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Jodo-Shinshu Shin Buddhist New York Sangha, TALK AND DISCUSSION ON THE COLLECTED will lead a seiza meditation and give a Dharma LETTERS OF ALAN WATTS MAY 23 7 p.m. MAY talk in Japanese on Shin Buddhism on May 5 The famous Zen author Alan Watts, whose at 2 pm, and 26 at 3 p.m.; lead a seiza 1957 book The Way of Zen was a seminal work meditation and give a talk in English on May for many long-time Zen practitioners, passed CALENDAR 14 at 7 p.m.; and lead a longer seiza away in 1973. His daughters, Joan and Anne meditation on May 6 and 20 at 3:30 p.m. Watts, will offer a Q&A and discussion about INTRODUCTION TO ZEN MEDITATION, every their book of their father’s letters. Thursday, 6:45-9 p.m. Instruction in Zen BREATHE.READ.WRITE. Lisa Freedman will meditation followed by a period of lead a meditation and poetry workshop on SPECIAL EVENT: MAY 25-27 AT DAI BOSATSU meditation, and tea and discussion. No May 5 at 3 p.m. “Every time we guide our Forest Bathing, a cornerstone of reservation is necessary. wandering minds back to the breath, we offer preventive health care and healing in ourselves a fresh start. Every time we Japanese medicine, will be among the events MORNING SERVICE, Saturday mornings at meditate and then pick up our pens to write in offered at a special weekend at Dai Bosatsu 9:30 a.m. except May 26; May 12 at 8 am. response to a poem, we are in a realm of Zendo May 25-27. Contact the office for Full morning service followed by a period of unlimited possibilities.” Free-writing (just information zazen, tea and temple cleaning. letting the pen move, non-stop) can be their vehicle. No meditation or writing experience is Long-term practitioners who are students of STUDENT DHARMA TALK May 16 at 7 p.m. needed. We will gather and then meditate, Shinge Roshi are available for informal read a poem or short piece of prose, free- meetings to discuss questions about Zen INSTRUCTION AND TEISHO BY ERAN JUNRYU write from it, share our writings, listen closely, Buddhist practice, or just to offer encouraging VARDI ROSHI ON MAY 24 At the invitation of and respond. Come enjoy this chance to words. If you would like to arrange a meeting, Shinge Roshi, Junryu Roshi teaches at NYZ cultivate stillness and express what arises. please contact the office. once a month. He is the founder of Eiryu-ji Zen Center, and is a Dharma teacher in the lineage NYOGEN SENZAKI SESSHIN, MAY 12, 8 a.m.-6 CHANTING SERVICE Following Buddhist of Roshi, a member of the p.m. Hokuto Dan Diffin Sensei will lead this sit tradition, Dai Segaki is chanted each morning, White Plum Sangha, and a 6th Dan teacher of honoring Nyogen Senzaki, a great early and those recently deceased are memorialized Aikido, Shidoin. He is available for individual pioneer of Zen in America. A disciple of Soen for 49 days after the date of their passing. If practice interviews and for assistance with Shaku Roshi, Nyogen Senzaki came to the you would like to participate in this tradition, physical sitting issues from 5 p.m. Email or call in 1905. He practiced alone at please email the names to be chanted and the the office if you would like to meet with him. first, then was gradually sought out by date of the person's death. Beginners’ instruction, and zazen for those Americans eager to learn about and practice who do not attend the instruction, begin Zen. His teachings and poems continue to at 6:45. inspire us decades after his passing. Dharma talk, practice interviews; formal lunch in the SEIZA MEDITATION AND DHARMA TALKS ON zendo. Contact the office to register. SHIN BUDDHISM - Rev. Miki Nakura, of [email protected] 212-861-3333 Higashi Hongan-ji temple in Kyoto, and the zenstudies.org