Kazuaki Tanahashi, who has a long and deep connection with Shinge Roshi and Hoen-ji, will be visiting the Zen Center. He will join us for 7 am morning zazen on Monday and an informal breakfast afterwards, and then will be going to St. Lawrence University to give a presentation on the enso (circle). Kaz is internationally renowned for his calligraphic paintings; his large-scale enso in gold on black ground hangs in our Forman House Dharma Hall. Shinge Roshi has written many articles and a book, Circle (published this year in Europe), about his art. Read more »
The Vajracchedika Prajñaparamita Sutra (Diamond Sutra) is an early Mahayana “Perfection of Wisdom” text and is one of the most influential works in the Zen tradition. Join us for a weekend of study and practice, bringing scholarship and first-hand experience together. Eminent scholars Kendo Harold Roth (Brown University) and Victor Sogen Hori (McGill University) will be presenting, supported by Dokuro Osho, the abbot of Charles River Zen. Read more »
