Category Archives: Miscellaneous
Zazenkai Registration
* Full Name * Street Address * City * State * Zip Code * Phone (w/ Area Code) * Email * Select Retreat Select One Mar. 10 Zazenkai * Food Allergies * All meals are served oryoki style. Do you need an oryoki set? Select One Yes No * Are you able to climb stairs? …
Half-Day Retreat Schedule
Our schedule for half-day retreats is generally as follows: 7:00 – 7:30 Zazen 7:40 – 8:10 zazen 8:20 – 8:50 zazen; verse of the kesa 8:50 – 9:15 break 9:15 – 9:45 zazen 9:55 – 10:30 Dharma talk 10:40 – 11:10 zazen 11:20 – 11:50 zazen 11:50 – 12:15 service 12:15 – ? lunch We …
Full-Time Sesshin Donation Page
If for any reason making this donation would represent a financial hardship, please click here. Full-Time, Non-Member Donation for 3- and 4-day If you do NOT make monthly donations to Great Wave, click the button immediately below to donate $100. ($30 is non-refundable.) Member Donation for 3- and 4-day Sesshins If you DO make monthly …
Part-Time Sesshin Registration Options
* Name Please register for “blocks” of attendance that synch with our schedule so as to ease entry and exit and to minimize disruptions in our practice environment. Block Fri. 8:00-9:10 PM Sat. 5:00-9:00 AM (includes breakfast) Sat. 10:00-11:20 AM (includes Dharma Talk) Sat.11:30 AM-12:40 PM (includes lunch) Sat. 3:45-6:10 PM (includes dinner) Sat. 7:00-8:50 …
Gendo John Wolff
Gendo John Wolff has been a Zen practitioner for over 30 years. He received Jukkai from Dennis Genpo Merzel, Roshi, on August 1, 1992. On July 15, 2006, he was ordained as a monk in the White Plum lineage by his teacher Susan Myoyu Andersen, Roshi, and in the summer of 2008 was Shusso of …
Zazenkai Schedule
5:00-5:25 Coffee and tea 5:30-6:10 Gatha of Atonement/zazen 6:20-7:00 Zazen 7:10-7:50 zazen 7:50-8:30 service 8:30-9:00 breakfast 9:00-10:00 break 10:00-10:30 zazen 10:40-11:10 Dharma talk 11:20-11:50 zazen 11:50-12:10 service 12:15-12:50 lunch 12:50-2:50 break 2:50-3:20 zazen 3:30-4:00 zazen 4:10-4:40 zazen 4:50-5:10 zazen 5:10-5:20 service 5:20-6:00 dinner 6:00-7:00 break 7:00-7:30 zazen 7:40-8:10 zazen 8:20-8:50 zazen 8:50-9:00 Four Bodhisattva Vows …
What is Zen Buddhism?
Buddhism is the religion based on the teachings of the Shakyamuni Buddha, an Indian who experienced Great Awakening while seated under the Bodhi Tree and who devoted his life to teaching others about 2600 years ago. Though the Buddhist tradition today is vast and its outward expression varies from country to country, it nevertheless is …
Financial Hardship
If making a donation for an event would represent a financial hardship for you, you need not make one. No one will be denied access to Great Wave activities or events because of an inability to make a donation. If you cannot make the recommended donation, but would like to donate a lesser amount, or …
Event Registration Form
* Full Name * Street Address * City * State * Zip Code * Phone (w/ Area Code) * Email * Select Retreat Select One Nov 11-13 2011 Sesshin Feb 10-12 2012 Sesshin April 12-15 2012 Sesshin * Food Allergies * All meals are served oryoki style. Do you need an oryoki set? Select One …
Sesshin Schedule
Our Sesshin schedule is generally as follows: Friday Evening [4:30-6:00(?) Oryoki instruction, as needed; service instruction, as needed.] 8:00-8:30 opening remarks; Zazen 8:40-9:10 zazen; Four Bodhisattva Vows 9:30 Lights Out Saturday 5:00-5:25 Coffee and tea 5:30-6:10 Gatha of Atonement; zazen 6:20-7:00 zazen 7:10-7:40 zazen; Verse of the Kesa 7:40-8:20 service 8:20-9:00 breakfast 9:00-10:00 break 10:00-10:30 …