Teachings

Dharma Talks

Dharma Talks by Shinge Roshi are available in audio or video format.

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The Dharma Of No Fear - Teisho given by Shinge Roshi on 6/28/2020
June 28, 2020 Shinge Roshi Roko Sherry Chayat
Where Is The Place? Teisho given by Shinge Roshi on 6/18/2020
June 18, 2020 Shinge Roshi Roko Sherry Chayat
Spiritual Destitution - Teisho given by Shinge Roshi on 6/14/2020
June 14, 2020 Shinge Roshi Roko Sherry Chayat
Justice, Kindness and Resolve - Teisho given by Shinge Roshi on 6/11/2020
June 11, 2020 Shinge Roshi Roko Sherry Chayat
Take A Step - Teisho given by Shinge Roshi on 6/4/2020
June 4, 2020 Shinge Roshi Roko Sherry Chayat

More Dharma Talks

Videos

Ruth Ozeki and Shinge Roshi In Conversation

Renowned novelist Ruth Ozeki and Shinge Roshi held a dynamic and wide-ranging discussion about the intersection of Zen practice and creativity.

Ozeki read excerpts from her new novel, The Book of Form and Emptiness, which was recently named to the long list for the 2022 Women's Prize for Fiction.

The online webinar was attended by more than 80 practitioners and Dharma friends. Ozeki’s last novel, A Tale for the Time Being, was a 2013 Booker Prize finalist.


Zen Calligraphy Portrait of Shinge Roshi

Alok Hsu Kwang-Han is a Chinese painter and Zen practitioner who specializes in calligraphic paintings based on such koans as "Joshu’s MU" and "Hyakujo and the Fox."

On Tuesday, June 25, 2013, Alok created a Zen calligraphic energy portrait of Shinge Roshi, surrounded by the Hoen-ji Sangha, for her 70th birthday (Oct. 2). "We will look at it together and see what it reveals about her being in our midst," Alok said. The painting was sent to Shanghai and mounted on a Chinese silk scroll.

This video is the creation of that energy portrait.


Installation of Shinge Roshi as Abbot of Dai Bosatsu Zendo Kongo-ji

On January 1, 2011, Shinge Roshi, Roko Sherry Chayat was installed as abbot of Dai Bosatsu Zendo Kongo-ji Buddhist monastery in the Catskill Mountains of New York State.


The Maitreya Project Heart Shrine Relic Tour

On September 21-23, 2012, relics of the Buddha and other Buddhist masters were hosted at the Zen Center of Syracuse.  Small placards accompanied each of the relics with the name of the master and the inscription "most extremely precious one."  Throughout the weekend, hundreds of people came to pay homage and sit with these bright and beautiful precious ones -- embodiments of loving kindness.  May we continue loving kindness now and throughout all the ages. 


Take a Deep Breath: A video by Michelle Revoir and Austin Smith

Students Austin Smith and Michelle Revoir, both military journalists taking a course at the Military Visual Journalism Program at Newhouse, Syracuse University, produced this story on the Zen Center's wellness programs.


Dharma Connection

The Dharma Connection, a collection of poetry, letters, articles and other works by our extended sangha was published annually in print form for many years. Digital versions of back issues are available below.

As of 2016, the Dharma Connection is now published as a monthly e-newsletter.

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Dharma Connection 2015

Back Issues

Dharma Connection 2015
Dharma Connection 2013
Dharma Connection 2012
Dharma Connection 2011
Dharma Connection 2010
Dharma Connection 2009
Dharma Connection 2008
Dharma Connection 2007

From The Abbot

From The Abbot articles by Shinge Roshi Roko Sherry Chayat. These articles were originally published in the Zen Studies Society Newsletter.

Jukai Sesshin - May 2017

Every Day Is a Good Day - February 2017

From the Abbot - January 2017

Hineni: Here I Am - December 2016

September 2016 - The Three Jewels

August 2016 - From the Abbot

July 2016 - This Very Place

June 2016 - After Orlando

June 2016 - Walking the Middle Way

May 2016 - Jukai

March 2016 - From Willfulness to Willingness

January 2016 - Welcoming a New Year

November 2015 - Welcoming the Bitterness

September 2015 - O-Bon Dharma Talk

August 2015 - The Eastbound Teachings Continue

July 2015 - Sanctity and Responsibility

June 2015 - Be The Light

May 2015 - Being Summoned

March 2015 - Yearning

February 2015 - So What?

Jan 2015 - From Darkness to Light

Nov 2014 - A Harvest of Jukai

Oct 2014 - Cut Through!

Sept 2014 - An Autumn Update

Aug 2014 - O-Bon: What Is Real

Jul 2014 - Intimate Transmission

Jun 2014 - The Three Infinities

May 2014 - The True Eye

Apr 2014 - New Jukai Class

Mar 2014 - Train Thus

Feb 2014 - Striking The Great Bell

Jan 2014 - The Old Woman's Enlightenment

Dec 2013 - End Of Year Reflections

Nov 2013 - Excerpt from an Evening Talk, Zen and Yoga Weekend

Oct 2013 - From The Abbot

Sep 2013 - From The Abbot