Yorktown Zen

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.

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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)

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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.

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Home Practice

Link to our home meditation guide, practice videos, and  other  resources to strengthen your home practice.

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Latest Dharma Talks by Tesshin Roshi

  • Sprinkling of the Water

    Sprinkling of the Water

    This week Roshi completed our exploration of Dogen’s 108 Gates. The state in which water is sprinkled on the head is a gate of Sharma illumination; for with it following birth in a family, we are at last able to realize Anuttara Samyak Sambodhi. Roshi noted that Dogen explicitly added this extra gate. (i.e. the…

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  • Spiritual Evolution

    Spiritual Evolution

    This week Tesshin continued our study Dogen’s 108 gates. Before we continued, Roshi reminded us of last week’s topic – especially the point that all conduct serve as gateways into the Buddha eye. How can this be? Does this even cover what we would consider “evil” conduct? Dogen is very clear here – YES! every…

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  • Zen Eyes

    Zen Eyes

    This 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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