This sesshin will be co-taught by Peter Bursky and Allan Marett Roshi at the Annandale zendo. Following the close of sesshin, Peter will receive Dharma transmission as a Diamond Sangha teacher at Hannaford Community Centre at 3.30pm on Tuesday 8 December.

When Gautama loses his eyeball,
Plum blossoms in snow on a single branch
Become thorn brambles, here, there, everywhere, right now.
Nevertheless, I laugh – Spring wind blowing a wild confusion.
Poem by Tiantong Rujing

Rohatsu celebrates the Buddha’s awakening. This moment outside of time is traditionally commemorated in time on December 8. At sesshin we commit ourselves in turn to the Buddha’s timeless path of practice realisation and extend ourselves into the tangled flowering of this very life.

Our five-day non-residential sesshin will be held at Sydney Zen Centre, 251 Young Street, Annandale, beginning Thursday evening December 3 and running through to Tuesday morning December 8.

Participants can choose to attend full-time or in specific blocks (early morning, morning, afternoon, evening) on specific days. There are 18 blocks in total, with one morning block on Tuesday. This flexible structure is designed to accommodate the demands of people’s busy lives, particularly at this time of year.

The schedule includes zazen, walking meditation, sutra recitation, dokusan, teisho and a dharma enquiry session as part of Peter’s transmission ceremony.

All participants are asked to attend Thursday evening for the opening of sesshin, unless there are exceptional reasons not to.

Supper will be provided Friday-Monday evenings, and breakfast Friday-Monday mornings. Please bring/plan your own lunch.

COST

Full-time: SZC member $400, non-member $470
Part-time: SZC member $22 per block, non-member $26 per block