NEW YORK ZEN COMMUNITY FOR DŌGEN STUDY
Shikantaza, Shikan Living, Dōgen Study. Bringing Buddhist Teaching to life
Photograph by Denis Vlasov
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NYZC for Dōgen Study is a sangha dedicated to shikantaza zazen and Dōgen Study. We offer lecture series on the teachings of Dōgen Zenji and other primary Buddhist texts, emphasizing the direct application of these teachings to our daily lives.
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We are part of a global network of disciples and students of Shōhaku Okumura Rōshi of the Sōtō Zen School of Japan.
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We are under the direct lineage of Kōdō Sawaki, Kōshō Uchiyama and Shōhaku Okumura.
All programs are available for online participation for those who live afar and/or are not able to be at the site physically
If you would like to keep in touch please send us an email or check out our Facebook page
Announcements
Programs are offered online and in-person
Living with Precepts
March 15, 16
In anticipation of our upcoming zaike jukai ceremony (在家授戒会 lay practitioners' precepts ceremony) on March 23, Rev. Issan Koyama will be offering 5 lectures, based on the precepts manual by Okumura Rōshi, examining the meaning and significance of the precepts in our Soto Zen School.
Zaike jukkai is a manifestation of each person’s understanding of the Dharma. There is nothing given or taken. With Zaike jukkai, one openly announces to the community the intention to live as a buddhist practitioner. In this way, the precepts and the community become a support.
DAY 1
Saturday, March 15th
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM EST (3:00 PM - 9:00 PM Central European Time) with an hour break for lunch.
DAY 2
Sunday, March 16
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM EST (3:00 PM - 7:00 PM Central European Time)
This event is free of charge and ALL sangha members are welcome to attend either in person or on zoom
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Sesshin
March 21thru 23
We are delighted to announce that we will be resuming our seasonal 3-day in-person sesshins at the beautiful Jogues Retreat Center in Cornwall, New York.
Friday March 21
Sesshin will begin with a communal dinner, orientation and beginner’s instruction for those who want a review of our style of shikantaza zazen. This will be followed by a couple periods of zazen.
Saturday, March 22, we will be in the zendo for eleven 40-minute periods of zazen and kinhin, and participants may join us for any or all of these periods throughout the day.
Sunday, March 23 morning zazen will end with open sosan, when we gather to share our personal experience of sesshin.
After breakfast, there will be a Precepts (Jukkai) Ceremony for students wishing to receive bodhisattva vows. Everyone is welcome to attend and support us.
We will pack up and leave around 11:00 AM.
RSVP by March 1st
Monthly Study Intensive
April 12
The Avatamsaka Sutra
(The Flower Adornment Sutra)
All day study based on the new three-volume translation of
“The Avatamsaka Sutra: An Annotated Translation of The Avatamsaka Sutra”Translated by
Bhikshu Dharmamitra
Published by Kalavinka Press.
European Central Time :
3:00 PM - 9:00 PM US
Eastern time:
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Consult Calendar for changes to programming
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