First Night
6:55 p.m. Warning bell
7:00 Zazen and Opening ceremony
~9:25 End of formal zazen; Four Vows
Each Day
4:10 a.m. Wake-up
4:25 Outdoor kinhin
4:45 Zazen, chanting, & dokusan
7:00 Breakfast
7:20 Work period
8:25 Bell ending work period; rest period
9:25 Zazen warning bell
9:30 Zazen
10:15 Teisho
11:25 Zazen
12:30 p.m. Lunch, followed by rest period
1:55 Zazen warning bell
2:00 Zazen & dokusan
4:00 Chanting
4:20 Exercise Period
5:00 Zazen
5:35 Dinner, followed by rest period
6:55 Zazen warning bell
7:00 Zazen & dokusan
~9:25 End of formal zazen; chanting of Four Vows; concluding ritual
Tea and fruit available in kitchen
Last Day Same as other days, until
9:30 a.m. Zazen and final dokusan
~1:00 p.m. Final words, followed by closing ceremony and lunch