Paul Seiko Schubert, a resident of New York City, is a dharma successor to Roshi Robert Kennedy of the White Plum Asanga. He received transmission from Roshi Kennedy in August 2007.
These groups are open to all, welcome beginners, provide beginning instruction, and request, at most, a nominal free will donation. On the scheduled dates that Paul is the visiting teacher, a short talk is given as well as the opportunity to all for individual interview. He also works with students independently of these groups.
Zen Teaching Schedule-- Paul Schubert (Updated6/1/13)
Home Groups
Zen at Xavier (Link) Currently Meeting through June 24
Day of Meditation April 27
Mondays 7:00 p.m. St. Francis Xavier, 55 W. 15th St., New York
(Peggy/Paul Schubert, schubertnyc@gmail.com)
City Tiger Zendo (Link) Currently meeting through June 26
Wednesdays 7:00 p.m. All Souls Unitarian Church, Lexington Avenue/80th St., NYC (Peggy/Paul Schubert)
Visiting Teacher–Regularly Scheduled
White Plains
April 28
Last Tuesday of the month
Tuesday 7:30 p.m. White Plains Interfaith Zen at St. Bartholomew’s Church, White Plains, NY
Link: White Plains Zen
Fordham at Lincoln Center
First Tuesday of the month
Tuesday 6:00 p.m. Fordham University at Lincoln Center, The Chapel (Room 221), 60th St. and Ninth Avenue, Manhattan (Sheila Ross: sross@fordham.edu)
Manhasset
June 19
Third Wednesday of the Month
Wednesday 7:30 p.m. Inisfada Interfaith Zen Center, St. Ignatius Retreat House, Manhasset, NY
Union Theological Seminary
Sunday 7pm
Lampman Chapel
Broadway at 121st St.
(Kyeongil kj2157@columbia.edu)
Scheduled Visits:
Ridgewood, New Jersey
Monday 7:45 p.m. 113 Cottage Pl. (Unitarian Church)
Ridgewood, NJ (Carl Viggiani 914-428-8506)
Oratory Church of St. Boniface
Thursday January 24
Thursdays at 6:15
190 Duffield Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201
(christopher.smith@oratory-church.org)
Morning Star Zendo, Jersey City, NJ
Support of Independent Sitting Groups–Commitment to sit with people where they are
Zen is the great gift to experience life directly by being present fully in the moment and to express the experience in appropriate, spontaneous, and even creative responses to the time and conditions as they arise.
Just as Zen is manifested in the workplace, it should be taught where people work and live with rigor and energy. The symbol of this teaching practice is a walking stick. Here, the walking stick represents a commitment to go, sit and work with people where they are. It is visiting in their home groups and sanghas.
These groups are open to all, welcome beginners, provide beginning instruction, and request, at most, a nominal free will donation. On the scheduled dates that Paul Schubert is the visiting teacher, a short talk is given as well as the opportunity to all for individual interview. He also works with students independently of these groups.
Beginners are especially invited to visit any of these sitting groups. (Contact information provided above.) The intent is to welcome all, provide support, and allow each to develop in their own way. Beginners and new practitioners are encouraged to meet with the teachers. It is our experience that clarifying the basic directions of practice and meditation at the beginning is especially valuable to build a sustainable practice. This is an important reason to support the independent groups. Providing guidance to deepen individual practice, not talks or explanations, is the primary purpose of the visit. The specifics are dependent upon the individual, but all activities have only the refinement of the life experience as the motivation. This service is offered without charge.
A recent example is: Offering Zen to Students: Letting the Practice Speak for Itself.
–Contacts: Paul Schubert can be contacted at schubertnyc@gmail.com. There is other information about him at the link About PS. You are welcome to browse his other articles on many different subjects (Zen Stories, Working, Perception Skills; index on the bar above) on this site. Finally, the link to Roshi Kennedy’s home site is attached.
