enlightenment. The sesshin closes mid-morning on Sunday.​​​