Practice
Practice Opportunities
We offer sitting one morning and one evening per week, a monthly zazenkai (full day of sitting), and two, seven-day sesshins (intensive multi-day silent retreats) each year. Our practice includes dokusan (practice-related interview) with the teacher.
Orientation
Introductory orientation is offered to all those new to zazen and/or new to our sangha. This orientation will give an overview or our meditation practice and sangha customs, followed by a period of sitting. To arrange for orientation, call Larry Keil at 206-322-8759.
Weekly Zazen at the Practice Center
- Wednesday evenings 6:30-8:30pm (dokusan available when Jack Duffy is present, usually the last Wednesday of each month)
- Friday mornings 6:30-7:30 am followed by breakfast. On the first Fridays of each month, there is a discussion of specifically practice-related topics.
Monthly Zazenkai (zenkai)
Single or multi-day retreats including meditation, teisho and dokusan with teacher Jack Duffy.
Interviews (dokusan) with Teacher Jack Duffy
Private interviews available during zazen in zenkai or sesshin to discuss any practice-related topic.
Week-long intensive retreats including meditation, teisho and dokusan with teacher Jack Duffy. Jack also teaches in several retreats a year with affiliated groups.
Monthly Gardening at the Seattle Practice Center
Gardening sessions are regularly scheduled 11 am-4 pm on the last Saturdays of the month at the Seattle Practice Center.
Recurring Events with Related Sanghas
Sittings at Mountain Lamp
Daily from 6:30-8:30 am. Dokusan available at 7 am on Fridays, followed by breakfast at 8:45 am. Contact (360) 592-5248 for further information.
Mindfulness Community of Puget Sound
MCPS is the group with whom Three Treasures shares the Seattle Practice Center. MCPS meets at the Seattle Practice Center on Monday and Thursday evenings from 6:30-8:30 pm for sitting and discussion, and Thursday mornings from 6:30-7:30 am, followed by coffee. There is a People of Color Gathering on Thursday evenings from 6:30-8:30 pm. MCPS is led by Dharmacharya Eileen Kiera, Jack Duffy’s partner.
