On Sundays, we hold morning chanting service (choka) at 10 a.m., followed by walking meditation (kinhin) and zazen. A Dharma Talk will be given on the first Sunday of each month. After zazen, there will be 30 minutes of temple cleaning (nittensoji), followed by tea and informal discussion. Doors open at 9:30 a.m. A quiet […]

The Shoboji Temple Committee will meet this afternoon in the Dharma Hall. For this particular meeting, we welcome sangha members who are not formally part of the Committee.

On Tuesday evenings, we offer zazen and tai chi from 7 pm until 9 pm:  40 minutes of zazen followed by a tai chi class on the second floor.  Doors open at 6:30 pm. Newcomers to the temple should attend one Introduction to Zen Meditation class, held on Thursday evenings, before joining the community for […]

New to Zen Buddhism or interested in learning? New York Zendo Shobo-ji offers city dwellers the opportunity to experience traditional Zen practice in the midst of their daily lives, a true oasis of deep stillness in the heart of Manhattan. Every Thursday evening The Zen Studies Society offers an Introduction to Zazen. The evening covers […]

Join Ines Sun for an 8 week calligraphy course based on Lao-Tzu's Tao Te Ching. The evening will begin with tea in silence. Then each week will focus on calligraphy characters related to a single chapter of the Tao Te Ching. As we read and write the text together, we will gain a deeper insight […]

Join ikebana artist Kristina Bajunaishvili to learn about ikebana flower arranging. The class will begin with a brief overview of ikebana history, followed by a demonstration illustrating basic principles of creating a balanced arrangement, and finally, you will spend the majority of the time creating your own arrangement using local, sustainably sourced flowers. Plus, you […]