Where is Zen Mountain monastery?

Mount Tremper, New York

Can I live in a Buddhist monastery?

For a couple of months you can Live in a Buddhist monastery as a volunteer to gain the experience of a lifetime. A Buddhist Monastery volunteer gets the opportunity to not just intermingle with the Buddhist people, but live like the way they do and understand their hardships and also their culture, traditions.

Can we stay in monastery?

Monasteries provide an experience of quiet and solitary existence in abundance. While most Buddhist monasteries in India offer accommodation for only those who are keen on taking a course or studying Buddhism, some of them also offer accommodation for tourists and adventure junkies looking for solitude.

What is a Zen monk?

A school of Mahayana Buddhism that asserts that enlightenment can be attained through meditation, self-contemplation, and intuition rather than through faith and devotion and that is practiced mainly in China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam.

What does a monk eat?

Their main foodstuffs included vegetables such as turnips or salad, dark breads, porridges, an occasional fish, cheese curds, beer, ale, or mead. Fish was smoked and meat dried to increase their longevity. As a rule, monks did not eat meat except if they were ill and on special occasions.

How do I join monk?

Get ordained as a monk and become a permanent monastery resident. After 1-5 years of studying, working, and praying, you will be ordained as a monk. You will be given a job at the monastery, be given more freedom, and will become a permanent resident of the monastery.

What do Zen monks eat?

The diet of Tibetan monks is based on Tsampa (made of Tibetan barley), Yak butter tea, and some other dairy products, which can provide them with the necessary energy to survive in the high altitude environment. Also, Tibetan monks eat beans, noodle soups, and stir-fried or steamed vegetable dishes.

Is there a Zen Mountain Monastery in New York?

Zen Mountain Monastery and Zen Center of New York City. The Mountains and Rivers Order 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.

How big is the Sangha house at Zen Mountain Monastery?

Our Sangha House acts as a community center with a performance hall, library, art studio and gym, as well as the Monastery Store. These and other buildings rest on 250 acres of protected woodlands that are home to an extraordinary variety of plant and animal life.

Where to practice Buddhism in New York City?

You can practice with us at our two main locations— Zen Mountain Monastery and Zen Center of New York City —as well as the Order’s affiliate groups. Since 1980, we’ve offered traditional and innovative ways to engage the Buddhist teachings through our programs and retreats.

What do we do at the Zen Community of Oregon?

This retreat we practice serene illumination meditation and celebrate the teachings of Master Hongzhi who articulated serene illumination profoundly in Cultivating The Empty Field. We will explore practices drawn from the deep well of Buddhist traditions and indigenous teachings from around the world.