Rohatsu is the traditional winter sesshin commemorating Buddha’s enlightenment. For the last decade, Jikoji has held silent Rohatsu sesshins, initially led by Peter Szydlowski, in the Antaji-style, with no talks, no service, and no chanting. This year, due to the pandemic, an all silent sesshin was difficult, with so many of our Sangha isolated and even alone. For this Rohatsu, we took as our study text one of the pinnacles of Mahayana Buddhism, the Avatamsaka Sutra (Flower Ornament Sutra.) The Avatamsaka Sutra illuminates the interpenetrating nature of all phenomena. We explored through chanting and study the myriad ways of skillful practice found in this sutra.