“Never, ever be afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble, necessary trouble.” — John Lewis Sensei Chodo gives a moving and wide-ranging talk, discussing: Bodhidharma meeting Emperor Wu, breaking down and explaining the meaning behind the heart...

“Not holding back is a place of practice.” Drawing inspiration from the teachings of Dogen, Koshin gives a wide-ranging talk on the importance of practicing past the point of discomfort and not having the practice adapt to your preferences.

“Everything is an aspect of continuous practice, particularly what we think shouldn’t be happening.” Sensei Koshin delivers an important talk on the merits of both study and practice; how the two compliment and deepen each other. But,

“How can we sit just for ourselves with what is happening around us?” On Saturday, June 27th, the Zen Center’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Group launched its Sit for Scholarship 2020 event where formal students, members,

“Flow and swirl at the world, carried along as if by a dark current. All you can do is keep swimming. All you can do is keep singing.” In this vulnerable dharma talk, Sensei Chodo describes the grief he and Sensei Koshin experienced as they witnessed t...

Sacrifice is a way to connect to what we give most value. How much are we willing to shift? This is the question posed by Sensei Koshin several weeks after protests broke out across the country and

Living for 100 years doesnt compare with living for one day and arousing determination for the Way. As the New York Zen Center engages in a Commit to Sit period and as the world reels from issues o

This kind of group practice can be of real benefit to a world such as ours. Perhaps it is not so irrelevant to a world in which harmony is scarcer than diamonds. Taizan Maezumi Roshi Tensions an

Whats inspiring about this practice to me is: How do we make it a land of the free for everyone? This is a liberation practice. On the 7th day of the passing of George Floyd, the New York Zen Cente

The pitfall is always within yourself. Everything is already here with you! This body and mind is the Way. You are complete to begin with. There is no gap but you think there is. On the 25th annive