Roshi Julie Moyoko Terestman has been practicing the art of pottery since 1979. In this interview, she’s chats with one of her Zen students about her approach to the craft, form and emptiness, and the joy of smashing pots. tricy.cl/3YNHY6x

Snowy hike in upstate NY.

Our regular weekly schedule includes dharma talks on Sunday mornings and Thursday evenings. Join us online or in person in NYC. villagezendo.org

An inspiring telling of the life story of Mugai Nyodai, (Chiyono), (1223-98), the first Japanese woman to receive transmission in a dharma lineage. From @spark_zen open.substack.com/pub/sparkzen/p…

Sunday, March 5—Body, Breath, and Mind: An Introduction to Zen. Join us in person at the Village Zendo with Howard Thoresen, who will introduce Zen meditation and the other aspects of Village Zendo practice. There will be ample opportunity for Q & A. villagezendo.org/events/body-br…

Our amazing sangha member Ara Fitzgerald will be performing online March 2.

Where are the small poems Li Po folded into boats and launched on the river? -Galway Kinnell

This week! Urban Sesshin with writing workshops and intensive zazen. Register now for one day or for all.

Shuso Hossen is a joyous celebration concluding the intensive period of Ango. Normally the Shuso gives a talk and takes questions.This time we’ll have the sangha itself engage in Dharma Dialogue following a talk given by Shinryu Roshi. 3-12, 9:30 AM. villagezendo.org/events/shuso-h…

Saturday, March 11 We invite you to participate in Village Zendo’s zazenkai, a half-day retreat that will be held both online and in person. It will include ample periods of meditation, service, a Dharma talk, and conclude with open sozan. villagezendo.org/events/zazenka…

In a new Dharma Talk, Roshi Pat 燕居 O’Hara, PhD, the abbot of the Village Zendo, offers a contemporary perspective on the profound insights of the Heart Sutra, and how they can liberate us from narrow views of scripture. tricy.cl/3M7zi7b

Dates have been announced for Summer Ango: Explore the heart of wisdom and compassion at two back-to back summer sesshins—July 23 through August 6 at Wisdom House in Litchfield, Connecticut. Join for one week or both. villagezendo.org/events/summer-…

Died on the twelfth day of the second month, 1360, at the age of seventy-seven Empty-handed I entered the world Barefoot I leave it. My coming, my going - Two simple happenings That got entangled. -Kozan Ikkyo (tr. Yoel Hoffmann)

Died on the twenty-eighth day of the fifth month, 1740, at the age of forty-four The running stream is cool—the pebbles underfoot. -Chiboku (tr. Yoel Hoffmann)

Join us online or in person for a morning of meditation and a dharma talk on Buddhist teachings. We’ll begin with our Sunday morning at 9:30 AM with a chanting service, continue with 30 minutes of zazen, a Dharma talk, and with the Four Vows. villagezendo.org/events/zazen-a…

Thurs April 20, join us online or in person for an evening of meditation and a Dharma talk on Buddhist teachings by 燕居 Roshi. 5:30 pm zazen, 6:05 dharma talk. villagezendo.org/events/zazen-a…

Learn to Meditate—every Monday. For those new to Zen meditation, interested in Zen practice, or looking for a refresher. Instruction begins promptly at 6:30. villagezendo.org/events/learn-t…

There’s an eternity in this moment of a small yellow butterfly floating over the garden

Join us online or in person April 30 for a morning of meditation and a dharma talk on Buddhist teachings. We’ll begin with our Sunday morning chanting service at 9:30, continue with zazen, and a Dharma talk by Traven Rice . All are welcome to join. villagezendo.org/events/zazen-a…

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