A. Jesse Jiryu Davis
- Summer Meditation Retreat
Candlelight zazen and Seiryu's first dharma talk.
- New Abbot Ceremony
June 16, 2024. The Descending and Ascending the Mountain Ceremony.
- Jyakuen's Shuso Hossen
March 24, 2024. A ceremony at the Village Zendo. Jyakuen gave her first dharma talk and became a senior Zen student.
- Bodhisattvas Always Smile
We vow to bear witness to the world's suffering, but there's no reason to be gloomy about it. Let's be cheerful bodhisattvas!
- Village Zendo's Winter 2023 Meditation Retreat
Photos from our Zen retreat at Garrison Institute.
- Village Zendo's Winter 2022 Meditation Retreat
Photos from our Zen retreat at Garrison Institute.
- New Paltz Zen Center
December 18, 2022. Jo An, Keishin, and Ruby the dog practicing at the New Paltz Zen Center in upstate New York.
- Shugo's Shuso Hossen
October 29, 2022. A ceremony at the Village Zendo in which Jeff Shugo Berman gave his first dharma talk and was promoted to senior Zen student.
- Village Zendo's Summer Meditation Retreat 2022
Photos of my Zen community's first in-person sesshin since December 2019.
- Buddhist Groups Supporting Refugees
My Zen group, the Village Zendo, is leading a Buddhist project to resettle refugees in NYC.