NEW YORK
ZEN COMMUNITY FOR DŌGEN STUDY

Poem expressing the original face

Spring, flowers

summer, cuckoos

autumn, the moon

winter, snow does not melt

all seasons pure and upright

New York Zen Community is a Sangha dedicated to Shikantaza Zazen and Dōgen study. We offer lectures exploring the teachings of Dōgen Zenji and other Buddhist texts, with a focus on their practical relevance and integration into daily life.

Part of a global network of disciples and students of Okumura Shōhaku Rōshi of the Sōtō Zen School of Japan, we are under the direct lineage of Sawaki Kōdō, Uchiyama Kōshō and Okumura Shōhaku.

An expanding collection of resources is being curated to support independent Buddhist study.

Explore new opportunities for practice and study by joining our ongoing lecture series.

Please check the practice page and calendar for travel related changes to class schedules. Morning Zazen continues M-F

We continue meeting online to work on our original translation of Hōkyō-ki by Dogen Zengi

we dedicate a day to deepening our shikantaza practice in silence, alternating between several periods of Zazen and Kinhin.

close examination reveals that the Flower Adornment Sūtra proffers the same Dharma as all Buddhist texts including Dōgen’s.