Practice Schedule

The practice period consists of Zazen (sitting meditation), Kinhin (walking meditation).

If you are unable to stay for the whole time, try to wait to avoid disruption to others by entering or leaving the zendo during a period of kinhin (walking meditation).

Weekly Schedule

Sunday Morning

StartEnd
Zazen (30 minutes)9:30 am10:00 am
Kinhin (10 minutes)10:00 am 10:10 am
Zazen (30 minutes)10:10 am 10:40 am
[Optional] Discussion10:40 am11:00 am
[Optional] Informal Brunch11:00 am12:00 pm

Wednesday Evening

StartEnd
Zazen (25 minutes)7:00 pm7:25 pm
Kinhin (10 minutes)7:25 pm 7:35 pm
Zazen (25 minutes)7:35 pm 8:00 pm
[Optional] Discussion8:00 pm8:20 pm

Monday Evening

Iron City Rinzai holds weekly sittings at Stillpoint.

StartEnd
Zazen (25 minutes)7:00 pm7:25 pm
Kinhin (10 minutes)7:25 pm 7:30 pm
Zazen (25 minutes)7:30 pm 7:55 pm
Short okyo service and sanpai (10 minutes)7:55 pm8:10 pm
Dharma talk and discussion8:10 pm9:00 pm

Monthly Schedule

Saturday (Zazenkai)

Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Set 6
Zazen (30 minutes)8:30 am 10:30 am 1:30 pm3:30 pm5:30 pm7:00 pm
Kinhin (10 minutes)9:00 am11:00 am2:00 pm4:00 pm6:00 pm7:30 pm
Zazen (30 minutes)9:10 am11:10 am 2:10 pm4:10 pm6:10 pm7:40 pm
Rest/Lunch/End9:40 am11:40 am2:40pm 4:40 pm 6:40 pm 8:10 pm