January 7-day Sesshin that commemorates the Buddha’s enlightenment
| First Night | |
| 6:55 p.m. | Warning bell |
| 7:00 | Zazen and Opening ceremony |
| ~ 9:25 | End of formal zazen; Four Vows |
| Each Day | |
| 3:40 a.m. | Wake-up bell |
| 3:57 | Outdoor kinhin |
| 4:15 | Zazen; chanting |
| 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 |
| 1:25 | Zazen warning bell |
| 1:30 | Zazen |
| 3:30 | Chanting |
| 3:50 | Calisthenics |
| 4:40 | Zazen |
| 5:15 | Dinner, followed by rest period |
| 6:55 | Zazen warning bell |
| 7:00 | Zazen |
| 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 |