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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The Big Reset
CONTINUE READING: The Big ResetTesshin began this week by reminding us of the tea and snacks provided to us as a gift from Houn Jeff and expressing continued gratitude. Tesshin then shared the wonderful news that Soshin successfully entered the nunnery in Nagoya this past week. The temple had informed him before her arrival that they were planning a…
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It’s A Trap
CONTINUE READING: It’s A TrapOur dharma brother Houn Jeff in Japan wanted to express his gratitude to our sangha for the support that we have shown him, not just recently but over the years, so he sent us this gift of tea and snacks. Soshin will be leaving in a couple of days late Monday night, she will be…
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It Could Be No Other Way
CONTINUE READING: It Could Be No Other WayLast week we looked at a very, very early Buddhist teaching and it was both inspiring and disgusting, and a little disturbing. But we could see the roots of Buddhism in it. If not the Zen that we understand, we could see the evolution a bit. Roshi wanted to jump ahead a couple centuries to…