Registration is now closed. Please email office@daibosatsu.org to be placed on the waiting list. Sign up for the ZSS Events Newsletter to receive information on upcoming events. The days leading up to O-Bon offer a unique opportunity to participate in traditional Rinzai monastic practice, working with the monastery residents to prepare the O-Bon festival in […]
Aiho Yasuko Shimano March 5, 1935 - July 7, 2025 It is with deep sadness that we share the passing of Aiho Yasuko Shimano, former Director of New York Zendo Shobo-ji for two decades and spouse of founding Abbot, Eido Shimano Roshi. Her dedication and whole-hearted devotion to the Dharma and the Zen Studies Society […]
Registration is now closed. Please email office@daibosatsu.org to be placed on the waiting list. Sign up for the ZSS Events Newsletter to receive information on upcoming events. Join Chigan Roshi and Shinge Roshi for this beautiful and moving ceremony at which we we honor our ancestors, family members, and other loved ones who have passed […]
Ohashi and instructors will teach the essence of the OHASHIMethod – offering effective techniques that achieve the joy of giving and receiving. Lessons will include the principles of tonus, cross-patterning for fluidity of movement, the correspondence between mother and messenger hand, and the importance of hara. Comparisons and parallels to Pilates and Yoga will also […]
Do you add honey to your green tea because it’s bitter? Wondering what to do about that bland, lukewarm sarei sencha? Would you like to prepare any type of tea with more confidence? The training of every tea student begins with boiling water. In this class, sangha member Enkai will lead a practical workshop on […]
In ikebana, as in Zen, space is not empty, it’s alive and essential. This workshop invites participants to slow down and listen to the quiet intervals between flowers, branches, and moments. In this class, we’ll explore how ikebana arrangements emerge not just from form, but from the space that holds it. The workshop will begin […]
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