Robert Rakusan Ricci, Senior Monastic
Zen Center of New York City, 7/14/2019
The Buddha taught to calm the agitations of the mind and so develop awareness and attention to the details of our lives, to mind the gaps and close the chasm between ignorance and our true nature, and all of reality. Using words of Master Dogen and the poet Leonard Cohen, senior monastic Rakusan brings us the ancient teachings into the light of our daily lives.

Robert Rakusan Ricci, Senior Monastic Zen Center of New York City, 7/14/2019 The Buddha taught to calm the agitations of the mind and so develop awareness and attention to the details of our lives, to mind the gaps and close the chasm between ignorance and our true nature, and all of reality. Using words of Master Dogen and the poet Leonard Cohen, senior monastic Rakusan brings us the ancient teachings into the light of our daily lives.

Minding the Gap

The Mountains and Rivers Order (MRO) is a Western Zen Buddhist lineage established by the late John Daido Loori Roshi and dedicated to sharing the dharma as it has been passed down, generation to generation, since the time of Shakyamuni Buddha. Zen Mountain Monastery, the main house of the Mountains and Rivers Order, is one of the West’s most respected Zen Buddhist monasteries and training centers. Nestled in New York’s beautiful Catskill Mountains, the Monastery draws its strength from the ancient tradition of Buddhist monasticism. Since 1980, the Monastery has offered spiritual practitioners traditional and innovative ways to engage the dharma through a wide range of retreats and residential programs that unfold within the context of authentic, full-time Zen monastic training. The Zen Center of New York City: Fire Lotus Temple is the city branch of Zen Mountain Monastery. Supporting home practitioners in the metropolitan area, ZCNYC offers varied practice opportunities within the Eight Gates training matrix.

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