Thursday Evening Practice

THURSDAY EVENING PROGRAM

This is our central weekly practice and community meeting. The usual pattern is:

• 1st Thursday of the month: Precepts Ceremony.
• 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Thursdays of the month: Regular Schedule (see below).
• If there's a 5th Thursday of the month: Member Appreciation & Sangha Conversation. 

The Winter Practice Period Schedule from mid January to early March each year, and our annual sesshin (usually in July) have their own Thursday evening schedules.

Location: In-person at BUF and online via Zoom - see our Zendo page for details.

Dokusan will be available in both places - an announcement will be made at the beginning of the program on how to request a session.

Orientation: If you're new to Zen or our community, we're happy to give you an orientation to the program (when and how to do what). Just email orientation@redcedarzen.org. It's also perfectly fine to just show up, pick someone, and do what they do. 

Regular Schedule:
6:50pm han begins
7:00pm zazen (sitting meditation)
7:30pm kinhin (walking meditation)
7:40pm service (chanting and bowing)
8:00pm dharma talk by Guiding Teacher Nomon Tim Burnett and others
8:40pm discussion
8:55pm refuge chant
9:00pm close

Printable Chant Books covering all chants done at Red Cedar events are available here.