Tō Kō Ji

Tō Kō Ji

Tō Kō Ji (Temple of the Eastern Light) is a small mountain temple in the Rinzai Zen tradition. The fundamental practice is zazen, a time-tested way of fostering spiritual development. Meditators of…

Zendo Schedule

Zendo Schedule

Tues. / Thurs. / Fri. Mornings Chanting Service (choka) 6:30 a.m. Zazen 7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Friday Evening Zazen 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Dharma Talk 7:30 p.m. Most months there…

Contact

Contact

HARDSCRABBLE ZENDO 126 Main Street, Sheffield, MA 02157 Kyonen Jim Gordon (413) 229-2458 evenmorezazen@gmail.com Back to Home

Zen Buddhism

Zen Buddhism

Although the Zen branch of the Buddhist tradition traces its origins back to India 2500 years ago at the time of the historical Buddha, the characteristics of the Zen School as it…

Tathagata Zen

Tathagata Zen

The practice at Hardscrabble Zendo is Tathagata Zen as taught by Joshu Sasaki, Roshi. This practice is designed to facilitate the actual experience of the Dharma Activity, the activity that brings forth…

Kyonen Jim Gordon

Kyonen Jim Gordon

KYONEN JIM GORDON has been a zen practitioner for over forty-five years. After seven years of study with Soen Nakagawa, Roshi at New York Zendo and Daibasatsu Zendo, he began study with…