2026 STO May Precepts Sesshin

“Waking Up to Our True Nature”

May 13 – 17, 2026

At Mission Mountain Zen Center

Dayton, Montana & via Zoom

Please join STO and Mission Mountain Zen for a 5-day Spring Precepts Zen meditation retreat which is being offered both in-person and via Zoom. A Sesshin (literally, gathering/clarifying heart & mind), offers us time to intensify and mature our meditation practice. It affords a unique opportunity to clarify your life. The Sesshin will be led by Zen Priest Zenku Jerry Smyers. Zenku will be joined by guest speakers. We will study the 16 Bodhisattva Precepts and their implications for deepening our Zen Practice during the daily retreat Dharma Talks. While we hope you can join for the entire Sesshin, the schedule is designed to permit you to partake in as much of the retreat as you can.

See the following retreat schedule, all times are Mountain Time.

^Wednesday

^{May 13}

^{6:00PM until 7:00PM 7:00PM until 7:30PM}

^{7:30PM until 8:30PM}

^{Zazen (25 X 2) + Heart & Metta SutraOrientation & Dharma Discussion}

^{Zazen (25 X 2) + Tissarana}

^{Thursday,Friday, &}

^Saturday

^{May 14 to}

^{May 16}

^{6:00AM until 8:30AM 8:30AM until 10:30AM}

^{10:30AM until 12:30PM}

^{12:30PM until 2:40PM}

^{2:40PM until 3:30PM}

^{3:30PM until 4:20PM}

^{4:20PM until 5:20PM}

^{5:20PM until 6:00PM}

^{6:00PM until 7:30PM}

^{7:30PM until 9:00PM}

^{Zazen & Morning Service (40 X 3)}

^{Breakfast Break}

^{Zazen & Midday Service (30 X 3)}

^{Lunch Break & Cleaning}

^{Zazen (40 X 1)}

^{Dharma Talk & Tea}

^{Break Period}

^{Zazen (40 X 1)}

^{Dinner Break}

^{Zazen (40 X 2) + Tissarana}

^Sunday

^{May 17}

^{6:00AM until 8:30AM 8:30AM until 10:00AM}

^{10:00AM until Noon}

^Noon

^{Zazen & Morning Service (40 X 3)Breakfast Break}

^{Zazen & Midday Service (40 X 2)}

^{Lunch & End Sesshin}

Everyone is welcome. Please take advantage of this unique opportunity to cultivate our Zen practice together. Please contact Zenku at this email for further information and if you would like to attend in-person – Jerry.Smyers@gmail.com.

Registration Information: