Move your heart, Illuminate your inner self Noh, the traditional Japanese performance art, evolved into a distinguished stage form during medieval Japan in the 14th and 15th centuries. It crystallized the essence of Japanese art and aesthetics, reflecting religious concepts and perspectives on life and death. On the surface, a Noh performance may appear abstract; […]
Join us for a unique opportunity to immerse yourself in Rinzai Zen Buddhist practice at our monastery deep in the Catskill Mountains. Led by teachers and senior students from the Zen Studies Society, Introduction to Zen is an intensive weekend focused on the three essentials of Zen Buddhist practice — zazen (seated meditation with attention […]
Join us for seiza meditation at New York Zendo Shobo-ji, led by Miki Nakura. Seiza (quiet sitting) was established by Okada Torajiro Sensei 110 years ago in Japan. The sitting form is the traditional Japanese kneeling position, but we can also practice seiza sitting on a chair. In seiza, we learn how to find the […]
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