Sesshin is a retreat in Zen tradition. The main activity (or non-activity) during a sesshin is zazen, zen meditation. Other activities include dokusan and dharma talks, silent meals and rest periods.

This sesshin begins on Wednesday night 3.5 with an info meeting. It’s good to arrive latest at 17 on Wed. Or earlier, if you want to help with organizing. Sesshin ends on Sunday 7.5 with a lunch at about 13. After that we will clean up and organize the place before leaving.

There will be silence during the sesshin. This includes not communicating with talking or gestures. Eye contact is to be avoided. If something needs to be communicated, there is the jikido and teacher for that. Work periods, which are about an hour a day, are also as silent as possible, and work instructions are in written form. The food is vegetarian food.

May sesshin schedule is somewhat different from other sesshin schedules, see the example below.

During a sesshin the use of a cell phone or other means of electronic communication are not allowed.

Full-time participation is recommended, but it’s also possible to participate part-time. The fee for the full sesshin is 160€/190€ (OMZ Members/non-members)

The registration is closed

Example from last year’s schedule. Small changes are possible this year.

06:00 wake up

06:30 zazen 2x30 min (with bell in between rounds)

07:30 pause, breakfast klo 8:15

09:00 work period

10:00 break

10:15 zazen 2x30min and dharma talk

12:00 break, lunch klo 13

14:00 Dogen's Way (zazen)

16:00 pause, dinner about 17

19:00 zazen 2x30

20:10 free time, sauna

20:30 light yaza snack