Thursday, November 10
5:00-5:30 pm Evening Chanting
6:00 pm SNACK/Oryoki Training
7:00-9:00 pm Practice/Meditatio
10:00 pm LIGHTS OUT
Friday, November 11
5:30 am Wake up
6:00-6:45 am Morning Chanting
6:45-7:45 am Practice/Meditation
7:45-8:30 am ORYOKI BREAKFAST
9:00-10:30 am I-004 CLASS 1: “Differences between Exoteric Buddhism and Esoteric Buddhism and Conferring Empowerment”—Part I (57 minutes) [Take or revise notes while listening; Ask questions.]
10:30-11:30 am I-004 CLASS 2: “Differences between Exoteric Buddhism and Esoteric Buddhism and Conferring Empowerment”—Part II (31 minutes) [Take or revise notes while listening; Ask questions.]
11:30am-12:30 pm WORK PERIOD
12:30-1:30 pm ORYOKI LUNCH
2:00-2:45 pm Practice/Meditation
3:00-3:45 pm Practice/Meditation
4:00-5:00 pm WORK PERIOD
5:00-5:30 pm Evening Chanting
6:00 pm ORYOKI SNACK
7:00-8:30 pm I-004 CLASS 3: “Relationship Between Formal Practices and Preliminary Practices”—(66 minutes) [Take or revise notes while listening; Ask questions.]
8:30-9:30 pm Chanting/Practice/Meditation
10:00 pm LIGHTS OUT
Saturday, November 12
5:30 am Wake up
6:00-6:45 am Morning Chanting
6:45-7:45 am Practice/Meditation
7:45-8:30 am ORYOKI BREAKFAST
9:00-10:30 am I-004 CLASS 4: “Differences between Exoteric Buddhism and Esoteric Buddhism and Conferring Empowerment”—Part I (57 minutes) [Revise notes; Ask more questions: Prepare a list of at least three questions for each discourse to ask other students.]
10:30-11:30 am I-004 CLASS 5: “Differences between Exoteric Buddhism and Esoteric Buddhism and Conferring Empowerment”—Part II (31 minute) [Revise notes; Ask more questions: Prepare a list of at least three questions for each discourse to ask other students.]
11:30am-12:30 pm WORK PERIOD
12:30-1:30 pm ORYOKI LUNCH
2:00-2:45 pm Practice/Meditation
3:00-3:45 pm Practice/Meditation
4:00-5:00 pm WORK PERIOD
5:00-5:30 pm Evening Chanting
6:00 pm ORYOKI SNACK
7:00-8:30 pm I-004 CLASS 6: “Relationship Between Formal Practices and Preliminary Practices”—(66 minutes) [Revise notes; Ask more questions: Prepare a list of at least three questions for each discourse to ask other students.]
8:30-9:30 pm Chanting/Practice/Meditation
10:00 pm LIGHTS OUT
Sunday, November 13
5:30 am Wake up
6:00-6:45 am Morning Chanting
6:45-7:45 am Practice/Meditation
7:45-8:30 am ORYOKI BREAKFAST
9:00-10:30 am Grand Debate
10:30-11:30 am Practice/Meditation
11:30am-12:30 pm WORK PERIOD
12:30-1:30 pm ORYOKI LUNCH
2:00-2:45 pm Practice/Meditation
3:00-3:45 pm Practice/Meditation
4:00-5:00 pm WORK PERIOD
5:00-5:30 pm Evening Chanting
6:00 pm ORYOKI SNACK
7:00-8:45 pm Practice/Meditation:
8:45-9:00 pm Chanting
10:00 pm LIGHTS OUT
Monday-Wednesday, November 14-16
5:30 am Wake up
6:00-6:45 am Morning Chanting
6:45-7:45 am Practice/Meditation
7:45-8:30 am ORYOKI BREAKFAST
9:00-10:30 am CLASS 7 (Monday): “Can Supernormal Power End the Cycle of Birth and Death? Qi- Gong Is Different from Buddhism”—(51 minutes)
CLASS 8 (Tuesday): “If Casually Empowering Others Can Cause Their Liberation, Shakyamuni Buddha Would Have Long Ago Liberated Everyone”—(27 minutes)
CLASS 9 (Wednesday): “Principle of All Dharmas Arising from the Mind”1995—(60 minutes)
10:30-11:30 am Practice/Meditation
11:30am-12:30 pm WORK PERIOD
12:30-1:30 pm ORYOKI LUNCH
2:00-2:45 pm Practice/Meditation
3:00-3:45 pm Practice/Meditation
4:00-5:00 pm WORK PERIOD
5:00-5:30 pm Evening Chanting
6:00 pm ORYOKI SNACK
7:00-8:45 pm Practice/Meditation:
8:45-9:00 pm Chanting
10:00 pm LIGHTS OUT
Thursday, November 17
5:30 am Wake up
6:00-6:45 am Morning Chanting
6:45-7:45 am Practice/Meditation
7:45-8:30 am ORYOKI BREAKFAST
9:00-10:30 am CLASS 10 (Thursday): “The Supreme and Magnificent Dharma—[58 minutes-#A1]
10:30-11:30 am Practice/Meditation
11:30am-12:30 pm WORK PERIOD
12:30-1:30 pm ORYOKI LUNCH-END RETREAT