Kessei offers Zen students a unique opportunity to engage in residential Rinzai Zen practice. In our tradition, kessei refers to a designated period during which daily activities are guided by strict rules and a demanding schedule. Spring Kessei closes on July 8th.

Learn more about the kessei experience as described by kessei practitioners in this in-depth video. To read more in-depth about kessei, click here. The 2026 Fall Kessei will begin on September 16th.

To apply for Fall Kessei, email us here. ZSS Health Protocols apply.

Join us as we enter into this intensive training period with Chigan Roshi and the residents and monastics of Dai Bosatsu Zendo. Kessei offers Zen students a unique opportunity to engage in residential Rinzai Zen practice. In our tradition, kessei refers to a designated period during which daily activities are guided by strict rules and a demanding schedule.

Learn more about the kessei experience as described by kessei practitioners in this in-depth video. To read more in-depth about kessei, click here. The 2026 Spring Kessei will begin on March 19th and end on July 8th. If you are unable to attend for the full three-month period, shorter stays are possible.

To apply for Spring Kessei, email us here. ZSS Health Protocols apply.

Kessei offers Zen students a unique opportunity to engage in residential Rinzai Zen practice. In our tradition, kessei refers to a designated period during which daily activities are guided by strict rules and a demanding schedule. Fall Kessei closes on December 9, 2026.

Learn more about the kessei experience as described by kessei practitioners in this in-depth video. To read more in-depth about kessei, click here. To apply for 2027 Kessei (dates to be announced), email us here.

Triratna | Looking to the Niyamas for Solace

We’d like to invite you to an in-person practice day led by Srisara, where we come together in community for meditation, a dharma teaching, and fellowship. We’ll dip into the Five Niyamas, which in Theravāda Buddhism are the natural laws and orders that govern both the physical and mental universe.

Join us at NYZ for a morning of meditation, discussion, ritual, and connecting with community, followed by lunch at 1:15 p.m. @Le Botaniste UES, which serves 100% organic, plant-based food. You can find it at 833 Lexington Avenue (between 63rd & 64th St).

Agenda:

• Gathering and check-in
• Meditation
• Programming
• Meditation
• Check-out
• Light Lunch: Participants bring your own to enjoy and/or share OR participate in a lunch outing

Srisara is a devoted Buddhist and a long-time member of the Triratna Buddhist Community. She was ordained in 2018 and is the first “homegrown” order member, having first come in contact with Triratna in New York City in 2003.

Srisara weaves Buddhism into all aspects of her life, including her work as a psychotherapist, and delights in the teachings on impermanence and our extraordinary capacity toward change. She feels most at home in nature and brings a wealth of practice and experience to her teachings.

All are welcome. Suggested donation of $25- 40, please register using the Triratna link here.