Calendar

2010 EVENTS

Korinji Foundation Board of Directors Meetings

• Open community and planning meeting, Sunday February 21st, 11am at Daiyuzenji in Chicago.
  

• General monthly meetings:  third Sunday of each month, 12pm, at Daiyuzenji temple, Chicago
  

Monastery Work Dates at the future site of Korinji

Preliminary; some may be subject to change.  To get on our volunteer work crew list, please  email Korinji.

• 3/20-21: Setup weekend
  

• 4/14-16: Work Weekend
  

• 4/23-25: Work Weekend
  

• 5/28-31: Work Weekend
  

• 6/18-20: Work Weekend
  

• 7/16-18: Work Weekend
  

• 8/13-15: Work Weekend
  

• 9/10-12: Work Weekend
  

• 10/15-17: Work Weekend
  

• 10/26-31: Year End Work Week and wrap-up
  

Fundraising Events

• Aikido, Zen and Misogi training at Huron Valley Aikikai, Ann Arbor, MI.  Proceeds benefit the Korinji Foundation and Brooklyn Aikikai.  Please see the Huron Valley Aikikai site here.
  

• Raffle on Feb. 27th, at Daiyuzenji temple, Chicago.
  

• The 2010 Fall-a-thon, June 26th.  Please see the Fall-a-thon information site here.
  

Sesshin (Intensive Zen retreats)

• February 11-14:  Winter Sesshin at the Japanese Culture Institute, Lake in the Hills, IL
  

• August 10-15 (tentative):  Summer Dai-Sesshin at Camp Dewan, Burlington, WI
  

• October 1-3:  Sesshin at Daiyuzenji Temple, Chicago, IL
  

• Sep. 9-12:  European Sesshin in Laufen, Germany (near the Austrian border).  Information on the Daiyuzenji site here.
  

• Dec. 1-8:  Rohatsu Sesshin at Daiyuzenji, Chicago, IL
  

Zazenkai  (short overnight retreats)

Starting 6:30 pm at Daiyuzenji, Chicago, Illinois, on the following dates:

• January 2
  

• February 6
  

• March 6
  

• April 3
  

• May 1
  

• June 6
  

• July 10
  

• August 7
  

• September 4
  

• October 2
  

• November 6
  

• December 4
  

Other Retreats and Practice Opportunities

• January 9-10:  University Student Retreat at Daiyuzenji, Chicago, IL
  

Zen Lectures/Talks

• Every Sunday morning, 10am, at Daiyuzenji temple in Chicago; Teisho by one of the Daiyuzenji Roshi.  All are welcome.
  

• Every Tuesday evening, 7:30pm, at the DePaul University Lincoln Park campus Student Center, room 320; sitting followed by open discussion with Meido Moore Roshi, hosted by the DePaul University Zen Society.  All are welcome (academic school year only; group does not meet in the summer).
  

• Every Thursday evening, 7:30pm, at Northwestern University (Alice Millar Chapel); sitting, followed by a talk by Meido Moore Roshi, hosted by the Northwestern University Zen Society.  All are welcome (academic school year only; group does not meet in the summer).
  

Academic/Research Related Events

• TBA
  

Meditation instruction for beginners, open meditation sessions, and chanting services are offered several times weekly at Daiyuzenji temple in Chicago, our current home; see Daiyuzenji's website here.

For more information on any event, please contact our office.  New events are added frequently.