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 jewel in the cloth
CONTINUE READING: The jewel in the clothRoshi spoke about Chapter 8 of the Lotus Sutra, which involves the prophecy of the 500 arhats. As the 500 arhats gather around Shakyamuni, he begins to make predictions about each one, and their futures as Buddhas. He comes to his devoted disciple Purna, to whom he says “you’ve been on the path of spiritual…
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Warm waters
CONTINUE READING: Warm watersRoshi moved on to Chapter 7 of the Lotus Sutra. He began with a definition of the term kalpa. A kalpa is a very long unit of time — originally 4.3 billion years in the Hindu tradition, then 16 million years in Buddhism. Other writings define a kalpa in terms of how long it would…
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Prodigal Son
CONTINUE READING: Prodigal SonRoshi started this week’s talk with some additional comments on faith in Buddhism. Of the six paramitas, the first five are required to have faith. Why not the sixth? The sixth paramita is wisdom, which is in fact equal to faith. Faith and wisdom work hand in hand. A good way to illustrate faith is…