This is a unique opportunity to immerse yourself in Rinzai Zen Buddhist practice deep in the Catskill Mountains in a traditional Japanese-style monastery. Led by teachers and senior students from the Zen Studies Society, Introduction to Zen focuses intensively on the three essentials of Zen Buddhist practice — zazen (seated meditation with attention to posture […]
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 […]
We will hold our monthly Mandala Day service at 10 a.m., followed by kinhin (walking meditation), and zazen. After zazen there will be nittensoji (temple cleaning), and an informal lunch. Food offerings are welcome, but not required. Doors open at 9:30am. Mandala Day commemorates the spiritual exchange between Soen Nakagawa Roshi and Nyogen Senzaki who […]
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