Please join us for Winter Sesshin at the Zen Center of Syracuse. The deep snow and crisp air of January offer a precious opportunity for intensive practice. Led by Shinge Roshi, the sesshin will be offered both in person and online.
** Fall Sesshin for in-person attendance is now full and registration is closed. Online participation registration is still open, but dokusan may not be offered to those registering after the deadline of October 13.
This fall sesshin commemorates the founding of the Zen Center of Syracuse Hoenji 51 years ago in a small room on the Syracuse University campus. After a series of temporary spaces, the Sangha met in Shinge Roshi’s attic for 12 years, and then moved to its current six-acre home in 1996. She was installed as abbot on Oct. 18 of that year. Read more »
Please join us for Spring Sesshin at the Zen Center of Syracuse. Led by Shinge Roshi, the sesshin will be offered both in person and online.
Registration for Spring Sesshin is closed for both in-person and online. Please plan to join us at Summer Sesshin, July 27-30, and Fall Sesshin, October 19-22, 2023.
Please join us for Winter Sesshin at the Zen Center of Syracuse. The deep snow and crisp air of January offer a precious opportunity for intensive practice. Led by Shinge Roshi, the sesshin will be offered both in person and online.
Spring is a time of joyous renewal at Hoen-ji — the grass growing greener with each sitting, the birds returning and starting their families, the trees budding and leafing out right before our eyes. Each one of us, going deeper and deeper into our zazen, feels the rejuvenation and transformation that occur. Indeed, inside equals outside.
Led by Shinge Roshi, this sesshin will be offered both in-person and online, and will include zazen, morning service, teisho and dokusan.
Online Participation, suggested contribution: $100-$150. Read more »
This first weekend sesshin of 2021 honors the life and legacy of Dr. King.
Led by Shinge Roshi, Chikan Roshi, and Hokuto Sensei, this Zoom sesshin will include zazen, morning service, teisho, a Dharma talk, dokusan, and Dharma interviews.
Off-line time will be built into the schedule for meals, work practice at your homes, and kinhin.
While we encourage full-time participation, you may join us for as much as you can. The sliding scale fee is $75 to $150. Read more »
If you pre-pay for all 4 sesshins in 2015, you'll receive one sesshin for free! Follow the instructions at the registration link for Winter Sesshin to receive this special discount. This special rate is only available until January 7th.
Hokuto Osho will offer teisho and dokusan at this in-person and online commemoration of the first Rinzai Zen master to bring the teachings of the Buddha-Dharma to the West. Soen Shaku's disciples included D. T. Suzuki and Nyogen Senzaki.
