Online: Sunday Morning Service and Zazen at NYZ

Join us online for Sunday Morning Service and Zazen. Morning chanting service (choka) will begin at 10 a.m., followed by walking meditation (kinhin), and zazen. A Dharma Talk will be given on the first Sunday of each month.

A quiet atmosphere with minimal distractions is essential to our practice; please set any electronic device to silent mode. Wear comfortable, loose-fitting clothing.

The Zoom meeting will be open at approximately 9:30am.

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Nov 2024

Sun 10

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Online: Sunday Morning Service and Zazen

Sun 17

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Online: Sunday Morning Service and Zazen

Sun 24

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Online: Sunday Morning Service and Zazen

Dec 2024

Sun 1

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Online: Sunday Morning Service and Zazen

Sun 8

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Online: Sunday Morning Service and Zazen

Sun 15

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Online: Sunday Morning Service and Zazen

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What Is Zen?
Zen is the direct experience of what we might call ultimate reality, or the absolute, yet it is not separate from the ordinary, the relative. Read More

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