Tahoma One Drop Zen Monastery
Description
Tahoma One Drop Zen Monastery is a traditional Rinzai Zen training monastery on Whidbey Island. Osesshin (7 day intensive retreat) and Kosesshin (shorter retreats) emphasizing Zazen practice are offered with opportunity of sanzen with Shodo Harada Roshi and Daichi Roshi. Daily Zazen and Sutra chanting schedule is ongoing as well as mini weekend retreats, all day sits, and work (samu) days. Residency opportunities are available; please contact us for an application. We welcome visitors.
Practice Schedule
The daily schedule is:
4 am – Wake-up
4:30 – Choka and Zazen
7:00 – Breakfast
7:30 – Inside Cleaning
8:30 – Samu (work practice)
12 noon – Lunch
2 pm – Samu (work practice)
6:00 – Zazen
9:00 – Final Sutras
There are also:
Monthly full day of sitting (second week-end of each month)
Monthly mini-sesshin (last week-end of each month)
and Caregiver Retreats – please phone for scheduling.
Tradition
Zen
Teacher
Shodo Harada Roshi
Phone
360.331.4142
Website
http://www.tahomazenmonastery.org
Location
6499 Wahl Road Freeland Washington 98249 United States.