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Regular Monastery Schedule

5:00	am	Morning meditation	Chanting and silent meditation
6:30	am	Daily cleanup	Light chores around the main area
7:00	am	Light breakfast	Cereal, coffee, and tea
8:00	am	Work period	Chores and general maintence around the monastery
10:30	am	Meal offering	(11:00 am during DST, Mar. 14-Nov 7, 2010)
12:30	pm	Personal practice	Individual meditation and study time
5:30	pm	Tea	An informal time to meet with the community, ask questions, and listen to a reading
7:30	pm	Evening meditation	Chanting and silent meditation

Saturdays 7:30-9:30 pm

The evening meditation is followed by a reflective teaching (Dhamma talk). This is an open event for the public.

Lunar Observance

There is no morning meditation or chore period on the Lunar Observance Days. The monks enter Ukiah and walk down State Street from approximately 9:30-10:30 am accepting offerings of almsfood as is the daily custom in Theravada countries. They can be met at Alex Thomas Plaza in the city center around 10 am.

The evening meditation begins at 7:30 pm and is followed by a reflective teaching (Dhamma talk), and the monks hold a meditation vigil until 3:30 am with a break for tea at midnight. This too is an open event for the public; feel free to join for as much of the evening as you like.

Check the monastery calendar for the dates of the Lunar Observances.