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Jinmyo osho: A retreat is an opportunity to deepen and intensify your practice. A sesshin is a
gathering of Teacher, monastics and formal students to practice intensively and to study specific
Teachings in depth. A sesshin, by the way, is two days in length. An O-sesshin is seven days in
length. 
Student: I would like to sit a retreat at Dainen-ji, but I have a special diet. What arrangements
can be made concerning that?
Jinmyo osho: It would depend on the kind of restrictions you adhere to and why. If, for example,
you have a life-threatening allergy such as an allergy to peanut oil and the slightest contact with it
will put you into respiratory arrest, then it would be best to prepare your own food at home and
bring it in plastic containers. The tenzo will warm it for you and arrange it on a tray to be brought
to you. 
The food we prepare is vegetarian, simply because everyone can eat it. But it is not vegan
or macrobiotic and we cannot accommodate all of the likes and dislikes of a very large group of
people. So please discuss directly with the tenzo any questions you have concerning diet a week
in advance of scheduling a retreat. 
If you have further questions or concerns that you would like to bring up, you are welcome to
send an email to Jinmyo osho at Jinmyo@trytel.com.
Hachimanmon (8,000 Gates) by Ven. Anzan Hoshin roshi