Installation of Abbot Chigan Roshi
It was with great joy that the Zen Studies community celebrated the installation of Abbot Chigan Roland Jaeckel Roshi on November 24, 2023. Chigan Roshi serves us in this new role following the recent retirement of Abbess Emerita Shinge Sherry Chayat Roshi.
A Note from Chigan Roshi
Another year nears its end in this constantly changing world. Together, we face greater challenges than any of us individually could surmount, and many of us are keenly aware that we must take action. Read More
The Three Treasures
In the Buddhist tradition, we look toward the Three Treasures for guidance and inspiration, referring to them as signposts in exploring our human condition. Many Buddhist traditions have specific, concrete, or historical definitions for them. Read More
Tricycle Article by Shinge Roko Sherry Chayat
Every month at Dai Bosatsu Zendo, New York Zendo, and the Zen Center of Syracuse, we hold a Mandala Day celebration to commemorate and pay homage to the predecessors in our lineage and all related teachers, sanghas, known and unknown, who helped to further the buddhadharma. Read Article
Article by Hokuto Daniel Diffin
The biggest paradox of Zen is this: Zen teachers have nothing to teach. That’s because the dharma is already yours—it is your own faceless face, unborn and indestructible, and only you can discover it. Read Article
Upcoming Retirement
As most of you know, I will be stepping down as abbot of the Zen Studies Society on October 1st of this year, the day before my 80th birthday. It is truly a bittersweet time. Of course there is no retirement from the Dharma! Read More
Tricycle Article by Shinge Roko Sherry Chayat
Looking back at the challenges of the past three years, I find myself returning to the Diamond Sutra, which is such a guiding light. Short as it is—thirty-two brief chapters—it seems to convey exactly what I need to hear when I need to hear it. Read Article
Message from Shinge Roko Sherry Chayat
Happy New Year! If there’s one word that expresses 2022, it’s gratitude. The lockdowns and restrictions of the pandemic woke us up to how much we had taken for granted. Now it feels wondrous to be able to practice together in person again. Read More