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2008
SESSHIN APPLICATION FORM
This is
an application for the sesshin that takes place on ____________________.
Full-time
attendance: Honolulu Diamond Sangha members, please calculate
full-time fees at the $35/day rate. Non-members, please calculate
full-time fees at the $40/day rate. Please see below for a listing
of sesshin dates and full-time fees.
Part-time
attendance: If attending part-time, mark the time blocks you will
attend each day on the table below. The fee for any part-time
attendance is $10/block for members and $12/block for non-members.
There is no charge for the mandatory evening program on the Start
Date. When signing up for a block, you must attend the entire
block, including the meal, if any. If possible, please include
at least one work period per day in your part-time schedule and
indicate what nights you'll be sleeping over.
Reservation
deposit and payment. To be considered, your application and a
deposit of 50% of your sesshin fee must be received on or before
the published sign-up deadline.(see below). The balance of your
sesshin fee is due on or before the Start Day of sesshin. No refunds
will be made for cancellations made after the published sesshin
sign-up deadline.
If too few
people sign up for a sesshin by the signup deadline, the sesshin
will be cancelled. Those who did sign up will be notified and
any deposits will be refunded. We have scheduled the signup dates
six weeks or more before the signup deadline; we believe that
this is sufficient lead time for anyone who has made airline reservations
to cancel the reservation and receive a full refund from the airline.
Priority will
be given to applicants in the following order: full-time participants
who are Diamond Sangha members; full-time participants who are
Ring of Bone Zendo members; other full-time participants; Honolulu
Diamond Sangha members who are part-time participants; Ring of
Bond Zendo members who are part-time participants; and any other
part-time participants. If the sesshin fills and a waiting list
develops, priority will be given to any full-time participants
on the waiting list in the order in which applications were received.
Name: _________________________________________________________________
Phone:
________________________________________________________________
Address:________________________________________________________________
Email:
_________________________________________________________________
Emergency
Contact (Name, Relation, Phone Number):
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
I will be attending:
____Full
Time ($35/members per day, $40/nonmembers per day)
____Part
Time ($10/members, $12/nonmembers per block).
I will attend ______
total blocks
Sesshin
Fee: $_________ Payment Enclosed: $__________
Part-time
attendees, please check off the blocks you will be attending on
the table below:
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Sesshin
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Start
Day
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Daily
Blocks
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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| 5:00
PM. Brown bag supper |
#1:
4:00-7:00 AM
Breakfast
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| 5:45
PM Work meeting |
#2:
8:30 AM to noon
Noon meal
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| 7:00
PM Zazen |
#3:
1:30-5:30 PM
Supper
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7:30
to 9:00 PM
Orientation & Cautions
Teacher's
Opening Remarks
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#4:
6:30-9:00 PM |
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period following block #: |
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Attendance
on the Start Day is mandatory and free of charge.
Dietary or
other restrictions: If you have a medically assigned diet, or
other restrictions, conditions, or special needs or concerns that
we should be aware of, please specify below (use another sheet
if necessary).
Useful information
about sesshin follows. Please read and retain this page for your
reference.
When to arrive. All participants, full-time and part-time,
should arrive at Palolo Zen Center no later than 5:30 PM on the
Start Date. No meal will be served on this first evening, so please
have supper before arriving or come at 5:00 PM with a brown bag
supper to eat with the group. The mandatory work meeting will
begin promptly at 5:45 PM with Zazen at 7:00 PM, and sesshin orientation
and cautions and the Teacher's opening remarks following.
Arrival
and departure. At your earliest opportunity, please inform
our Adminstrator and Temple Keeper of your airport arrival and
departure times. This information will enable our staff to coordinate
transportation between the airport and the Palolo Zen Center,
if at all possible, and welcome and accommodate you.
What to bring. Beds or futon, bowl sets (Oryoki), and zafu,
support cushions, benches, and chairs are provided to all attendees.
Towels, and bed linens and blankets are provided only to attendees
from locations outside of Oahu. During winter, Palolo weather
is often damp, windy, and cold (by Hawaii standards); a jacket,
sweater or fleece is advisable. Clothing for zazen should be dark,
without pattern, and loose fitting, covering the legs and shoulders.
When does
sesshin end? Sesshin ends at around 3:00 PM on the last date
after the closing ceremony, tea, an informal noon meal, and cleanup.
If you are attending on the last day, please plan to stay for
this entire program.
Extended
stays. You are welcome to stay the night preceding the Start
Date OR the night of the last sesshin day at no extra charge.
You may extend your stay further for a fee of $35 per night by
applying for the visitor program. As a visitor you are required
to follow the Visitor Schedule, which includes morning and evening
zazen, and morning samu through lunch and cleanup at 12:30 PM.
Information
contacts. For information regarding accommodations, transportation
to and from the airport, and extended stays at Palolo Zen Center,
please contact our Temple Keeper at 808-732-5870 or email at ginger@diamondsangha.org.
For sesshin sign up confirmation, schedule changes, payment, and
other information, please contact our Administrator at 808-735-1347
or email at info@diamondsangha.org. More information about our
schedules, programs, and 2005 events can also be found on our
website at www.diamondsangha.org.
2008 SESSHIN SCHEDULE AT PALOLO ZEN CENTER
March 21-26.
Spring sesshin. Five days, $200 (full-time fee for non-members),
$175 (full-time fee for members). Led by Michael Kieran. Signup
deadline February 10.
May 23-30.
Summer sesshin. Seven days, $280 (full-time fee for
non-members); $245 (full-time fee for members). Led by Michael
Kieran. Signup deadline April 13.
July 3-6.
July sesshin. Three days, $120 (full-time fee for non-members),
$105 (full-time fee for members). Led by Michael Kieran. Signup
deadline June 1.
Aug 29-Sep
1.
August sesshin. Three days, $120 (full-time fee for non-members),
$105 (full-time fee for members). Led by Michael Kieran. Signup
deadline July 20.
October
3-8. Hele Malie. Five day hiking sesshin. $200 (full-time
fee for non-members), $175 (full-time fee for members). Signup
deadline August 24.
November
30 - December 8. Rohatsu sesshin. Eight days, $320 (full-time
fee for non-members), $280 (full-time fee for members). Led by
Michael Kieran. Sign-up deadline October 19.
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