Schedule of Activities Wednesday Evening Open House, on-site at 113 East 30th Street 7:30 P.M. Introduction and instruction Monday Evening Meditation, conducted via Zoom 7:45 P.M. Zoom connection (see link below) Morning Meditation, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu on-site at 113 East 30th Street 6:30 - 7:30 A.M. Friday Morning Meditation, conducted via Zoom 6:15 A.M. Zoom connection (see link below) Weekend Meditation Retreats Weekend sittings are conducted via Zoom (see link below), and are usually on the second weekend of the month, 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM on Saturday (via Zoom) and 6:00 AM - 12:00 Noon on Sunday (in person at the First Zen Institute). Dates for the next Zen meditation retreats are August 8-9 and September 12-13 2026. 
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The schedule for September 12-13, 2026 is:
12:00-1:30 PM Lunch Break 1:30-4:30 PM Zazen 4:30-6:00 PM Dinner Break 6:00-9:00 PM Zazen
7:30-9:00 AM Breakfast Break 9:00-12:00 Noon Zazen with a reading 1:00 PM Film Series: Sudhana at Borobodur 
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Experienced meditators preferred. Wear loose-fitting, comfortable clothing. Readings for the Weekend Zen Retreats will come from Zen Baggage,
by Bill Porter.Zoom Link for Weekend Zen Retreats and Monday night and Friday morning Meditation: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86941438887?pwd=YUtQaTA3TEFaeHRqMk9KV1RCUHB3QT09 Meeting ID: 869 4143 8887 Passcode: 878506
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