Zendo West

We are a small group taught by Nenates Albert Roshi. We are a private zendo, but inquiries can be made by email to: nenates1 [at] gmail [dot] com. You can read more about our history and our sister-groups here.

Orientation, dokusan and teisho are offered during weekly sits, zazenkai, and 5 day sesshin. The weekly sit is held on Tuesday evening, 5:30 – 7:30, in the church hall of St Pius X Catholic Church, 2305 Bloor St., near Runnymede Rd. How to Find Us

If you are interested in trying meditation, you can find here some Meditation Instructions for Beginners.

Those taking orientation, or needing a review, are directed to read a series of Zen Orientation Talks.

Last Update - July 29, 2018

Index

Monthly Sitting Schedule at Zendo West

First Tuesday of each month
5:30 - 6:00 - everyone sits
6:00 - 6:30 - Nenates gives a fresh new Teisho
6:30 - 7:30 - Nenates gives Dokusan

Second Tuesday of each month
5:30 - 7:30 - Silent Day - everyone sits - no Teisho and no Dokusan

Third Tuesday of each month
5:30 - 6:00 - everyone sits
6:00 - 6:30 - Stan reads or gives teisho
6:30 - 7:30 - Stan gives Dokusan

Fourth Tuesday of each month
5:30 - 6:00 - everyone sits
6:00 - 7:15 - Nenates gives Dokusan
7:15 - closing - social tea and cookies

Fifth Tuesday of each month (should there be one..)
5:30 - 7:30 - Silent Day - everyone sits - no Teisho and no Dokusan

Note: On days when Dokusan is not scheduled, anyone may, if the need is great, tap Nenates or Stan and ask for a private meeting.

Jiki and Zendo Prep Lists for Zendo West
April 3, 2018 to September 25, 2018

If your name is in the zendo preparation column, it means it is your task to

come no later than 5:00 p.m
bring flowers for the altar (optional - if you can/wish - Ofelia has a budget to reimburse you)
open zendo using method shown during your training (including returning keys to the lockbox after opening)
lead the room preparation so that everything is ready by 5:25
ensure the room and the dokusan rooms are put back as we found them
turn out lights and lock up

Whether you are scheduled to be jikijitsu or for zendo preparation, if you can’t make your week, it is important that you try to arrange for someone to cover for you.

Everyone else is asked to come as early as possible to help with the set-up and to stay afterwards to help put everything back in good order.

Month/Yr	Date	Jiki	Zendo Prep	What We Do On This Day
Apr. /18	3	Robin	Martin	Nenates Teisho & Dokusan
	10	Gjylena	Michael	Silent Day
	17	Anna	Wojtek	Stan Teisho & Dokusan
	24	Stan	Arlindo	No Teisho, Nenates Dokusan & Tea
May /18	1	Tim	Jim	NASZ in Santa Fe - Silent Day
	8	Rose	Robin	Silent Day
	15	Martin	Gjylena	Stan Teisho & Dokusan
	22	Michael	Anna	No Teisho, Nenates Dokusan & Tea
	29	Wojtek	Stan	Silent Day
Month/Yr	Date	Jiki	Zendo Prep	What We Do On This Day
June /18	5	Stan	Tim	Nenates Teisho & Dokusan
	12	Jim	Martin	Silent Day
	19	Gjylena	Gjylena	Sesshin - Mount Carmel - Silent Day
	26	Stan	Stan	No Teisho, Nenates Dokusan & Tea
July /18	3	Wojtek	Arlindo	Nenates Teisho & Dokusan
	10	Stan	Jim	Silent Day
	17	Anna	Gjylena	Stan Teisho & Dokusan
	24	Tim	Anna	No Teisho, Nenates Dokusan & Tea
	31	Martin	Stan	Silent Day
Month/Yr	Date	Jiki	Zendo Prep	What We Do On This Day
Aug. /18	7	Michael	Tim	Silent Day (August Break)
	14	Wojtek	Martin	Silent Day (August Break)
	21	Arlindo	Michael	Silent Day (August Break)
	28	Jim	Wojtek	Silent Day (August Break)
Sept. /18	4	Robin	Arlindo	Nenates Teisho & Dokusan
	11	Stan	Jim	Silent Day
	18	Gjylena	Robin	Stan Teisho & Dokusan
	25	Anna	Gjylena	No Teisho, Nenates Dokusan & Tea
Month/Yr	Date	Jiki	Zendo Prep	What We Do On This Day

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