Brooklyn Zen Center

505 Carroll Street, Suite 2A
Brooklyn, NY 11215
Telephone: (718) 701-1083
Website: www.brooklynzen.org
Contact: Yael Shy
E-mail: yael@brooklynzen.org

Description

The mission of the Brooklyn Zen Center (BZC) is to maintain a space for sitting meditation, for formal Soto Zen Buddhist practice, and for the study of Buddhist ethics and philosophy. The vision is to embody the wisdom, compassion, and community of the Buddha as they have been carried down through the tradition.

BZC's vision and values are represented in its three program areas:

1. Soto Zen Buddhist practices that are both mindful of tradition and flexible within our current American context,
2. Engagement and dialogue with the artistic communities represented in our city; and
3. Social outreach programs designed to bring mindfulness and meditation to the community to alleviate suffering in the world.

Results / Update

The Awake Youth Project and the Sit-a-thon was featured in the New York Times on April 15, 2012! Click here to go to the article!

As well as in L Magazine today: "Zen and the Art of High School Detention."

A Sangha member shot this very short video featuring the teens speaking about the program: YouTube

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