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We sit for an hour every morning
We start at 7 am Monday to Friday (all times are GMT)
We start at 10 am Saturday and Sunday
Good to arrive a few minutes early
Your sound will be automatically muted when you arrive
There are three bells to begin
There will be two bells after 25 minutes, followed by a “clack” to begin kinhin, or walking meditation
After 10 minutes of kinhin there will be another “clack” to sit down again, followed by three bells for the second period
We end with one bell, followed by the robe chant, which will be on your screen if you want to join in
The person who is doing the bells will read a line or two from Suzuki Roshi
Most of us set up a cushion and a mat in front of the laptop or phone, but with the screen turned away so we’re not looking directly at it – you can experiment with the set-up that works for you
On Friday mornings we have a weekly check-in at 8 am that lasts about 40 minutes – we each talk about how our practice has been and what’s going on for us
On Saturday mornings at 11 am we have an hour-long study group that’s currently reading The Zen Teaching of Homeless Kodo
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