Event Type 2: Programs-Salt Lake City Events

Rohatsu Sesshin with Michael Mugaku Zimmerman Roshi
December 6-10, 2023
Artspace Zendo, 230 South 500 West, Salt Lake City, Utah
and
Online Via Zoom

Rohatsu is the retreat period when we commemorate the awakening of Siddhartha Gautama when he became Shakyamuni Buddha.  Tradition has it that on December 8th he was awakened upon seeing the Morning Star in the dawn sky.  This was the conclusion of a series of days and nights when he sat under the Bodhi Tree with a commitment not to get up until he had penetrated the great matter of life and death.  That morning he is said to have exclaimed, “I and all sentient beings of the great earth have in the same moment attained the way.”

This year’s Steelyard Sangha Rohatsu Sesshin will be in an urban retreat format at Artspace Zendo in Salt Lake City, with sitting from early morning until late afternoon. An online option is also planned for those who may not be able to travel.

Both programs are an opportunity for strong sitting with your fellow practitioners,  participation in Zen services, and Dokusan with Mugaku Roshi. The Sesshin in Salt Lake City includes samu (work practice) to take care of our space and prepare meals together, a community meeting, and embodiment practice.

Rohatsu Sesshin Schedule:

• Wednesday, Dec. 6: 6:00 to 8:30 pm
• Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Dec. 7-9: 6:00 am – 6:00 pm *
• Sunday, Dec. 10: 6:00 – 11:00 am**

  *The in-person Sesshin includes breakfast, lunch, and snacks
  ** includes breakfast

ROHATSU SESSHIN AT ARTSPACE ZENDO
with Michael Mugaku Zimmerman Roshi
December 6 – 10, 2023

$359 Two Arrows Zen Member
$419 General Admission

Not located in Salt Lake City?
ROHATSU SESSHIN ONLINE VIA ZOOM
with Michael Mugaku Zimmerman Roshi
December 6 – 10, 2023

$299 Two Arrows Zen Member
$329 General Admission

January 6, 2024
Artspace Zendo
Salt Lake City, Utah

The Day of Zen with Michael Mugaku Zimmerman is an opportunity for beginners to learn about meditation in a supportive atmosphere. For people familiar with sitting meditation (zazen), a Day of Zen will provide a space for deepening that practice. Meditation practice sitting in a chair is entirely acceptable. You will receive posture and breath instruction — the essence of Zen practice.

Participants will

• Engage in sitting and walking meditation.
• Listen to a Dharma talk and receive meditation instruction.
• Have the opportunity for an individual interview with the teacher (dokusan).
• Enjoy a light breakfast and healthy snacks.

$25 TAZ BC Members
$40, other TAZ members
$50 General Admission
$20 Students, <30, & Limited Income
Pre-registration is required. No walk-ins, please.

ORIENTATION AT 7:15 AM
If this is your first Day of Zen, please arrive by 7:15 am for an orientation session. We’ll review the basic Zendo protocols and sitting instructions from 7:15-7:45 am.

Coffee, tea, and light breakfast items will be available at 7:45. The first sit starts at 8:00 am.

ARTSPACE PARKING
During the Day of Zen program, you may park in visitor spaces (40-59) at the front of the building.  Towing/booting is strictly enforced at all times for all reserved resident parking at Artspace City Center. There is no parking in the back of the building or in the Macaroni Flats lot to the south. Please pay attention to the signs to identify reserved spaces. Check in with a greeter to be sure you park in an available space. There is also on-street parking on side streets.