Ohashi and instructors will teach the essence of the OHASHIMethod – offering effective techniques that achieve the joy of giving and receiving. There will be class each morning with Ohashi and a Certified Ohashiatsu® Instructor, and supervised practice sessions in the afternoon. In their free time, participants may hike the grounds, swim and boat in the lake, or simply rest. The course is open to students at all levels. The course runs from Saturday, August 31 through Monday, September 2, from 10am to 5pm.  You must arrive on Friday, August 30, by 4pm to check in.  If you are coming  from overseas, we strongly advise you to arrive on Thursday, August 29. 

All students are encouraged to arrive early at the Zendo. Ohashi and Kazu will arrive on Tuesday, August 27. Please join them early at the Zendo if you can.

ATTENTION: There is an additional cost for the OHASHI TOUCH. ZEN TOUCH. 2024 course apart from the Room & Board fee. To register for the course go to OHASHIMethod.

The standard room reservation includes Friday night, Saturday night, and Sunday night. You can also reserve for additional nights. Information on rooms at the monastery building are listed below. Rooms at higher rates are available in the renovated Beecher House. Room and Board fee includes 3 meals a day. See a list of all rooms; for questions on accommodations, please email juyo@zenstudies.org.

All visitors to Dai Bosatsu Zendo must adhere to the  ZSS Health Protocols. Please read them carefully.

Tutorials & Sessions: During Ohashi’s visit, he will conduct a special 4-person tutorial for dedicated students and practitioners. This is a one-on-one learning opportunity to “work with” and “work on” Ohashi. Individual sessions will be available from Ohashi and Certified Ohashiatsu® Instructors.

There is an additional cost for Tutorials and Sessions. Please check OHASHI-Method.biz for the complete schedule and to reserve your place for Ohashi’s Tutorials and Sessions.

Chigan Roshi and Shuko-san invite members of the New York Zendo sangha to join them for informal tea and light snacks in the Dharma hall on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.  Please join the Zen Studies Society’s third abbot for a lighthearted reception and casual conversation at the beginning of 2024.  All are welcome;  no registration is necessary.  Donations welcome.

This weekend retreat offers a loving time of encouragement and support for people who are living with chronic illnesses or who need a place of community and healing. Originally created by DBZ resident monk Donge John Haber as a retreat to offer a caring and inspiring space for those living with HIV and AIDS, it has evolved over the past 30-plus years. The weekend includes an O-Bon ceremony to celebrate the lives of our deceased loved ones. Daily meditation, yoga, and a writing workshop are also included. Each participant will receive one bodywork session of massage or shiatsu from Practitioners who volunteer their time and expertise.

The fee is $300 for Supporting Members, $350 for nonmembers. Please consider becoming a Supporting Member. ZSS Health Protocols apply.

Registration is closed for O-Bon, please email office@daibosatsu.org to be added to the waiting list.

Join Chigan Roshi and Shinge Roshi for this beautiful and moving ceremony where we honor our ancestors, family members, and other loved ones who have passed away, as well as the hungry ghosts within and outside us. O-Bon begins on Friday evening as we welcome the spirits of our ancestors and deceased loved ones with a welcoming fire. On Saturday we paint their names on paper lanterns and gather for the O-Bon dinner offering. Afterward, we hold the traditional chanting service that includes calling the names of the deceased, followed by a teisho from Chigan Roshi. We then light our lanterns and make a silent, candle-lit procession to the bank of Beecher Lake, where, chanting Namu Dai Bosa, we float the glowing lanterns across the dark waters. A bonfire and festive refreshments complete the evening. On Sunday morning, we gather in the zendo for a short morning service and zazen, followed by an informal breakfast.

The fee for attendance is $250 for Supporting Members and $275 for nonmembers (this event is in-person only). Please note that the Member price is for Members only – please consider becoming a Supporting Member. No one will be turned away for lack of funds; please contact office@daibosatsu.org for support. ZSS Health Protocols apply.

If you are not attending and would like the names of your deceased family or friends to be read aloud during the ceremony, please click here to make an optional contribution, and email the names to the the office by August 7.

Watch O-Bon 2022 Video

Registration is closed for O-Bon Samu Week, please email office@daibosatsu.org to be added to the waiting list.

The days leading up to O-Bon offer a special opportunity to work side-by-side with the monastery residents and Sangha as we prepare for O-Bon. Guests follow a modified monastic schedule, with morning service, daily samu (work practice), and Dai Segaki chanting each evening.

We end the samu period Friday afternoon before we officially begin O-Bon with the Opening Fire.