Zendo

The reason our group, the Manhattan-based Village Zendo, made these two tiny changes in our services years ago, of our own accord, was because we were founded by, and are still led by, Roshi Pat Enkyo O'Hara and Sensei Barbara Joshin O'Hara, both women.

Jennifer Armstrong: Why We Need Female Spiritual Leaders Jennifer Armstrong 2011

The reason our group, the Manhattan-based Village Zendo, made these two tiny changes in our services years ago, of our own accord, was because we were founded by, and are still led by, Roshi Pat Enkyo O'Hara and Sensei Barbara Joshin O'Hara, both women.

Jennifer Armstrong: Why We Need Female Spiritual Leaders Jennifer Armstrong 2011

The Matriarchs' Lineage was a Village Zendo creation, and took quite a bit of meticulous research to get correct -- but our female leadership knew it was worth the effort.

Jennifer Armstrong: Why We Need Female Spiritual Leaders Jennifer Armstrong 2011

The Matriarchs' Lineage was a Village Zendo creation, and took quite a bit of meticulous research to get correct -- but our female leadership knew it was worth the effort.

Jennifer Armstrong: Why We Need Female Spiritual Leaders Jennifer Armstrong 2011

The Matriarchs' Lineage was a Village Zendo creation, and took quite a bit of meticulous research to get correct -- but our female leadership knew it was worth the effort.

Jennifer Armstrong: Why We Need Female Spiritual Leaders Jennifer Armstrong 2011

The Matriarchs' Lineage was a Village Zendo creation, and took quite a bit of meticulous research to get correct -- but our female leadership knew it was worth the effort.

Jennifer Armstrong: Why We Need Female Spiritual Leaders Jennifer Armstrong 2011

Village Zendo -- cocktail reception with lovely southeast Asian offerings by the Communal Table catering (nycommunaltable.blogspot.com) -- to learn about the efforts of Michael Daube, director of Citta -- an organization that builds schools, hospitals and orphanages in the poorest areas of the world including Nepal, India and Chiapas (citta.org).

Rozanne Gold: Tastes of the Week Rozanne Gold 2011

From the Zendo website: [Dr. King's] pluralistic religious faith and his immersion in the rich philosophy of active non-violence expresses spiritual understandings that we share at the heart of Buddhist practice: that together we co-create the world for better and worse; that there is truly no separation between self and other.

Shambhala SunSpace » 2009 » January 2009

Village Zendo -- cocktail reception with lovely southeast Asian offerings by the Communal Table catering (nycommunaltable.blogspot.com) -- to learn about the efforts of Michael Daube, director of Citta -- an organization that builds schools, hospitals and orphanages in the poorest areas of the world including Nepal, India and Chiapas (citta.org).

Rozanne Gold: Tastes of the Week Rozanne Gold 2011

The reason our group, the Manhattan-based Village Zendo, made these two tiny changes in our services years ago, of our own accord, was because we were founded by, and are still led by, Roshi Pat Enkyo O'Hara and Sensei Barbara Joshin O'Hara, both women.

Jennifer Armstrong: Why We Need Female Spiritual Leaders Jennifer Armstrong 2011