Zen River

01/10/2026

Full Moon over the fields.

15/09/2026

Looking forward to the Weekend Sesshin! It will be a low key, quiet weekend, so if you prefer quiet and would like to join, please let us know :-)

28/08/2026

Young Minds Seminar: A wonderful week of zen practice and some painting workshops with Tenkei Roshi.

25/08/2026

Tammy, our singing Tenzo, has just started sharing her music on Insight Timer. If you’re already on Insight Timer, feel free to check out her music and support her there! 🎶

般若心経 Hannya Shingyo, also known as the Heart Sutra, is one of the most widely recited texts in Mahayana Buddhism. Its timeless words distil the essence of the Great Wisdom Sutra. I wish to create music that nurtures peace of mind, tranquillity and quiet happiness. It is a very joyful sutra. ...

24/08/2026

Zen River was happy to invite Marisa Myozen Lopez-Doriga from Lima, Peru, to take on the position of Shuso during this years summer monthlong sesshin. Myozen is a student of Ryusho Sensei, one of Tenkei Roshis successors. Ryusho Sensei leads a vibrant Zen River group in Lima. Many participants from Peru joined the monthlong and the Shusohossen ceremony - also online for the last day. Congratulations to the whole sangha!

24/08/2026

On the last Thursday of the Summer month long sesshin, Tenkei Roshi gave Jukai to Anais Shinju (真 受 Receiving the Truth) Higueras and Marisol Seigetsu (清月Clear Moon) Palacios. Congratulations! Both are members of Zen River Lima in Peru, and are students of Ryusho Sensei.

06/07/2026

On the Weekend of June 26-29 Zen River hosted the White Plum Meeting. Forty three teachers from USA, Europe and UK met together, and a large team of Zen River members made sure everything went as smoothly as possible.
To see more photos of this special event, follow the link in the comments below. (There were too many for one post here on Facebook!)

22/06/2026

The Spring/Summer Newsletter is available to download via the Zen River Website. Enjoy!

https://www.zenrivertemple.org/home/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/newsletter-26.05-low-res.pdf

18/06/2026

Participants of the June Gyoji Week with the residents. A very inspiring week for everyone. Oryoki, zazen, samu practice - just following our ordinary daily schedule - with a few extra instructions to get the hang of everything!

09/06/2026

At the conclusion of the Falling Flowers Sesshin, Artemii Futai 普泰 (Universal Peace) Kolbasin received Jukai from Tenkei Roshi. Futai, who left Ukraine and moved to Zen River from Ireland, is now a full time resident here. Congratulations!