Events for January 1, 2020 - January 17, 2021

How do your thoughts, words and actions match your aspirations and vows? In our study and practice together, we will explore the 13th century Zen Master Dogen’s Guidelines for the Zen Community and Instructions to the Cook to examine how we can realign and inspire our daily activity in all our relationships.

Silently engaging in sitting and walking meditation, hearing a dharma talk, and joining in conversation with the community are wonderful ways to spend a Saturday morning.

What is the path when everything has changed? In this year’s Catch Your Mind study, we turn to our Zen ancestors for inspiration and companionship. We will start in China with Bodhidharma’s Outline for Practice, move into Dongshan’s Five Ranks, rest in Hongzhi’s Silent Illumination, and cross the sea to Japan to meet Dogen in Undivided Activity and BodyMind Study of the Way. Together we will practice how to move with disorientation into a new orientation in these times.

Join Lab/Shul’s ritual team and the leaders of the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care for Sit + Sorry, our virtual intimate sacred night of reflection and meditation, shared traditions, live music and spiritual preparation for the new year.

Living the Zen Precepts is wisdom in action – the natural expression of a compassionate and awakened heart. The Precepts are studied, practiced and received to support the fullest expression of our lives.

A shared experience of sacred space and time, harmonizing Jewish and Zen traditions in the celebration of Sabbath spirit.

Coping with the loss of someone or something we love is one of life’s biggest challenges. The grieving process can present a wide range of difficult and unexpected emotions including, shock, anger, disbelief, guilt and profound sadness.

Coping with the loss of someone or something we love is one of life’s biggest challenges. This online support group will provide an opportunity to gain perspective and engage with the grieving process in new ways.

This online evening is an opportunity to reflect upon the year that has passed and ponder all the possibilities a new year might hold.

Experiencing the diagnosis of life-limiting illness can bring forth immense grief for all of us and our loved ones. We may experience our grief in a variety of ways including new feelings towards time with family and friends, changes in relationship to our body, and shifts in our sense of identity and agency. Grief shows up in unexpected ways such as loss, shock, anger, anxiety, disbelief, guilt and deep sadness even relief and gratitude.

Lab/Shul and the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care invite you to a shared experience of sacred space and time, harmonizing Jewish and Zen traditions in the celebration of Sabbath spirit.

In this online dharma dialogue, Koshin and Pamela Ayo Yetunde will put their heads and hearts together to imagine how we might notice the residuals of the abuse of power and better prepare ourselves to care proactively.