A. Jesse Jiryu Davis
- Desires Are Inexhaustible When Zen students chant "desires are inexhaustible, I vow to put an end to them," what are we promising? How can we accomplish it?
- Begging, 2015
I need to raise $500 for homeless services so I can go on a Zen street retreat.
- More Photos From My Shuso Hossen
More photos of me becoming a senior Zen student and giving my first dharma talk.
- Photos From My Shuso Hossen
Pictures of me becoming a senior Zen student and giving my first dharma talk.
- Yangshan Plants His Hoe: Audio Audio of my inaugural dharma talk, about injustice and Zen practice.
- Yangshan Plants His Hoe
My inaugural dharma talk is on Zen and the work of reconciling injustice.
- Zazenkai
The all-day meditation retreat between my urban sesshin and my first dharma talk.
- Urban Sesshin Day 3: Diversity And Racism
On the third day of the Village Zendo's three-day retreat we had a workshop on cycles of oppression, and cultural competence.
- Urban Sesshin Day 2: NYC Criminal Court
On the second day of the Village Zendo's three-day retreat, we observed arraignments.
- Urban Sesshin Day 1: Bowery Mission
On the first day of the Village Zendo's three-day retreat, we ate at a homeless shelter.