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  • Archive for the Shunryu Suzuki Category


    A Dharma Talk on our Zen Women Ancestors this Saturday

    Published July 25th, 2010

    We are happy to invite you to join us at Brooklyn Zen Center this Saturday, July 31st, for a dharma talk by Myoan Grace Jill Schireson. Grace will be speaking on our Zen women ancestors and their innovations and adaptations within Zen practice. She has recently authored a book on the topic, entitled Zen Women: [...]

    Update: Northern Manhattan Sangha

    Published June 11th, 2010

    The Brooklyn Zen Center–affiliated, upper Manhattan sitting group is now officially known as the Northern Manhattan Sangha. Due to a change in circumstances, the group is currently taking a break from sitting together as they look for a new meeting space and time. Updates will come with changes to their status.
    The Northern Manhattan Sangha was [...]

    San Francisco Zen Center’s Generous Gift

    Published May 15th, 2010

    We want to thank San Francisco Zen Center for their recent grant to help with some of the remaining costs from construction and the move. The grant will help to address remaining mechanical engineering fees from the buildout as well as purchase window treatments and other much needed items for BZC. Thank you again to [...]

    Upper Manhattan Sitting Group Forming!

    Published January 3rd, 2010

    Paul Brantley is organizing a sitting group in the lineage of Shunryu Suzuki Roshi and affiliated with Brooklyn Zen Center in northern Manhattan. We are very excited as the new Morningside Heights-based sitting group will support those who wish to practice in our lineage and attend events and retreats with visiting teachers, but live too [...]

    Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind Online Discussion Group led by Norman Fischer

    Published October 21st, 2009

    Starting October 19th, Zoketsu Norman Fischer began leading a discussion group at  The Tricycle Community Book Club on Shunryu Suzuki Roshi’s, Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind. All are welcome, but you have to register with the Tricycle community to join. Click here for more information. Enjoy!

    Suzuki Roshi Talks Transcribed

    Published June 1st, 2009

    As part of the recent celebration of the 50th anniversary of Suzuki Roshi’s arrival in America, the San Francisco Zen Center has transcribed all of his lectures (dating from 1962 to 1971) and made them available online. You may access them here. 
    They have also set up a blog of Suzuki Roshi’s dharma talks, linked here, [...]

    BZC Sangha Members Attend Retreat with Reb Anderson

    Published May 27th, 2009

    On May 15th, several BZC sangha members traveled to Pennsylvania to attend a retreat led by Zen teacher Tenshin Reb Anderson Roshi. Reb Anderson was ordained as priest by Suzuki Roshi in 1970 and is a former abbot of the San Francisco Zen Center. He currently resides at Green Gulch Farm, where he is a [...]

    Talking about Zen Architecture

    Published May 7th, 2009

    Linked here is a video of architect, woodworker and Zen priest Paul Discoe talking about his craft and about his recent book, Zen Architecture.
    Paul was a student of Suzuki Roshi and was ordained by him in 1970. Just before he died, Suzuki Roshi encouraged Paul to travel to Japan to study traditional temple building. When [...]

    Four Priests Visit Eihei-ji and Soji-ji Monasteries

    Published February 6th, 2009

    Linked here is an article from the San Francisco Zen Center web site about a recent visit of four Zen teachers to Japan to participate in the Zuise Haito Ceremonies at the two head training temples for Soto Zen, Eihei-ji in Fukui Prefecture and Soji-ji in Yokohama. As the article describes, the Zuise Ceremony is an [...]

    Video of Tassajara Monastery and Suzuki

    Published November 11th, 2008

    Below is a video of Tassajara monastery with scenes from both recent and early years. Included is both footage of Tassajara’s daily activities and of Shunryu Suzuki Roshi teaching. Some of Suzuki’s teaching here was in a prior video published to this blog. However, the video below includes more of the talk as well as [...]

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