- Back From Zen Camp
I got back Sunday from two weeks at the Village Zendo's summer retreat; we did an 8-day sesshin and a weeklong precepts study. I practice shikantaza, and although the word means "just sitting," there is some method to it. Indeed, our study [ ... ]
- Zen Camp
I'll be on retreat with the The Village Zendo through August 13. Hello Muddah, hello Fadduh, Here I am at Camp Bodhisattva All this zazen gives me contusions but I think I'm really tackling my delusions
- Meditate NYC 2012
This is my fifth year photographing Meditate NYC, organized by the New York Buddhist Council since 2007. It's an all-day event in Manhattan where a dozen teachers share 20-minute talks. Full photo set.
- A Natural Environment
How I love New York City.
- Zen Street Retreat Photos
Some photos from a four-day street retreat I did in September here in New York. Street retreat is an American Zen practice, I believe invented by Bernie Glassman, of spending a short time living and sleeping on the streets. It brings us into [ ... ]
- We're All Gonna Die
Have I mentioned lately that Zen is my favorite religion? Among the best attributes of Zen is its forthright acknowledgement of death. You are going to die. There is some paperwork you should handle beforehand. My temple will offer a [ ... ]
- Patience
- Even More Zen Portraits
- More Zen Portraits
Jennifer and Ryoshin from the Village Zendo's retreat, last summer and the summer before.
- Jukai Photos: Jukai
August 7, 2011. Jukai, a ceremony in which Zen students promise to uphold the precepts, and receive a new name. The initiates have put their robes on top of their heads while they chant, to express their reverence for the Buddha way.