Give yourself a great start to the new year! Whether you're brand new to meditation or would like to reinvigorate your practice, the Zen Center of Syracuse offers foundational teachings in person and online. Discover how supportive it is to sit together in a community guided by a well-known Zen Master and senior practitioners.
Thursday Evening In-Person Meditation, newcomer orientation, 6 to 8 p.m.Read more »
Give yourself a great start to the new year! Whether you're brand new to meditation or would like to reinvigorate your practice, the Zen Center of Syracuse offers foundational teachings in person and online. Discover how supportive it is to sit together in a community guided by a well-known Zen Master and senior practitioners.
Deep Presence Course (in-person or via Zoom), Jan. 30-Feb 27Read more »
Since so many people have told us that they will be away and/or holding family gatherings during the original dates for Spring Sesshin, April 13-16, which conflicts with Easter on April 16, we decided to replace it with an all-day sitting on Saturday, April 15, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.Read more »
Come sit with Shihou-san Fuminori Tsukahara, a monk who trained years ago at Ryutaku-ji, and is now doing educational outreach to the West under the auspices of Noritake Roshi and Myoshin-ji, Kyoto. He joined us last Rohatsu Sesshin at DBZ, and has visited there on two other occasions. Read more »
Join us for a Saturday afternoon retreat at the Zen Center of Syracuse.
This retreat will be led by long-time Zen practitioner and psychotherapist Nikyu Robert Strickland, authorized as a Dharma Teacher by Zen Center Abbot Shinge Sherry Chayat Roshi. Read more »
Registration for the All-Day Sit will be closed Thursday, Oct 3.
Please come to celebrate Roshi's 70th birthday at this All-Day Sit.
This day will include morning service, several periods of zazen and kinhin (sitting and walking meditation), a silent lunch, a period of work practice, and a teisho given by Shinge Roshi.
We are accepting full-time registrations. Part-time requests will be put on a waiting list. We are expecting a full zendo, so please register as soon as possible!
The schedule for the day is as follows: Read more »
Sunday Mornings (except during Zen Center of Syracuse Sesshin)
1st Sunday: 9 to 10:45 am, Choka (Morning Service Chanting), kinhin (walking meditation), and zazen (meditation), 10:45 to 11:30 am, Teisho (talk) or Dharma talk.
2nd, 4th, and 5th Sundays: 9 to 11:30 am, Choka, kinhin, zazen. Read more »
Welcome to “Acceptance,” an open AA 11th Step meditation meeting at New York Zendo.
Doors open at 10:30 a.m., with 30 minutes of meditation from 11-11:30 a.m.
If this is your first time attending, please arrive early to receive a short orientation. Both cushions and chairs are available for meditation. An open AA meeting will begin at 11:45 a.m. on the second floor.
Join us on Zoom each Wednesday evening for an introduction to zen meditation. We begin with instruction on meditation posture and technique, followed by a brief period of guided meditation. The next period of meditation is self-led. Our last half hour is devoted to questions and answers, as well as discussion regarding the practice.
We offer this class each week, knowing that beginning a consistent meditation practice can be of great support during these challenging times. Read more »
Hosted by the Onondaga County Public Library, let your family and friends know about this opportunity to learn meditation online.
Led by Jikyo Bonnie Shoultz, this free online class includes instruction in sitting meditation with an awareness of breath and posture, helping participants to enter into deep relaxation.
One Wednesday per month from October to December, noon to 1 p.m.
Since so many people have told us that they will be away and/or holding family gatherings during the original dates for Spring Sesshin, April 13-16, which conflicts with Easter on April 16, we decided to replace it with an all-day sitting on Saturday, April 15, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 
Join us for a Saturday afternoon retreat at the Zen Center of Syracuse.
