Yorktown Zen
Join us in creating a community of Zen practitioners in Northern Westchester and Putnam County NY
We meet every Saturday at 9am for authentic Zen training including two meditation sessions, Dharma talk, and tea ceremony. All meetings are free and open to everyone.
Sessions are held at the 4th UU Fellowship of Westchester and via Zoom.
Dial in number: +1 929 205 6099 US (New York)
Meeting ID: 794 295 548
Our Teacher
Tesshin Silverman is a lineage holder of the Sanbo Kyodan or “Three Treasures” school of Zen. He teaches in the US and Japan. (Full lineage details included on this link)
Events
Yorktown Zen holds events throughout the year including a yearly Jukai ceremony and periodic intensive meditation retreats. Click here to see future and past events.
Home Practice
Link to our home meditation guide, practice videos, and other resources to strengthen your home practice.
Latest Dharma Talks by Tesshin Roshi
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Zen Eyes
CONTINUE READING: Zen EyesThis week, Mat Mumon Rowe was kind enough to write up Roshi’s Tashio This week Tesshin Roshi continued our discussion of Dogen’s 108 gates of Dharma Illumination focusing on the 102nd Gate; the teaching of the five eyes. Roshi stated that to perceive these gates and recognize the opportunities they present, Buddhism offers the teaching…
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Happiness
CONTINUE READING: HappinessThis week, Roshi focused on the 97th gate of Dogen’s 108 Gates of Dharma Illumination – “Accretion of happiness is a gate of Dharma – illumination; for it eradicates the afflictions of all living beings.” Roshi asked the group to consider exactly what is happiness. What makes someone really happy? Many of us would reach…
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Balanced Mind
CONTINUE READING: Balanced MindThis week, Roshi focused on the 82th gate of Dogen’s 108 Gates of Dharma Illumination – “Right balanced state is a gate of Dharma illumination; for [with it] we attain undistracted samadhi.” Roshi noted that if we look at the 83rd gate it talks about Bodhi mind – isn’t this the same as a right…