Rohatsu Sesshin with Michael Mugaku Zimmerman Roshi
December 5 – 8, 2021
Artspace Zendo, 230 South 500 West, Salt Lake City, Utah

Rohatsu is the retreat period when we commemorate the awakening of Siddhartha Gautama, when he became Shakyamuni Buddha.  Tradition has it that on December 8 he was awakened upon seeing the Morning Star in the dawn sky.  This was the conclusion of a series of day and night when sat under the Bodhi Tree with a commitment not to get up until he had penetrated the great matter of life and death.  That morning he is said to have exclaimed, “I and all sentient beings of the great earth have in the same moment attained the way.”

This year’s Steelyard Sangha Rohatsu sesshin will be in an urban retreat format, with sitting from early morning until late afternoon.  However, for those wishing for an intensive option, Mugaku Roshi will be leading an all-night sitting on the last evening, December 7th.  We will finish that sit just before sunrise on December 8^th at the setting of the Morning Star. We will then hold service and have a closing for all retreat participants, both those sitting the regular schedule and those joining for the all-night sit.

• Sunday: Dec. 5, 7:00 am – 6:00 pm
• Monday: Dec 6, 7:00 am – 6:00 pm
• Tuesday, Dec. 7, 7:00 am – 7:00 pm
  – Sitting through the night: 7:00 pm – 7:00 am (optional)
• Wednesday, Dec 8, 7:00 – 9:00 am, morning sit, service, breakfast, and close.
  – Sit: 7:00 – 7:39 am (Sunrise)
  – Morning Service: 7:45 am
  – Breakfast: Immediately following Morning Service
  – Close: 8:30 – 9:00 am

The schedule on Sunday and Monday includes breakfast, lunch, and snacks. On Tuesday dinner will be served at 6:00 pm for all retreat participants.

Online participation is an option. Registration will require a practice commitment on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday for at least one 2 hour sitting period, plus the 11- 1 pm MT Sit & Dharma Talk.

Space is limited. Please CLICK HERE to request information about registration.

 ROHATSU 2021 SIT-A-THON

Rohatsu is a special time for all practitioners of Buddhadharma to commemorate the Buddha’s Enlightenment Day, December 8th.

You are warmly invited to join us online during our 24-hour Rohatsu Sit-A-Thon starting the morning of the 7th running through the morning of the 8th ending with observation of the Morning Star, as Siddhartha Gautama did 2500 years ago.

You can participate for any period of time that works for you. Join for any sitting periods, or come to the Dharma Talk. (We’ll provide a complete schedule when you donate.) We ask only that you make a generous donation toward our year-end goal of raising $15,000 to make up for some of the in-person programs we couldn’t offer during the pandemic.

Additional funding will also help us keep the Zendo open to the public for daily sitting in-person and online, and funds scholarships and discounted programs throughout the year for dedicated practitioners no matter their financial resources.

Even if you can’t participate in this event, please consider a donation in support of our mission: To provide Zen Buddhist teaching, practice, and study that appeals to a broad audience of people seeking to awaken and to manifest wisdom and compassion in their lives.

Please join our global sangha in this celebration of Buddha’s awakening, an awakening available to each of us.

Donate and join the Sit-A-Thon!

January 8, 2022
7:30 am – 2:00 pm
Artspace Zendo & Online via Zoom
230 South 500 West, Suite 155, SLC

SCHEDULE
Please arrive by 7:30 am