All are welcome to join Chosei Zen teachers and community members for this Virtual Open House where you can learn more about the various dojos and training opportunities available at Chosei Zen, as well as our sister organization, the Institute for Zen Leadership.

Heather Meikyo Scobie Roshi will discuss what we know and don’t know about online Zen training and provide an overview of the training path for Chosei Zen students, including the role of online and in-person training.

Historically, Zen training temples didn’t have much money or resources. As a result they had to figure out how to keep people fed, sheltered, clean and warm in a frugal way. Unexpectedly, that frugality led to some highly elegant solutions such as the traditional outdoor bath. In this webinar, Gordon Greene Roshi will talk about ways that is relevant to us today at the Spring Green Dojo.

In this periodic opportunity, Virtual Dojo students can ask questions, receive instruction, and have back-and-forth discussions with a Chosei Zen Roshi (Zen Master) about Zen training. We encourage students to be curious about their own experiences and share any questions that are coming up.

In Zen training, zazen is of the utmost importance. You cannot talk about Zen without zazen. We start with zazen, and we finish with zazen. That is the practice of Zen. Andy Seizan Robins Roshi will be teaching a 6-week series to help you refine your zazen practice. The classes will be bi-weekly on Mondays from 8-9 pm UK time (9-10pm CET) on 28th June 2021 through 6th September 2021.

In Zen training, zazen is of the utmost importance. You cannot talk about Zen without zazen. We start with zazen, and we finish with zazen. That is the practice of Zen. Andy Seizan Robins Roshi will be teaching a 6-week series to help you refine your zazen practice. The classes will be bi-weekly on Mondays from 12-1 pm PT / 2-3 pm CT/ 3-4 pm ET on June 28, 2021 through September 6, 2021.

In this periodic opportunity, Virtual Dojo students can ask questions, receive instruction, and have back-and-forth discussions with a Chosei Zen Roshi (Zen Master) about Zen training. We encourage students to be curious about their own experiences and share any questions that are coming up.

An opportunity for in-person sesshin is likely to land in the fall. What's the difference from keishin and the training in the Virtual Dojo you've been used to? Join in a discussion with teachers who are big fans of training in both worlds to better understand what's unique about in-person training and whether it calls you.

In this periodic opportunity, Virtual Dojo students can ask questions, receive instruction, and have back-and-forth discussions with a Chosei Zen Roshi (Zen Master) about Zen training. We encourage students to be curious about their own experiences and share any questions that are coming up.

Our Canon says, “Zen without the accompanying physical experience is nothing but empty discussion. Martial ways without realizing the "Mind" is nothing but beastly behavior.” In Japanese, “Ken Zen Ichi Nyo” means "Karate Zen as One." In this Webinar, Jim Anzan Dardouni Sensei and Joe Kizan Pittelli Sensei will discuss their experience of karate training with and without training in Zen.

In this webinar, Scott Kou-un Kiel Roshi will draw on his experience to explore how and why we train in Zen with ceramics.

In this periodic opportunity, Virtual Dojo students can ask questions, receive instruction, and have back-and-forth discussions with Chosei Zen Roshis (Zen Master) about Zen training. We encourage students to be curious about their own experiences and share any questions that are coming up.