An Eight-Week Course Taught by Hokuto Sensei As practitioners of Rinzai Zen Buddhism, we all have a profound debt to the “Mountain Monk” who gave his name to one of the two great schools of Zen that have come to America by way of Japan. Still, many Zen students are intimidated by the compilation of […]
Join us on Zoom each Wednesday evening for an introduction to zen meditation. We begin with instruction on meditation posture and technique, followed by a brief period of guided meditation. The next period of meditation is self-led. Our last half hour is devoted to questions and answers, as well as discussion regarding the practice. The […]
Center your mind with deep breath and vocalization. Revitalize your energy. Blossom your heart! We welcome back Mayo Miwa Sensei, whose classes have been so enthusiastically received. At the request of Shinge Roshi, Miwa Sensei returns to offer this Noh workshop. Beginners are welcome and sessions are offered in both English and Japanese. Miwa Sensei […]
An Eight-Week Course Taught by Hokuto Sensei As practitioners of Rinzai Zen Buddhism, we all have a profound debt to the “Mountain Monk” who gave his name to one of the two great schools of Zen that have come to America by way of Japan. Still, many Zen students are intimidated by the compilation of […]
Join us on Zoom each Wednesday evening for an introduction to zen meditation. We begin with instruction on meditation posture and technique, followed by a brief period of guided meditation. The next period of meditation is self-led. Our last half hour is devoted to questions and answers, as well as discussion regarding the practice. The […]
Join us for this sesshin honoring Nyogen Senzaki, a pioneer of Zen in America. A special commemoration ceremony will be held on May 7. This and all upcoming online sesshins will be three days, Thursday evening through Sunday evening. A disciple of Soen Shaku Roshi, Nyogen Senzaki came to the United States in 1905. He […]
Join us on Zoom each Wednesday evening for an introduction to zen meditation. We begin with instruction on meditation posture and technique, followed by a brief period of guided meditation. The next period of meditation is self-led. Our last half hour is devoted to questions and answers, as well as discussion regarding the practice. The […]
Follows zazen at 11. Director Deeyah Khan, a Muslim filmmaker, had received death threats and racially charged hate mail from the far-right movement after giving a BBC TV interview in which she advocated diversity and multiculturalism. This film documents her face-to-face discussions with neo-Nazis and white nationalists, in an effort to understand why people embrace […]
An Eight-Week Course Taught by Hokuto Sensei As practitioners of Rinzai Zen Buddhism, we all have a profound debt to the “Mountain Monk” who gave his name to one of the two great schools of Zen that have come to America by way of Japan. Still, many Zen students are intimidated by the compilation of […]
WEDNESDAYS, MAY 19 – JUNE 30, 7-8 PM THE HISTORY, PHILOSOPHY, AND PRACTICE OF JAPANESE RINZAI ZEN: ZEN MASTER HAKUIN EKAKU Instructor: Masaki Matsubara Osho (Ph.D. in Asian Religions, Cornell University) This class will explore Japanese Zen Buddhist traditions in general, and the Rinzai Zen school in particular, focusing on the seminal figure Hakuin Ekaku […]
Join us on Zoom each Wednesday evening for an introduction to zen meditation. We begin with instruction on meditation posture and technique, followed by a brief period of guided meditation. The next period of meditation is self-led. Our last half hour is devoted to questions and answers, as well as discussion regarding the practice. The […]
An Eight-Week Course Taught by Hokuto Sensei As practitioners of Rinzai Zen Buddhism, we all have a profound debt to the “Mountain Monk” who gave his name to one of the two great schools of Zen that have come to America by way of Japan. Still, many Zen students are intimidated by the compilation of […]
WEDNESDAYS, MAY 19 – JUNE 30, 7-8 PM THE HISTORY, PHILOSOPHY, AND PRACTICE OF JAPANESE RINZAI ZEN: ZEN MASTER HAKUIN EKAKU Instructor: Masaki Matsubara Osho (Ph.D. in Asian Religions, Cornell University) This class will explore Japanese Zen Buddhist traditions in general, and the Rinzai Zen school in particular, focusing on the seminal figure Hakuin Ekaku […]
Director Deeyah Khan, a Muslim filmmaker, had received death threats and racially charged hate mail from the far-right movement after giving a BBC TV interview in which she advocated diversity and multiculturalism. This film documents her face-to-face discussions with neo-Nazis and white nationalists, in an effort to understand why people embrace political extremism based on hatred and violent ideology. Given the current […]
Join us on Zoom each Wednesday evening for an introduction to zen meditation. We begin with instruction on meditation posture and technique, followed by a brief period of guided meditation. The next period of meditation is self-led. Our last half hour is devoted to questions and answers, as well as discussion regarding the practice. The […]
An Eight-Week Course Taught by Hokuto Sensei As practitioners of Rinzai Zen Buddhism, we all have a profound debt to the “Mountain Monk” who gave his name to one of the two great schools of Zen that have come to America by way of Japan. Still, many Zen students are intimidated by the compilation of […]
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