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    Film: The Gatekeeper of Enmyoin

    Published September 24th, 2008

    At 6:30pm on October 1st and 2nd, The Vilcek Foundation will be holding two screenings of The Gatekeeper of Enmyoin, a film about a 95-year-old, female Buddhist priest in Japan. A synopsis of the story follows:
    Teijun Ogawa, a proud and rare niso (female priest) of Japanese Shingon Buddhist Sect, dies after telling her story to [...]

    Buddhist Practice-oriented Workshop on Breakup and Divorce

    Published September 3rd, 2008

    Alisa emailed to let us know about a Buddhist practice-based workshop for those going through break up or divorce that will be offered by Gabriel Cohen in New York City this month. If you are interested, the original email from its coordinator is below: 
    I want to let you know about a workshop I’ll be leading [...]

    Original Prajnaparamita Sutra on Display at Met

    Published July 21st, 2008

    From July 29th through November 16th, 2008, The Metropolitaan Museum of Art will host a special exhibition of the illuminated palm leaf manuscript of the Mahanyana Buddhist text, the Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita Sutra, usually translated as the Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines. This Sutra is believed to have been originally written down around 100 [...]

    Daigaku Rumme Talks Tuesday Evening

    Published July 14th, 2008

    Soto Zen priest and dharma teacher, Daigaku Rumme, will be visiting Brooklyn Zen Center and speaking at 7:30 pm tomorrow after Tuesday evening zazen. Daigaku is visiting Soto Zen communities across the country. So this is a very good opportunity for him to meet our sangha and get to know us. 
    Daigaku was ordained as a [...]

    Norman Fischer Will Speak About his New Book, Sailing Home

    Published July 3rd, 2008

    Next Wednesday, July 9th, Senior Zen Buddhist Priest, dharma teacher, and poet, Zoketsu Norman Fischer, will be speaking on his new book, Sailing Home: Using the Wisdom of Homer’s Odyssey to Navigate Life’s Perils and Pitfalls. The event will begin at 7:00 pm Wednesday evening at Brooklyn Zen Center. Due to the event, both zazen and [...]

    Tassajara Monastery’s Summer Guest Season Begins

    Published June 12th, 2008

    Every summer San Francisco Zen Center’s Tassajara monastery opens its gates to those who wish to come as vacationing guests or as guest students taking up the practice of supporting the daily operations during guest season. Tassajara monastery is one of the major training facilities for the lineage of Shunryu Suzuki practiced at Brooklyn Zen [...]

    Andy Ferguson on Bodhidharma and His Legacy

    Published May 19th, 2008

    Andy Ferguson will be giving a talk at the Village Zendo this Thursday evening, May 22, 2008 between 7:45 pm and 9:00 pm.
    Bodhidharma is a primary figure in the history of Buddhism and traditionally known as the First Ancestor in Zen. Informed by new information uncovered during his recent trips to China, Andy Ferguson [...]

    SFZC Three Week Summer Intensive Practice Period

    Published May 15th, 2008

    For those who might be interested in traveling to the west coast this summer, San Francisco Zen Center will be having their three week summer intensive practice period from July 11th through July 31st. The practice period will be led by Abbott Ryushin Paul Haller. To get more information or download an application, click here [...]

    The Dalai Lama Teaching in New York

    Published May 15th, 2008

    Sangha member, Monica Rose, sent me an email, reminding us that the Dalai Lama is speaking at Radio City Music Hall on July 17th. Tickets go on sale today. For those interested, you can find out more information and purchase tickets here. Following is information from the Radio City Music Hall site:
    His Holiness, The 14th [...]