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Village Zendo Fees: Suggested $40 for non-members

Village Zendo is holding a zazendai, a half-day mediation retreat including periods of meditation, service, a Dharma talk, and open consultation (sozan). Please note the etiquette listed below.

Meetup details:
Date: 6/13/2026 (Saturday)
Time: arrive at 8:20 am - 1:00 pm
Location: 260 West Broadway #1G, New York (Entrance located on St. Johns Lane)
(Lunch): Depending on circumstance, we may go grab lunch at Double Zero on 2 Ave at 4st for Vegan Italian and pizza.

Zendo Etiquette / In-person zazen:
- Please dress modestly and comfortably
- Arrive 10 minutes early in order to minimize disruptions during zazen.

• Please observe respectful silence during practice sessions (including phones)
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https://villagezendo.org/events/zazenkai-and-dharma-talk-jun-2026/
We invite you to participate in Village Zendo’s zazenkai, a half-day retreat that will be held both online and in person. It will include ample periods of meditation, service, a Dharma talk, and conclude with open sozan.
Zazenkai will be held in a hybrid format, in which both virtual and in-person participants will practice together.
For those that are attending in person, you can learn more about practicing with us in person at this link.

Schedule:
8:30am – 8:50am Zazen (formal silent sitting meditation)
8:50 – 9:05 Verse of the Kesa and Kinhin/stretching
9:05 – 9:30 Zazen
9:30 – 9:40 Kinhin (walking meditation) & stretching
9:40 – 10:05 Zazen
10:05 – 10:25 Service (Heart Sutra, Sho Sai Myo Kichijo Dharani, Enmei Jukku Kannon Gyo)
10:25 – 10:50 Zazen
10:50 – 11:00 Kinhin/stretching
11:00 – 11:35 Dharma talk
11:35 – 11:45 Kinhin/stretching
11:45 – 12:10 Zazen
12:10 – 12:20 Kinhin/stretching
12:20 – 12:45 Open Sozan
12:45 Recitation of the Four vows
... for more info please visit their web page

- - - About Village Zendo - - -
https://villagezendo.org/about-us/
The Village Zendo is a community of people who come together to practice in the Soto Zen tradition. We offer zazen (sitting meditation), one-on-one instruction with a teacher, dharma talks, chanting services, retreats, workshops and study groups.
Co-founded in 1986 by Roshi Pat Enkyo O’Hara and Roshi Barbara Joshin O’Hara, the Village Zendo is committed to authentically continuing the Zen tradition while keeping it contemporary and relevant to today’s world. We are located in lower Manhattan, offering a place of healing and sanctuary in the midst of one of the world’s busiest and most vital cities.

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• High Line's Description
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EVENT HIGHLIGHTS:
Featuring a lecture by Lama Justin von Bujdoss, this session explores the role of ritual practice and meditation in transforming grief, loss, and violence into resilience and collective care. Drawing connections between Buddhist traditions and contemporary social justice work, the session considers how ceremony, blessing, meditation, and performed rituals can support processes of healing.

The lecture will be followed by a guided meditation by Jungwon Kim, a Zen practitioner of the Plum Village Tradition and the facilitator for Love Circle, a Brooklyn-based BIPOC sangha.

ORGANIZERS

• Rubin Museum of Art
• High Line

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Join us from May through October 2026 for a free monthly lecture and guided meditation series, presented in partnership with the High Line. The series is in support of Tuan Andrew Nguyen’s High Line Plinth artwork, The Light That Shines Through the Universe, located on the High Line at 30th Street and 10th Avenue.

Inspired by Nguyen’s sculpture and the cultural context that influenced its creation, each program features a lecture by a scholar, artist, or cultural leader, followed by a guided meditation led by an invited practitioner. The series is hosted by Tashi Chödrön, Rubin’sHimalayan cultural programs and communities ambassador, who has led meditation programs for over 10 years and is the host of the Museum’s Mindfulness Meditation podcast. This blend of intellectual and contemplative practice invites audiences to pause, reflect, and consider the artwork’s historical and philosophical themes through both thought and experience.

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As part of the public programming for Tuan Andrew Nguyen’s High Line Plinth commission, The Light That Shines Through the Universe, the High Line presents a monthly lecture and guided meditation series at the Spur. Presented in partnership with the Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art, the series invites visitors to engage more deeply with themes central to Nguyen’s work. Each session features a lecture by a scholar, artist, or cultural leader, followed by a guided meditation led by an invited practitioner.

The series is hosted by Tashi Chödrön, Himalayan Programs and Communities Ambassador at the Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art, who, in her two decades with the Rubin, has led meditation programs for over ten years and is the current host of the Rubin’s Mindfulness Meditation podcast. Through this combination of intellectual and contemplative practice, the series invites audiences to pause, reflect, and consider the artwork’s historical and philosophical themes through both thought and experience.